How Did Bobby Lashley Fare In His Bellator MMA Debut Fight?

TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley made a triumphant return to the cage in his Bellator MMA debut tonight. Lashley dominated Josh Burns before submitting him in the second round.

Lashley took Burns down early in the first round, and spent the rest of the frame trying to secure a keylock or kimura submission.

Lashley peppered Burns with jabs early in the second round before taking Burns to the ground and hammering him with shots. As Burns tried to make his way to his feet, Lashley secured a rear naked choke to win the fight via submission with 1:06 left in the second round.

"I wanted to do more with my striking, but I always gotta go to my go-to (wrestling)," Lashley said after the fight. "I've gotta keep moving forward, I had a pretty good camp this time. There's no time off, I'm going right back into camp. I've got some big training camps coming up, so I'm just going to keep going and seeing what Bellator hands me next."

With the victory, Lashley improves his MMA record to 11-2, while Burns falls to 8-8.