Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald left every part within the cage at UFC 189 and for that they may quickly be within the UFC Corridor of Fame.
It was introduced on Saturday’s UFC 287 broadcast that Lawler vs. McDonald 2, a traditional welterweight title struggle that happened on July 11, 2015, shall be inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame Struggle Wing throughout Worldwide Struggle Week (July 3-July 9) in Las Vegas.
Watch video of the announcement beneath.
Lawler was in attendance at Kaseya Heart in Miami on Saturday to bask within the glow of the announcement with a packed home cheering him on.
Lawler entered UFC 189 because the welterweight champion, having received a slim cut up choice over Johny Hendricks to assert the title. MacDonald, simply 25 years outdated on the time, was considered as the way forward for the division and he was desperate to avenge a earlier choice loss to Lawler from 2013.
What ensued was a back-and-forth traditional, with MacDonald at instances wanting like he was able to steal the torch from Lawler’s arms, and Lawler exhibiting the inhuman grit and toughness that has made him a fan favourite for over twenty years. For over 20 minutes, Lawler and MacDonald bludgeoned one another and each have been a bloody mess by the point the fifth spherical bell rang.
It was Lawler who outlasted MacDonald, doing long-lasting harm to the Canadian’s face, and eventually incomes the stoppage early in Spherical 5. The bout was broadly hailed one of many biggest in MMA historical past, an appraisal that has stood the take a look at of time.
Lawler and MacDonald be a part of an illustrious listing of 2023 inductees that features Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo, and Jens Pulver.
They are going to be inducted to a Struggle Wing that features 2022 inductee Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi, in addition to Forrest Griffin vs. Stephon Bonnar 1, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Dan Henderson, and Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson 1.
