Lawler vs. Cerrone rebooked for UFC 213
The news of the fight came on Monday evening, as ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported on Twitter.
A welterweight fight for the ages has been set for UFC 213, as former UFC 170-pound champion Robbie Lawler will square off with Donald Cerrone.|
The news of the fight came on Monday evening, as ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/849021354909159424
Lawler (27-11, 1NC) hasn’t fought since his 2016 championship loss to Tyron Woodley at UFC 201. Prior to that loss, Ruthless was riding a five-fight winning streak, including two title defenses against Rory MacDonald and Carlos Condit.
Cerrone (32-8, 1NC) is coming off a second round TKO loss to Jorge Masvidal at UFC on FOX 23 in January. Before succumbing to Masvidal, Cowboy was riding a four-fight winning streak. Since moving to 170-pounds, Cerrone has gone 4-1, with two ‘Performance of the Night’ honors.
UFC 213 will air on Pay-Per-View, with the preliminary portion of the card on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 213 goes down on July 8 from the T-Mobile Arena. No other bouts have been announced for the card, but it will be the third of three events during International Fight Week in Las Vegas.
Author Jeremy Brand is the founder of MMASucka and host of the UnderGround podcast.