Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos Former WWE star and Bellator heavyweight Bobby Lashley can’t wait to get back in the cage, which he will at Bellator 179 in London. It just won’t be against the fighter he was hoping for. “I think every heavyweight wants to get the opportunity to fight Fedor (Emelianenko) before he completely retires,” Lashley, whose opponent is to be determined for the May 19 event, told MMAjunkie. “That was one thing that I was hoping to get early on.” The opportunity to face Emelianenko in his Bellator debut instead went to Matt Mitrione, who unfortunately withdrew from the main event of last week’s Bellator 172 just hours before because of kidney stones. Lashley (15-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) knows the company still intends to give Mitrione his shot, which he doesn’t mind. Lashley just hopes he’s next.
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