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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 UFC^UMBRELLA 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 16^th 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.