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Robbie Lawler Signs New Deal with Strikeforce

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsAhead of his middleweight title shot next month, middleweight Robbie Lawler has signed a contract extension with Strikeforce.

The promotion announced the news Wednesday, just a day after announcing it had also resigned i…

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Ahead of his middleweight title shot next month, middleweight Robbie Lawler has signed a contract extension with Strikeforce.

The promotion announced the news Wednesday, just a day after announcing it had also resigned its welterweight champion, Nick Diaz, to a new deal.

Sources close to Lawler’s camp told MMA Fighting on Wednesday night that Lawler’s deal has been in the works for several months, with many of the terms being worked out over the last couple of weeks.

Robbie Lawler Looks to Change Fortunes vs. Matt Lindland

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse ExclusiveHome-cage advantage? If there is such thing, it doesn’t matter much to Robbie Lawler.

The Strikeforce middleweight fights Saturday for the first time since a June loss to Babalu Sobral, and he’ll do so less …

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Home-cage advantage? If there is such thing, it doesn’t matter much to Robbie Lawler.

The Strikeforce middleweight fights Saturday for the first time since a June loss to Babalu Sobral, and he’ll do so less than 10 miles from his home training base. But Lawler said part of his mental strategy before his fight in St. Louis against Matt Lindland is to forget he’s home.

“I’m going to treat it like I’m on the road, just because that’s how I’ve been fighting my whole career – pretty much traveling,” Lawler told MMA Fighting. “So I’m just going to treat it like any other fight week – stay in a hotel and eat out. Just keep it how it’s been and don’t change anything.”