R. Lawler (photo) was supposed to face C. Condit in Australia, but was injured. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Robbie Lawler would do against Carlos Condit the main fight of the UFC's debut in the Australian city of Melbourne, in a football stadium with a capacity for more than 70 thousand fans. However, an injury during training forced the welterweight champion to abandon the fight. Already knowing that he won't need surgery on his injured finger, Lawler has even set a possible date for his return to the Octagon: January 2, at UFC 195.
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The information was released by UFC Tonight, Ultimate's official newspaper on North American TV, and linked to the athlete's manager, Dave Martin. According to the news, the thumb on Lawler's right hand will keep him out of training for a month, but the champion should quickly resume his routine soon after.
With the output of Robbie Lawler, the duel against Carlos Condit for the welterweight belt ended up being postponed and in its place the Ultimante organization announced that Ronda Rousey will be the main fight of UFC 193, on November 15th. At the event in Australia Ronda will put the women's bantamweight belt on the line against the undefeated challenger Holly holm.
Interestingly, if Lawler's plans are confirmed and his duel against Condit is rescheduled for UFC 195, in January, there will only have been a change of protagonists between the Las Vegas event and the card at the Australian football stadium. This is because, originally, Ultimate programmed the fight between Ronda Rousey e Holly holm as the main event of their first event in 2016.
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