Youtuber RainmakerNYC caught up with Bobby Lashley for a brief conversation. He asked Bobby about the rumor that his exit from the company was related to a pay dispute, which he denied.
Bobby stated that it was never about the money because he was making a lot of money at the time. He said he only wanted to legitimize his character. Bobby started by saying, “no, that’s 100 percent not true. I was making a tremendous amount of money then.”
“There was other issues and other things going on. It was an opportunity for me to go fight, and legitimize my character a little bit. So I fought for eight years. Fought under [Scott] Coker and Bellator, and Strikeforce, and everything else. And now coming back, I take all that with me and that just kinda legitimizes my character a little more.“
When Lashley returned to the company, he also acknowledged being different. He discussed the relationship between growing older and becoming wiser. Bobby claimed that he is more of a businessman now.
“I’m older. [laughs] No, older, wiser — I mean, there’s there’s a little bit of everything. There’s a different kind of training that you have when you’re a little bit of an older athlete. You know, I take care of myself a little bit more, I have different — just different thoughts. Before when I was younger, it was like, yeah, early lifestyle, money you run around doing a whole bunch of different things. Now, I’m more of a businessman.”
