Bobby Lashley Praises CM Punk for Stepping Outside of His Comfort Zone for MMA

– Hannibal TV recently spoke to Impact Wrestling’s Bobby Lashley, who defended former WWE Superstar CM Punk for trying MMA. Punk lost his MMA debut when he fought in the UFC last year. He’s currently said to be training for his next MMA fight. Below are some highlights (transcript via WrestlingInc.com).

Lashley on encouraging people to step out of their comfort zone: “We have to start encouraging people to step out of their comfort zones and start doing new things. Anything anybody does new, there are a bunch of naysayers.”

Lashley’s thoughts on the critics: “Everybody wants to be a critic. A critic without the actual accolades to be a critic. When I go to Japan, they don’t care if you win or lose; they just want to see a good fight. If you go out there, train your ass off, and fight, then people should applaud you no matter what.”

Bobby Lashley on CM Punk losing his UFC debut: “Yeah, Punk got beat up in his last fight. Who cares? He made a lot of money, he trained his ass off, and he stepped into that cage. … Punk lost his first fight. He tried and they say that he’s going to take another fight. I’m like, more power to you man. Go out there and fight. s–t, if you lose, it doesn’t even matter.”

Lashley on considering amateur wrestling: “I’m really considering getting into amateur wrestling and getting into more tournaments. I’m looking into going to do some Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. I’m looking into everything.”