{"id":225367,"date":"2017-02-28T09:53:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T17:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=225367"},"modified":"2017-04-14T14:19:39","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T21:19:39","slug":"after-months-away-robbie-lawler-says-hes-back-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robbie-lawler\/after-months-away-robbie-lawler-says-hes-back-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"After months away, Robbie Lawler says he&#8217;s &#8220;back to work&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last July, in the main event of UFC 201, Robbie Lawler was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-201-results-robbie-lawler-vs-tyron-woodley\/\">knocked out in the very first round of a fight with Tyron Woodley<\/a>. With this knockout loss, Lawler&#8217;s exciting and violent reign as UFC welterweight champion came to a crashing halt.<\/p>\n<p>For a moment, it sounded as though the former champion would be getting back on the horse in November, when <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-205\/official-robbie-lawler-donald-cowboy-cerrone-will-go-war-nyc\/\">he was expected to take on fellow fan favorite Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone<\/a> on the main card of UFC 205 in New York City. Regrettably, Lawler <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robbie-lawler\/ruthless-robbie-lawler-ufc-205-fight-cowboy-cerrone\/\">pulled out of this fight just days after it was announced<\/a>. It is believed that he did so to give himself a bit more time to recover from his concussive loss to Woodley.<\/p>\n<p>Since Lawler&#8217;s withdrawal from UFC 205, we haven&#8217;t heard a whole lot about him.\u00a0We learned that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robbie-lawler\/robbie-lawler-leaves-american-top-team\/\">he left his long-time home of American Top Team<\/a>, but as far as potential matchups for the former champ go, things have been pretty quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for the legions of bloodthirsty Lawler fans out there, however, it now looks like the former champ is plotting a return to the cage. On Monday, he took to Instagram with a simple picture of himself squaring up in his boxing gloves, accompanied by the caption &#8220;back to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BRB6H37F0Nv\/?hl=en<\/p>\n<p>When, where, and against whom Lawler returns, of course, is still a mystery. A fighter with his skill and propensity for excitement, however, matches up well with pretty much everybody. He&#8217;s got plenty of interesting options, from Cowboy, to Jorge Masvidal, to Georges St-Pierre, to Nick Diaz. Whoever he returns agains, fans are certain to tune in.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his loss to Woodley, Lawler made two defenses of the welterweight title, first TKOing Rory MacDonald in a bloody battle, then edging Carlos Condit in a similarly thrilling fight. Prior to these wins, he defeated Johny Hendricks with a close decision to win the welterweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Robbie Lawler fight in his return to the Octagon? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 2\/28\/2017.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last July, in the main event of UFC 201, Robbie Lawler was knocked out in the very first round of a fight with Tyron Woodley. With this knockout loss, Lawler&#8217;s exciting and violent reign as UFC welterweight champion came to a crashing halt. 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