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We are excited to announce that TNA World Heavyweight Champion LASHLEY has signed a deal with Bellator MMA and is set to make his debut on September 5th at Bellator 123. Lashley (10-2) will face Josh Burns (8-7) in a heavyweight clash.
The Bellator 123 card will be headlined by a Featherweight Title fight between Pat Curran and Patricio Pitbull. TNA and Bellator superstar King Mo will also compete on the card, making this a cant miss event for any TNA or MMA fan!
http://www.impactwrestling.com/news...Set-to-Fight-on-September-5th-at-Bellator-123
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For those with awful memories, Lashley left TNA originally to continue his MMA career through a slew of lower-end MMA organizations, so his history there shouldn't shock you with his now signing on to fight for Bellator. What is concerning here is that with a fight scheduled for September 5th, what does this say of his current run as TNA World Heavyweight champion? Considering MMA isn't scripted, and considering you have no idea what could or will happen to him in that fight, it'd be extremely stupid of TNA to keep the title on him heading into his fight. I mean, what happens if he has his ankle broken or his leg or anything else? Now you're scrambling to re-write your entire main event because your title-holder is on the shelf.
If you ask me, this puts a noticeable expiration date on his current run, where I think we can effectively bet that he's going to lose it (no idea to who just yet) before the October 12th Bound For Glory. In fact, it might be much sooner if he's going to take any real time off to train.