Heavyweight fighter and pro wrestler Bobby Lashley makes his Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce: Miami on January 30th. He recently spoke to FightLine.com about his decision to join Strikeforce, fighting Fedor and more. He also indicated that he’s not sure he’ll be able to wrestle for TNA Wrestling and work for Strikeforce simultaneously.

“Professional wrestlers are the biggest MMA fans out there,” said Lashley. “When they saw that I signed, a lot of them were like, ‘Man, we’re going to lose Bobby.’ That’s the first thing they thought, because they know my dedication to fighting.”

Lashley thought he could do both at first, but now admits he might have to give up wrestling to focus on his fight career.

“At the time when I was taking that break and I was just wrestling, everyone thought that I’d be able to do both [wrestling and MMA],” he said. “We don’t know if that’s going to happen. Immediately when the press release came out that I was with Strikeforce, I got a call from all the wrestlers, they wished me good luck. And anything they can do to help out, they’re there for it.”

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