UFC 171‘s main event will crown the new king of the welterweight division. No. 1-ranked Johny Hendricks takes on No. 3-ranked Robbie Lawler for the vacant welterweight title. The two hard-hitting 170-pound fighters will try to fill the void left by Georges St-Pierre. Hendricks will get his second straight attempt at UFC gold, while Lawler will have his first shot […]
UFC 171‘s main event will crown the new king of the welterweight division. No. 1-ranked Johny Hendricks takes on No. 3-ranked Robbie Lawler for the vacant welterweight title. The two hard-hitting 170-pound fighters will try to fill the void left by Georges St-Pierre. Hendricks will get his second straight attempt at UFC gold, while Lawler will have his first shot […]
Following a weigh-in scare, Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler will both still have a chance to claim the vacant welterweight championship at UFC 171. Hendricks initially came in over the 170-pound limit, but he was able to drop the weight in time to make Saturday’s title fight official. After a controversial loss to Georges St-Pierre […]
Following a weigh-in scare, Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler will both still have a chance to claim the vacant welterweight championship at UFC 171. Hendricks initially came in over the 170-pound limit, but he was able to drop the weight in time to make Saturday’s title fight official. After a controversial loss to Georges St-Pierre […]
Johny Hendricks brought a little bit of drama to the UFC on Friday afternoon at the UFC 171 weigh-ins. When he stepped on the scale, the commission official reported that the title challenger was off weight at 171.5 pounds. Per unified rules, there is no one-pound allowance for title fights. Hendricks looked stunned, and the scramble was […]
Johny Hendricks brought a little bit of drama to the UFC on Friday afternoon at the UFC 171 weigh-ins. When he stepped on the scale, the commission official reported that the title challenger was off weight at 171.5 pounds. Per unified rules, there is no one-pound allowance for title fights. Hendricks looked stunned, and the scramble was […]
Nobody mistakes the power that exists in UFC welterweight title contender Johny Hendricks’ hands, especially when it comes to his left hand. In 15 career wins, eight men tried to survive Hendricks’ onslaught to no avail, while an official total of six men dropped decisions to him. We say “an official total of six men” […]
Nobody mistakes the power that exists in UFC welterweight title contender Johny Hendricks’ hands, especially when it comes to his left hand. In 15 career wins, eight men tried to survive Hendricks’ onslaught to no avail, while an official total of six men dropped decisions to him. We say “an official total of six men” […]
Robbie Lawler, circa 2001, was a fight promoter’s dream. Raw-boned, corn-fed and lily white, the 19-year-old Iowan prodigy appeared to be cut from granite as he laid waste to Saburo Kawakatsu at a long-forgotten extravaganza in Hawaii. The world wasn’t watching Shogun Fights, but that wasn’t important, at least not for Lawler. One man who mattered […]
Robbie Lawler, circa 2001, was a fight promoter’s dream. Raw-boned, corn-fed and lily white, the 19-year-old Iowan prodigy appeared to be cut from granite as he laid waste to Saburo Kawakatsu at a long-forgotten extravaganza in Hawaii. The world wasn’t watching Shogun Fights, but that wasn’t important, at least not for Lawler. One man who mattered […]
Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler will battle at UFC 171 to determine the new welterweight king. Georges St-Pierre dominated the 170-pound class for years. Following a controversial win over Hendricks at UFC 167, though, St-Pierre vacated his belt and stepped away from MMA for personal reasons. As a result, a different fighter will claim the undisputed welterweight […]
Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler will battle at UFC 171 to determine the new welterweight king. Georges St-Pierre dominated the 170-pound class for years. Following a controversial win over Hendricks at UFC 167, though, St-Pierre vacated his belt and stepped away from MMA for personal reasons. As a result, a different fighter will claim the undisputed welterweight […]