43-year-old Dave Batista, former champion WWE, will hold its debut on Saturday, October 6th MMA the battle. However, he will not have to fight with an amateur fighter Rashid Evans nicknamed "Smash", who was recently arrested for violating the terms of his probation, and with a 40-year-old Vince Lucero, who has 45 fights (22-22-1) with 13 years in the ring. Before Evans wanted to replace it with Bruno McKee and other fighters, but everyone refused due to insufficient time for preparation.
Jimmy Burchfield, head of a promotion company "Classic Entertainment & Sports" (CES) said:
It will be a bomb spectacle. Dave Bautista's loyal fans have been waiting years for him to make the jump to MMA, and after Saturday night they won't regret wasting their money. From the moment the fight was announced, Dave has been working hard. He's in amazing shape and ready to fight. He's going to show the MMA world what he can do in the cage.
Dave Bautista:
I know it's hard for some people to understand why I decided to do this. Obviously, I'll never make as much money as I did in WWE, and I don't expect to become a UFC champion. I just want to gain experience. I don't have any ulterior motives. I just really like it. If getting punched in the face is the worst thing, then I agree. They threw me around and kicked me so hard that I couldn’t walk. But I still like it.
Sources: m.tmz.com, mmafighting.com, 411mania.com
If he had a properly placed low kick, his little belly would have fallen after a couple of hits, but...
Well, the public, as you can see, thinks the same
Hmmm... It's sad...
The debut was successful:
youtube.com/watch?v=f4yoQmEoVl8