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Robbie Lawler had a feeling his UFC Hall of Fame announcement was coming

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 20:46:58 +0000

LAS VEGAS – When you’ve been in the MMA game as long as Robbie Lawler has, a lot of things probably are second nature. Over a fighting career that lasted nearly a quarter-century as a pro, Lawler no doubt has sharpened plenty of his instincts. Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, sitting cageside as a guest of the UFC, the promotion for which he once was welterweight champion, Lawler has a suspicion he might have been asked there for an announcement. “I had a feel for it. I just did,” Lawler said Saturday after his summer induction into the UFC Hall of Fame’s Modern Wing was announced.

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Robbie Lawler joins UFC Hall of Fame class of 2025

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 03:41:32 +0000

One of the most savage fighters in MMA history will be further enshrined in UFC greatness as a two-time Hall of Famer. Former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class in the Modern Wing, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 313 broadcast. Lawler already is in the Hall in the Fight Wing. “Robbie Lawler is one of the most badass athletes to every step inside the octagon,” said UFC CEO Dana White

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Conor McGregor ends Mike Perry feud amid $25 million tournament

BAD MMA News — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:53:56 +0000

Conor McGregor buried the hatchet with Mike Perry following an enormous $25 million 64-man BKFC tournament announcement. ‘Platinum’ Perry is arguably the biggest name in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship ring.

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Spinning Back Clique LIVE (noon ET): Fighter of the Year awards review, 2025 MMA predictions, interview with Eddie Alvarez

BAD MMA News — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:47:59 +0000

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Dan Tom, Matt Wells, Mike Bohn will join host Danny Segura live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics: We chat with former UFC and Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez , who returns to the ring on Jan. 25 to headline BKFC Knucklemania 5 against fellow veteran Jeremy Stephens. We discuss his return fight and career, along with some of the recent things happening in MMA

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UFC free fight: Robbie Lawler outlasts Rory MacDonald in brutal title rematch war

BAD MMA News — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:02:05 +0000

Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald gave fans one of the greatest, if not the greatest, UFC championship fight of all time. Back in July 2015, Lawler and MacDonald met in a rematch for the UFC welterweight title. The two had fought previously in 2013 in a highly competitive non-title fight that ended in a split decision favoring Lawler. This time around, Lawler was the champion, and MacDonald entered the fight as the challenger. The fight almost went the full distance, as it lasted 24 minutes

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Mike Perry calls out retired ex-UFC champion Robbie Lawler for BKFC fight

BAD MMA News — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 23:13:41 +0000

Mike Perry is already name hunting for opponents for 2025. The former UFC fighter and BKFC’s “King of Violence” champion took matchmaking into his own hands and called out former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler to a bareknuckle boxing fight. Perry did so by hopping in the ring, getting on the microphone, and calling out Lawler, who was sitting ringside at Saturday’s Bareknuckle Hollywood event in South Florida. “Who should face me next? I see Robbie Lawler in the crowd and I think he should take the gloves off, and he should step inside the square circle against ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry,” Perry said.

On this date in MMA history, Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald delivered a UFC Hall of Fame-worthy bloodbath

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:52:43 +0000

Nine years ago today, a couple pints of blood were splattered across the canvas during one of the best fights in UFC history. At UFC 189 in 2015, Robbie Lawler beat challenger Rory MacDonald to defend the welterweight title in a bloody, brutal and classic rematch in Las Vegas.

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Finally in the UFC Hall of Fame himself, Jens Pulver stumps for Robbie Lawler, Dan Henderson

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:17:08 +0000

After years of campaigns, both underground and in the mainstream, Jens Pulver became a UFC Hall of Famer in 2023. He was the promotion’s first lightweight champion in 2001.

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Top 5 rematches in MMA history, ranked

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 14:41:09 +0000

When it comes to rematches in mixed martial arts, there seems to be little room for mediocrity whether we’re talking about the expectation or the result. If the first fight captured our imaginations, then we as human beings tend to let expectations run wild when going into the second meeting. But as far as results go, MMA sequels seem to either continue to pile on the action atop the intrigue of the horror a la “Aliens,” or they just end up leaving us with that feeling we had when we walked out of “The Matrix Reloaded.” That said, this sport has given us plenty of “Godfather 2” candidates over the years that are worth acknowledging.

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Top 5 welterweight wars in MMA history, ranked

BAD MMA News — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:04:22 +0000

Although the welterweight class in MMA is decently heavier than its contemporaries in other combat sports, it keeps in the tradition of offering a rich history of memorable battles. Japanese organizations like Shooto have typically referred to fighters between 156-171 lbs. as “middleweights,” while the UFC’s 170-pound division dates back to the late 90s when the organization anointed its first welterweight champion, Pat Militech , at UFC 17.5 in Brazil. Since then, the division has produced a slew of great fights and Hall of Fame fighters alike