{"id":30261,"date":"2016-08-30T18:11:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T23:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=30261"},"modified":"2016-08-30T22:28:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T03:28:38","slug":"tna-hvt-champ-bobby-lashleys-next-mma-fight-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/30\/tna-hvt-champ-bobby-lashleys-next-mma-fight-date\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA Hvt. champ Bobby Lashley&#8217;s next MMA opponent announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3222488834\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>August 30 Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bobby Lashley <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightline.com\/bellator-162-now-set-shlemenko-grove-lashley-appelt\/\" target=\"_blank\">has an opponent<\/a> for his first MMA fight of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Lashley (14-2) is scheduled to fight Josh Appelt (12-5) in the co-main event of Bellator 162 on October 21 in Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>This will be a Hvt. division fight, and Bellator is teasing a potential title shot for the winner. 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Title is currently vacated, opening the door for Lashley to ascend to a title fight if he continues his winning streak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 24 Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TNA Hvt. champion Bobby Lashley is signed for his first MMA fight of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Lashley, who has not fought since November 2015, is scheduled to fight again for Bellator MMA on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/17382487\/alexander-shlemenko-returns-bellator-kendall-grove-bout-oct-21\" target=\"_blank\">October 21 in Memphis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lashley&#8217;s opponent has not been announced yet.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3541235778\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Lashley won his previous fight very decisively over James Thompson at Bellator 145\u00a0in a televised fight on Spike TV.<\/p>\n<p>Lashley will be kicking off the month of October by defending the TNA Hvt. 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