{"id":231653,"date":"2017-04-05T08:16:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T15:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=231653"},"modified":"2017-04-05T08:16:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T15:16:56","slug":"photo-robbie-lawler-links-wwe-star-john-cena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robbie-lawler\/photo-robbie-lawler-links-wwe-star-john-cena\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO | Robbie Lawler links up with WWE star John Cena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler is known for his frenzied and ferocious fighting style. The former champ is also known for an extremely stoic personality outside the cage. He&#8217;s quiet. He never talks trash. He rarely smiles.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, however, Lawler is in fact capable of smiling. All it takes to get an ear-to-ear grin out of the welterweight destroyer is an encounter with WWE star John Cena.\u00a0On Wednesday morning Bellator light heavyweight star Muhammed &#8220;King Mo&#8221; Lawal shared a photo of Lawler and Cena together, and sure enough, Lawler&#8217;s face is painted with a big smile. Who knew such a thing was possible? See King Mo&#8217;s photo of Lawler and Cena together \u2013 which generated some excitement from MMA reporter Ariel Helwani \u2013 below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Look at the smile!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8kpdYIjKc0\">pic.twitter.com\/8kpdYIjKc0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; King Muhammed (@KingMoFH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingMoFH\/status\/849617484617535488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lawler has not been seen in the cage since June of 2016, when he surrendered the welterweight title to former training partner Tyron Woodley, succumbing to a first-round knockout. After this knockout loss, Lawler stayed pretty quiet for awhile, though we know he has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2017\/1\/12\/14251626\/former-ufc-welterweight-champion-robbie-lawler-leaves-american-top-team-mma-news\">left American Top Team<\/a> in favor of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robbie-lawler\/confirmed-robbie-lawler-now-training-combat-club-florida\/\">Lantana, Florida&#8217;s Combat Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Lawler&#8217;s legions of fans finally have something to look forward to again. The former champ is scheduled for a scrap with fellow fan favorite Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone. This fight \u2013 which was briefly scheduled for UFC 205 in November \u2013 will go down at UFC 213 on July 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his loss to Woodley, Lawler defended the welterweight title in riveting battles with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robbie-lawler\/one-year-ago-today-robbie-lawler-carlos-condit-engaged-unforgettable-welterweight-title-fight\/\">Carlos Condit<\/a> and Rory MacDonald.<\/p>\n<p>For Cowboy, meanwhile, this fight will be an opportunity to bounce back from a recent knockout loss to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/jorge-masvidal\/\">Jorge Masvidal<\/a>. Prior to this loss, he went 4-0 in his first four fights at welterweight, stopping Alex\u00a0Oliveira, Patrick Cote, Rick Story and Matt Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Are you surprised to see Robbie Lawler smiling? 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 4\/5\/2017.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler is known for his frenzied and ferocious fighting style. The former champ is also known for an extremely stoic personality outside the cage. He&#8217;s quiet. He never talks trash. He rarely smiles. Apparently, however, Lawler is in fact capable of smiling. 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