{"id":284127,"date":"2018-09-01T08:39:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T15:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=284127"},"modified":"2018-10-10T20:55:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T03:55:14","slug":"exclusive-stephen-thompson-discusses-potential-fight-with-brutal-robbie-lawler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-stephen-thompson-discusses-potential-fight-with-brutal-robbie-lawler\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson discusses potential fight with &#8220;brutal&#8221; Robbie Lawler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson has been eyeing a fight with former division champion Robbie Lawler for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for \u201cWonderboy\u201d and fight fans alike, the promotion has yet to book a scrap between himself and the \u201cRuthless One\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/breaking-former-champ-robbie-lawler-set-to-return-in-january-against-stephen-thompson\/\">reports surfaced that Thompson and Lawler were finally slated to square off <\/a>at the UFC\u2019s first event on ESPN which is slated for January 18, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview with BJPENN.com\u2019s Chris Taylor, Stephen Thompson once again acknowledged his desire to fight Robbie Lawler, but added that talks of a booked fight are very premature.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI mean it is no secret, I have wanted to fight Robbie Lawler for the longest time. I am a big fan of his and have been since the Strikeforce days. He is such a brutal guy in terms of his fighting style. He loves to stand and trade so I think it would make for a great fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thompson acknowledged that fans have been asking him about a potential fight with Lawler for ages.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFans always come up and ask me \u2018Hey when are you fighting Robbie?\u2019 and tell me how awesome they think that fight would be. So yeah I\u2019m definitely up for it. Unfortunately at this time there is just nothing set in stone when it comes to me fighting Robbie. It has been mentioned by the UFC but that is about it. I don\u2019t even know if Robbie would be ready by January. So at this time I really don\u2019t know who I\u2019ll be facing next. It could really be anybody at this point.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/stephen-thompson-is-owed-one-by-dana-white-and-he-wants-robbie-lawler-in-south-carolina\/\">Stephen Thompson<\/a> is still recovering from knee surgery and is hopeful that he can return to full time training in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like see to see the UFC book a fight between Stephen Thompson and Robbie Lawler next? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson has been eyeing a fight with former division champion Robbie Lawler for quite some time. Unfortunately for \u201cWonderboy\u201d and fight fans alike, the promotion has yet to book a scrap between himself and the \u201cRuthless One\u201d. 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