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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Strikeforce has been struggling to find an opponent for their new heavyweight acquisition Bobby Lashley for Strikeforce: Miami on January 30th. After his first scheduled opponent was not approved by the Florida State Boxing Commission, his second fell through as well.
With just over two weeks until the event, there may be an opponent in line. According to a Twitter post from Heavy.com's Jeremy Botter, a bout between Lashley and former UFC fighter and TUF 10 competitor Wes Sims is in the works for the event.
Sims was choked out cold by Justin Wren in The Ultimate Fighter house, but in professional competition he was on a three fight win streak heading into the house. He is perhaps most famous (in his head) for defeating Frank Mir in the UFC (if you don't let things like facts get in the way of a good story).
Lashley has defeated all four of his professional opponents, and will look to make it five straight if this fight comes to fruition for the 30th. Strikeforce: Miami airs live on Showtime, headlined by a Welterweight Title bout between Nick Diaz and Marius Zaromskis as well as a Women's 145 lb. Title bout between Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos and Marloes Coenen.
Penick's Analysis: This would be a good last second addition to the card. For Lashley's first Strikeforce opponent, Sims would present a slight challenge, being that he's a veteran who is not a complete can. It would also be a way for Lashley to introduce himself to the Showtime audience against a fighter who just received a ton of exposure on the most watched season of TUF. If they sign it and it gets approved Strikeforce has definitely salvaged what was looking like a lost cause for Lashley on the 30th.
[Wes Sims photo provided to MMATorch by Spike TV]
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