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Robbie Lawler mentioned in the UFC Hall of Fame class with 2025
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2 years agoon
(Photo Josh Hedges/Zufffa LLC/ZUFFA LLC via Getty Images)Las Vegas – UFC announced today that the former UFC Robbie Lawler welterweight champion will be introduced into the contemporary Hall of Fame wing as a member of class 2025. Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2025.th Annual International Fight Week UFCUMBRELLA On Thursday, June 26, at T-Mobile Arena I will be broadcast live, only on UFC Fight Pass®.
“Robbie Lawler is one of the most bad athletes at every step at the Octagon,” said the president and general director of UFC Dana White. “Robbie was an absolute killer and I have a lot of respect for his endurance and style of fighting, which helped develop MMA and UFC sport, attracting many up-to-date fans. Robbie had an amazing career and it will be an honor to introduce him to the UFC Sław Galeria this summer. “
Lawler will enter the Hall of Fame UFC as 16th A member of a contemporary wing. In the contemporary era category, it includes athletes who included professionals or later on November 17, 2000 (when the first UFC event took place in accordance with the Unified Regulations of MMA) and who have a minimum age of 35 or who were retired for one year or longer.
Veteran 47 fights during his 22-year MMA career, Lawler developed 30-16.1 NC (19-15 -ufc / Pride / Strikeforce), registering victories over UFC Hall of Famer Donald CerroneIN Frank Trigg (Fight Wing), former UFC welterweight master Johny Hendricksformer UFC welterweight master Carlos Conditformer welterweight and WEC master Nick Diazand former heavyweight champion Scott Smith.
Lawler debuted in a professional MMA on April 7, 2001, won each of the first four fights in three organizations in the first round of KO before signing the contract with UFC.
Lawler debuted in UFC on the premium UFC® 37: High influencewhich took place on May 10, 2002 at Bossier City in Louisiana. He defeated his opponent, Aaron Riley, through a unanimous decision to start his career at the Octagon. Lawler would win three of the next six fights with the UFC in two years, ending his first internship with the organization after losing to the former medium weight champion UFC Evan Tanner UFC® 50: War ’04.
Over the next seven years, Lawler competed 18 times in other promotions except UFC, securing the record of 11-6.1 NC from returning. This time also included appearances in pride and strike because it was acquired by Zuff and connected to UFC.
He returned to the UFC competition as a welterweight in 2012, beating Josh Koscheck through TKO in the first round during UFC® 157: Rousey vs. carmouchewhich took place on February 23, 2013 in Anaheim, California.
Lavler He would win his next two fights on Bobby Voelker and Rory Macdonald and set his first fight against Hendricks with a free UFC welterweight title at UFC 171.
UFC® 171: Hendricks vs. LavlerIt took place on March 15, 2014 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Lawler and Hendricks fought for five rounds, and Johny won a unanimous decision. The first of the two fights between athletes, the main UFC 171 event won several awards for Fight of the year in 2014.
After losing to UFC 171, Lawler won his next two fights with Jake Ellenberger and Matt Brown to win his second shot in the title of welterweight as a claimant for Hendricks in the main UFC 181 event.
UFC® 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II It took place on December 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nev.; Lawler and Hendricks competed for all five rounds, and Lawler won the title using a divided decision.
Lawler’s status as a legendary warrior would be secured during his next two fights, because he would defend the welterweight title against Rora Macdonald and Carlos Condit during UFC 189 (2015) and UFC 195 (2016). Both fights would be five -way wars that they earn Fight of the year Distinations by several media over the years. In 2023, his fight UFC 189 with MacDonald will also enter Fight the wing With UFC Hall of Fame. During his career he also scored seven knockouts and found over 1,200 significant strikes in the competition in welterweight.
Lawler lost the welterweight title with Tyron Woodley in the main UFC 201 event, which took place on July 30, 2016. Over the next seven years, he will continue to fight the best pretenders at the medium scale and semi -edge scale divisions. He retired after securing the 38-second Ko Niko Price during UFC 290 on July 8, 2023.
In addition to Octagon, Lawler was honored with many awards throughout his entire career, being named Fighter of the Year in 2014 Nice junkie and Only fighters World MMA awards.
Lawler from San Diego, California began training in taekwondo at the age of eight, and karate at the age of 10. His family moved to Bettendorf, in Iowa, when he was 10 years senior and began to compete in brewing at the age of 16 under the leadership of UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletych. Lawler also fought in high school, winning all-State awards. He currently lives in Florida with his wife.
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Jake Paul cleared after Anthony Joshua knockout, eyes UFC stars
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October 12, 2026
Paul has been medically cleared to return to boxing after
recovering from the broken jaw he suffered in his knockout loss to
Anthony
Joshua last year, according to his promoter.
Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian announced
Thursday that Paul had been cleared to return to the ring. The
YouTuber-turned-boxer also shared a list of potential fights
spanning boxing and mixed martial arts, including matchups with
several current and former
Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes.
Jake Paul names Conor McGregor, Sean Strickland and Francis
Ngannou as possible opponents
Paul hasn't competed since Joshua stopped him in the sixth round in
December 2025. The defeat left “The Problem Child†with a broken
jaw that required surgery, followed by a second procedure in
February.
“Jake Paul has been cleared to return to the boxing ring,†Bidarian
wrote on X.
Paul's list included Canelo Alvarez, Ryan Garcia and Francis
Ngannou. He also named KSI, Sean
Strickland, Conor
McGregor, Nate Diaz,
Darren
Till, Edgar Berlanga and Tom
Aspinall, among others.
“I gotta be honest, unless things change with the UFC I’m kinda
over it,†Strickland wrote on X. “McGregor makes 30 million to
fight for 30 seconds and they don’t want to pay us a fraction of
it. Contemplating just going to 205 [pounds], knocking out my
contract and scrapping with [Jake Paul]. That sounds fun.â€
Paul, who has long called on the UFC to increase fighter pay,
responded to Strickland's post.
“Sean Strickland, I see your texts but are you out of contract?â€
Paul wrote on X. “Tell your ‘promoter’ to call MVP.â€
Before I rest… Canelo Alvarez Francis
Ngannou Conor
McGregor (Boxing & MMA) Sean
Strickland Darren Till
Ryan
Garcia KSI Chris Eubank Edgar Berlanga Tom
Aspinall (Boxing) Deontay
Wilder Nate Diaz
(MMA) Midget who ruined our fight World Title Make it happen
@nakisabidarian— Jake
Paul (@jakepaul)
October 8, 2026
I gotta be honest unless things change with
the UFC Im kinda over it. McGregor makes 30 million to fight for 30
second and they dont want to pay us a fraction of it. Contemplating
just going to 205 knocking out my contract and scrapping with
@jakepaul That sounds fun.— Sean
Strickland (@SStricklandMMA)
October 7, 2026
Jake Paul has
been cleared to return to the boxing ring🚀— Nakisa Bidarian (@nakisa_bidarian)
October 8, 2026
Sean
Strickland I see your texts but are you out of contract? Tell
your “promoter†to call MVP— Jake
Paul (@jakepaul)
October 8, 2026
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UFC Vegas 122: Start time, Paramount+ stream & full fight card
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Belal Muhammad shares nasty image of Brendan Allen’s staph infection prior to UFC Vegas 122 win
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15 hours agoon
October 11, 2026
Brendan Allen was dealing with a lot more than high stakes ahead of his big main event bout this past Saturday in Las Vegas.
Allen faced fellow surging middleweight contender Christian Leroy Duncan in the UFC Vegas 122 headliner at the Meta APEX. In a back-and-forth battle, Allen was able to get the victory with a fifth-round rear-naked choke submission to earn his fourth straight win.
There were moments in the fight where Allen looked like he couldn't get out of first gear, and Allen's teammate and friend Belal Muhammad shared why that could've been — revealing Allen entered fight week with a gnarly staph infection and had to compete on antibiotics. Check out the image below, which was shown in the original Twitter post, but then switched out with a different photo.
“What people don't know is Brendan was dealing with a staph infection since Tuesday of fight week,†Muhammad wrote. “Had to get on antibiotics, still has 5 days left on them, and despite all that adversity, went out there and got the finish. Never complained, never made excuses, just found a way to win. That's the heart of a champion. Proud of my brother.â€
Allen called for a fight with former champion Dricus du Plessis following the victory. Duncan's five-fight win streak came to an end during his game showing in his first UFC headliner.
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