Former WWE Star Batista Might Make MMA Debut in UK

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After Inside Fights’ weekly radio show, MMA 24/7 got off the air this week, rumors began to swirl that former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Dave Batista could make his professional MMA debut in May of this year. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker was long-considered a top contender for securing Batista’s talents, but it now appears that the BAMMA promotion, whose Vice President of Business Development, Liam Fisher, sat down to discuss their company and most recent event on MMA 24/7 this week, are looking to secure his MMA debut on their upcoming card at Wembley Arena.

An Inside Pulse "original", SMS is one of the founding members of Inside Pulse and serves as the Chief Marketing Officer on the Executive Board. Smith is a fan of mixed martial arts and runs two sections of IP as Editor in Chief, RadioExile.com and InsideFights.com. Having covered music festivals around the world as well as conducting interviews with top-class professional wrestlers and musicians, he switched gears from music coverage at Radio Exile to MMA after the first The Ultimate Fighter Finale. He resides with his wife in New York City.