{"id":111392,"date":"2014-09-07T08:09:43","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T15:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=111392"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:33:44","slug":"lashley-looking-for-activity-open-to-kongo-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/lashley-looking-for-activity-open-to-kongo-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Lashley Looking For Activity, Open To Kongo Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/bellator-123-curran-vs-pitbull-2-live-results-thread\/bobby-lashley\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111107\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Bobby-Lashley.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Bobby Lashley\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-111107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Bobby-Lashley.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Bobby-Lashley-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Bobby-Lashley-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following his impressive return to the cage after a 10-month layoff, TNA champion Bobby Lashley wants a quick turnaround, and another bout inside Bellator&#8217;s cage as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Lashley spoke to media members following his Bellator 123 win about his desire to return to the cage sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t know when the (next) fight is going to be because I have obligations to TNA, and at the same time have I have obligations to the Bellator, but we\u2019re going to try to figure out something. Hopefully I can fight real soon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bellator is scheduled to have an event in Kansas, Lashley&#8217;s home state.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I can do that.  I\u2019m from there, man. \u2026 If I have the opportunity to fight in Kansas City, I\u2019m always open to it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m never the type to call out people, I don\u2019t want to be known as that. I don\u2019t want to be that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not having too many runs (left), I\u2019m not going to be taking time off and coming back and forth. This is going to be my last run. I\u2019m going to hit it as hard as I can.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I\u2019m hitting it as hard as I can, you have to look at the bigger names in the heavyweight division, and Cheick is definitely one of them. \u2026 If I have an opportunity (to fight him), yeah, I\u2019d love to.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If Lashley and Kongo do face off, who do you think would win?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following his impressive return to the cage after a 10-month layoff, TNA champion Bobby Lashley wants a quick turnaround, and another bout inside Bellator&#8217;s cage as soon as possible. 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