Bobby Lashley recently spoke with heavy.com, here are the highlights…

On Monday's Live Show: "Well, the thing is that it's competition. Before, WWE had their day and TNA had their day. WWE has always been a position of power. They've had more shows, more total dates and more stars. They could do more things. But now? I think it was a bold move to go up against Raw, to bring in Hogan and Bischoff and Hall and everyone else. I think it's great. I think it's going to bring the level of wrestling up. I think they fans are really going to benefit. They're going to get a lot more than they expect because both shows are really going to have to step up their game. It's a real competition now."

On TNA Going To Monday's Permanently: "I'm not sure what they're planning to do. I don't know for a fact, but I'm hoping that the long-term plan is to go ahead and reignite the Monday Night Wars. I'm sure Bischoff and Hogan would like to see that. And if those two want something done, it's probably going to happen."

On Doing Both Wrestling And MMA: "How am I going to succeed at both? That's a tough question. I think that the only way to succeed at both is to really dedicate yourself fully. TNA is a different type of schedule than the WWE. We all know that. So it's going to be a lot easier for me. I do have a serious dedication to TNA, but my obligation to them is only for four or five days a month. So I think that because of that schedule, I can dedicate myself equally to both. It's five days a month for pro wrestling and TNA, and the other twenty five days are dedicated solely to mixed martial arts. So I think it's going to be great. Now, a little farther down the line? I have my sights set on Fedor Emelianenko, because he's the best in the world. Alistair Overeem is the champion, and Fabricio Werdum is one of the top guys in the world. When we get to the point where I'm fighting those guys, I'm probably going to have to pull back a little bit from wrestling and focus on my fights a little bit more. But for right now? I think I'm good to go and I think everyone will work out."

On Being Ready For Top Tier Heavyweights: "Well, you know what I mean. It's going to take some time. I'm only four fights into this thing, so I have to wait a little bit. My coaches are always trying to pull me back. It's a learning process. In MMA, it doesn't matter if you have four fights or you have thirty fights. It's still a learning process. I only have four fights. So we still want to work on a few more things. I want to work on my standup a little bit more. I haven't used that much in real life situations, so I want to put myself into a couple of matches where I get to stand up with these guys. Iwant to test myself in a few different ways, and then we'll be ready for it. I'm thinking maybe two or three more fights, and I'll be ready for that competition."