Today’s UFC Newark event was headlined by a key welterweight bout featuring Colby Covington taking on former division champion Robbie Lawler.<\/p>\n
The promotions former interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington (14-1 MMA), was returning to action for the first time since defeating Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision at UFC 225 in June of 2018.<\/p>\n
‘Chaos<\/a>‘ entered tonight’s UFC Newark headliner on a six-fight win streak and was promised a title shot should he emerge victorious against Lawler.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler was most recently seen in action at March’s UFC 235 event, where he suffered a controversial first round submission loss to Ben Askren<\/a>.<\/p>\n ‘Ruthless’ entered tonight’s main event having gone just 1-3 over his past four Octagon<\/a> appearances, with his lone victory in that time coming over Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC Newark headliner proved to be a lopsided affair, as Covington was able to dominate Lawler by utilizing a ton of pressure and volume mixed in with some timely takedowns.<\/p>\n After twenty-five minutes of action, Colby Covington was awarded a unanimous decision victory from the judges in attendance. <\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler below:<\/p>\n @Ruthless_RL<\/a> KO first round over Qweef. Who wanna bet a bag?<\/p>\n — Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) August 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n