{"id":203438,"date":"2016-09-07T09:20:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T16:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=203438"},"modified":"2016-09-07T09:20:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T16:20:02","slug":"official-robbie-lawler-donald-cowboy-cerrone-will-go-war-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-205\/official-robbie-lawler-donald-cowboy-cerrone-will-go-war-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Official! Robbie Lawler and Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone Will go to War in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rumors that Robbie Lawler and Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone will fight at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/report-conor-mcgregor-turned-movie-role-fight-ufc-205\/\">UFC 205<\/a> in New York City have been circling for days. Today, those rumors completed their long awaited transformation into reality.<\/p>\n<p>According to Cleveland&#8217;s Anthony Lima, UFC President Dana White has confirmed both fighters have signed on the dotted line.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UFC News: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> just told me the papers are signed off on a Robbie Lawler vs. Donald Cerrone match for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC205?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC205<\/a> card at MSG in NYC.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anthony Lima (@SportsBoyTony) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsBoyTony\/status\/773549127070351360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, there it is. Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will take on former lightweight title challenger Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone this November 12 at Madison Square Garden, in glimmering New York City. Given the pair&#8217;s shared propensity for violence, this is fantastic news for fight fans. Just be sure not to blink.<\/p>\n<p>Lawler is coming off a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-tyron-woodley-vs-robbie-lawler-highlights\/\">1st round KO loss to Tyron Woodley which saw him lose his welterweight strap<\/a> in the main event of UFC 201. Cerrone on the other hand is riding a 3-fight win streak into the bout that has <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-202-results\/clip-cowboy-cerrone-tkos-rick-story-ufc-202\/\">seen him finish 3 opponents in a row at welterweight<\/a>, where the UFC brass would like to see him remain.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will win this welterweight barnburner? 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