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STRIKEFORCE QUOTABLES: Chad Griggs on Bobby Lashley - "I think he's been blown up into more than he is"
Jul 21, 2010 - 11:37:51 AM STRIKEFORCE QUOTABLES: Chad Griggs on Bobby Lashley - "I think he's been blown up into more than he is"

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"Everybody's counting on me losing. That's great. I'm the underdog. They've blown Bobby Lashley up into this huge, unbeatable superstar. He's very big, very strong, he's going to be explosive. But I think he's been blown up into a little more than he is just yet...

At first it made me laugh because I was planning on going down to 205. That's been my plan for a while, but obviously this is a big fight and I couldn't turn it down. It just made me laugh because here I was trying to go down in weight, and this guy's a monster who has to cut to 265. But that's okay. I've fought big guys before. He's a big name, and very beatable...

I think it's obvious. It's very important for [Strikeforce] for Bobby Lashley to win, not me. I mean, let's talk reality. He's one of their golden children that they're counting on. Obviously Strikeforce doesn't want me to win, but hey, they gave me the chance and now they've got to pay the consequences. I don't care how big and strong you are, everybody's got a chin. Everybody can get rocked. But yeah, I think Strikeforce has a lot of money invested in the guy. He's got everything to lose. I've got everything to gain."

-Chad Griggs talks to MMAFighting.com about his August bout with Bobby Lashley.

Penick's Analysis: I'm not sure Griggs has actually seen Lashley with his "monster" description. He's right that Strikeforce is expecting Lashley to win, but I think he's inflated Lashley's status in his mind a bit. I'm not sure anyone really sees Lashley as an unbeatable superstar, at all. He hasn't done anything to warrant that. Still, this is definitely a win-win for him, because he's getting an opportunity to be in a featured fight on Showtime, and if he wins it's a big deal for him.

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