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Fil-Am Robbie Lawler to defend UFC title against Carlos Condit

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Fil-Am Robbie Lawler to defend UFC title against Carlos Condit
Welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will make his second title defense against Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC 193

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino-American fighter Robbie Lawler will defend the UFC welterweight championship for the second time as he is booked to face Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC 193 on November 15 (November 14 in US).

The 170-pound championship clash was publicly confirmed by promotion officials on Thursday, August 6 and is set to take place in Melbourne, Australia.

The venue for the pay-per-view event has yet to be announced as Etihad Stadium and Rod Laver Arena are the leading options to stage the fight card.

Lawler (26-10) is coming off a successful title defense against Rory MacDonald this past July as he shattered his Canadian opponent’s nose with a powerful left hand about 60 seconds into the fifth and final round to secure a technical knockout victory.

Fighting professionally for more than 14 years, the 33-year-old veteran enters the 5-round title tilt with a 4-bout winning streak, scoring stellar victories over Jake Ellenberger, Matt Brown, Johny Hendricks and MacDonald.

On the other hand, Condit (30-8) earns the No. 1 contender status despite a 2-3 record in his last five outings and sat out most of 2014 because of a knee injury that he suffered in a technical knockout loss to Tyron Woodley in March of last year.

Condit, 31, made a triumphant return to the Octagon last May when he achieved a second-round stoppage of Thiago Alves. – Rappler.com

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