UFC.com<\/a>. During the interview, the former UFC welterweight champion talked about the lesson he learned in the Askren fight.<\/p>\n\u201cThe Ben Askren fight happened the way it happened and showed me where I needed to be; showed me where I was and where I wanted to go,\u201d said Lawler, explaining his quick turnaround and how this fight came together. \u201cI just got back in the gym and started working on things to fine tune and get better.”<\/p>\n
With limited time to prepare for Covington, Lawler didn’t hesitate to take the bout. He discussed why it simply makes sense.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey asked me, I talked to my coaches and my manager \u2014\u00a0I was already in pretty good shape, it was five weeks out, but it all worked out,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s a big fight against an interim titleholder and it kind of all fell into place.\u201d<\/p>\n
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