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Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald Rematch co-headline at UFC 189
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion Robbie Lawler makes his first title defense against no. 3 welterweight contender Rory Macdonald. The Lawler vs. MacDonald rematch co-headlines the UFC 189 happening at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 11. It's a must-see fight we can't afford to miss fans as it should be an all-out war!

Robbie Lawler and Donald MacDonald fought an exciting and gruesome competitive match in November 2013 at UFC 167 with Lawler winning it via a split-decision. Media entities scored the fight at 29-28.

"Ruthless" has an impresive record since his return to the UFC in 2013 with wins over Johny Hendricks, Matt Brown Jake Ellenberger, Rory MacDonald, Bobby Voelker and Josh Koscheck with the only defeat coming to Hendricks in a close fight at UFC 171, however Robbie Lawler redeemed himself in the rematch at UFC 182 and earned UFC's 170-pound belt.



"Red King" finally gets highly expected rematch against no. 1 Robbie Lawler.Since losing to the latter, the Canadian protege has defeated star-studded pugilists including Top 10-ranked contenders like Demian Maia, Tyron Woodley and Tarec Saffiedine.

MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas has MacDonald as -140 favorite (bet $140 to win $100) while Lawler opened as underdog at +100 (bet $100 to win $100) at 5Dimes Sportsbook. This is the long-awaited rematch between two of the best welterweight fighters.

Who do you think will win the big rematch between Lawler & MacDonald?

A night of exciting fights that will surely brind down the MGM Grand. We are totally freaking excited for this fight to takes place. So fans, don't miss to watch UFC 189 live pay-per-view streaming on your television set, PC and mobile devices. Enjoy!

Rei Valdez Monday, July 6, 2015
UFC 189 start time, complete Aldo-McGregor Fight Card finalized

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in full force of promoting next month's UFC 189 offering to be one of the biggest event in the organization's history, and officials have released one hell of stacked fight card for the show.

UFC 189 Aldo vs. McGregor takes place at the Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 11 wih the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The main attraction of the fight card is the much-awaited grudge match of the pound for pound defending featherweight champion Jose "Junior" Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and top-contender Conor "The Notoriuos" McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC). In the co-main event, welterweight titleholder Robbie "Ruthless" Lawler (25-10 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will defend for the first time the belt against Canadian challenger Rory "Red King" MacDonald (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC). A rematch of their 2013 bout which ended in a Lawler split decision win over 3 rounds.

The complete UFC 189 fight card includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
  • Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor – Featherweight Title
  • Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald – Welterweight Title
  • Dennis Bermudez vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • John Hathaway vs. Gunnar Nelson
  • Thomas Almeida vs. Brad Pickett

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
  • Matt Brown vs. Tim Means
  • John Howard vs. Brandon Thatch
  • Alex Garcia vs. Mike Swick
  • Henry Briones vs. Cody Garbrandt

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
  • Neil Seery vs. Louis Smolka
  • Yosdenis Cedeno vs. Cody Pfister

Two title fights and a spectacular lineup of thrilling fighters. What more you can ask? Fight fans, get ready for a night of action-packed, bloody and roaring Octagon atmosphere of jam-packed MMA fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Rei Valdez Tuesday, June 23, 2015
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