EXCLUSIVE: Lesnar Loss Brings Batista Closer to MMA Deal

October 26, 2010

WrestleZone has exclusively learned that Brock Lesnar’s loss on Saturday night to Cain Velasquez has not deterred Strikeforce from trying to sign former WWE Champion Dave "Batista" Bautista to a one-event contract with options for more fights.

According to a source close to Bautista, the negotiations are "picking up," and even though Lesnar lost the UFC Championship in the 1st round, "Dave is not looking to fight for the championship. He’s looking to fight, in a situation where he can be matched up against someone people would want to see him fight, but a fight that would be respectful to the MMA community."

We will keep you up-to-date as these negotiations come closer to Dave Bautista actually entering a cage for Strikeforce, which we understand may be as early as Spring, 2011.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.