{"id":152580,"date":"2015-06-29T14:59:33","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T21:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=152580"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:44:20","slug":"lawler-theres-a-reason-why-mcgregor-is-where-he-is-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/lawler-theres-a-reason-why-mcgregor-is-where-he-is-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawler: &#8216;There&#8217;s a Reason Why McGregor is Where He is Today&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/987654321126.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/987654321126.png\" alt=\"987654321\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/987654321126.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/987654321126-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/987654321126-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/987654321126-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler is set to defend his championship in a rematch against Rory MacDonald in the co main-event of UFC 189, but it&#8217;s easy to see why some casual fans wouldn&#8217;t know that.<\/p>\n<p>The pay-per-view buyrate is expected to be the biggest in years and that&#8217;s mostly thanks to the fact that Conor McGregor will be facing Jose Aldo in the main-event. While some fighters would be upset that the spotlight isn&#8217;t on them, Lawler has stated he is happy that he gets to reap the benefits without doing much promotion.<\/p>\n<p>While on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siriusxm.com\/opieradio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opie and Jimmy Show<\/a>, Lawler confessed he has no issues with how quickly McGregor rose. &#8220;I don\u2019t have a problem with it,&#8221; Lawler said. &#8220;I think most guys have a problem with how quick he rose, but there\u2019s a reason why he rose to where he is today. He\u2019s talking a big game and backing it up by beating people\u2019s asses. Everyone\u2019s different. Like, if everyone was the same it\u2019d be f*****g boring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Do you think McGregor rose too fast? Should there be someone else in his position at UFC 189? 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