Matt Riddle Seemingly Admits Brock Lesnar & Bobby Lashley Can Beat Him Up in Real Life

Matt Riddle was fired from WWE last year and in the year since then, he has used the time to rebuild himself in the independent circuit, but he has not forgotten his MMA roots. In fact, he has seemingly admitted that Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley could legitimately beat him up.

Matt Riddle was a star in the UFC during the early to mid-2010s, establishing himself as a legitimate fighter. However, he was eventually fired from the UFC due to his love for marijuana.

While speaking on Barstool Rasslin‘, Matt Riddle admitted that Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley could probably beat him in a real fight. He said that while some people in WWE might take his comments the wrong way, he can’t forget his past in the UFC just because he’s in WWE now. Riddle explained that he can handle most people, but Lesnar and Lashley are big and skilled in mixed martial arts.

Riddle also mentioned that if he fought a heavyweight like Lesnar or Lashley, he knows they would likely win because they are strong and experienced in both wrestling and MMA. However, Riddle said there’s always a chance in any fight.

“I think a lot of people, you know, I’ve had other people in WWE take that as disrespect, but it’s like, dude, if you fought in the UFC and now you’re in WWE, what am I supposed to do, just forget my whole career? Yeah, it’s like, no, dude, like I can stretch 98% of people because, you know, Brock’s pretty big and Bobby Lashley is pretty big. Neither are shabby at mixed martial arts either, you know what I’m saying. But I would say I’m pretty handy with the… you know, I know how to take care of myself.”

I sure do, I sure do. If I’m running into a heavyweight fighter or somebody I know could probably smash me, I’d be like, ‘Yeah, dude, this guy.’ Just like I said, Brock, Bobby Lashley, probably gonna get me. I say definitely, you know, there’s always a chance, but there’s an acknowledgement of reality there. Those are some big, bad [expletive]. Those are big, bad dudes that are high-level wrestlers and mixed martial artists, and they’re good.”

Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley are MMA legends in their own rights and they are absolute beasts inside the ring as well as the Octagon. While Riddle is also legitimately tough, it’s not hard to see why he would admit he would get beat up by them in a real fight.

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