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It looks like Strikeforce “Nashville” is going to get a fourth fight after all, and Bobby Lashley is going to be a part of it. The question is, who’s his opponent?

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker told Nick Solomon, reporting for JabsNGrabs.com and MMAWeekly.com, on Wednesday that the promotion had already submitted an opponent for Lashley and was awaiting approval from the Tennessee Athletic Commission. He declined to name the opponent.

If the match-up is approved, Coker told Solomon that the bout would likely be the fourth bout on the CBS televised portion of the event.

Well, we know it probably won’t be any of Strikeforce’s high-profile heavyweights. Alistair Overeem, Brett Rogers, Andrei Arlovski and Antonio Silva are all slated to fight in May. It’s obviously not going to be Fedor, and Fabricio Werdum is still on deck for him as far as we know. I don’t know who it will be, but hopefully it’s someone who will push him harder than Wes Sims did. Good move getting Lashley some network television exposure though.

The EA Sports MMA team has released a bunch of sweet new screenshots for their upcoming title. For the first time you’ll see Nick Diaz, Cung Le and Scott Smith with their signature fighting styles along the different venues and a quick look at Bobby Lashley’s ring entrance. We should be getting some new gameplay footage soon too so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Check out more pics at the official EA Sports MMA website.

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The FSBC has released the fighter payouts for Strikeforce “Miami.” Keep in mind, these figures represent the base contracted pay the fighter receives from the promotion. These figures do not include any additional undisclosed bonuses or sponsorship money, which in many cases exceeds a fighter’s base pay. These numbers also do not account for taxes, insurance, and license fees.

Cagewriter caught up with Wes Sims after his loss to Bobby Lashley this past Saturday night at Strikeforce “Miami.” He was pretty pissed off claiming it was two against one — him against Lashley and the ref. Sims thought it was an early stoppage, plus he claims Lashley held his thumb against his throat, something the ref wouldn’t do anything about.

Then came the steroid allegations, though they weren’t based solely on Lashley’s jacked up physique. Sims says some of Lashley’s peers in the pro wrestling world who he’s good friends with told him.

“He’s juiced. We did not have a drug test. And his own wrestlers threw him under the bus. I’m good friends with a lot of wrestlers.”

Of course, Sims refused to name names and apparently the FSBC didn’t administer a drug test either so really we’re just left with another steroid allegation that can’t be verified. What else is new?

Fanhouse’s Ariel Helwani caught up with the winners and losers of last night’s Strikeforce ‘Miami’ event. Also, Showtime and Strikeforce have post-fight interviews to check out on their YouTube channels.

Strikeforce “Miami” is currently underway at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.