{"id":451312,"date":"2022-06-24T11:34:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T18:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=451312"},"modified":"2022-06-24T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T18:34:24","slug":"robbie-lawler-says-he-was-surprised-to-find-out-he-was-fighting-on-the-ufc-276-prelims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/robbie-lawler-says-he-was-surprised-to-find-out-he-was-fighting-on-the-ufc-276-prelims\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Lawler says he \u201cwas surprised\u201d to find out he was fighting on the UFC 276 prelims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robbie Lawler was surprised to find out he’s fighting on the UFC 276 preliminary card.<\/p>\n

The middleweight Lawler has not been on a preliminary card of a UFC event for 20 years.<\/p>\n

Lawler (29-15 MMA), a former UFC welterweight champion, is set to enter the Octagon with Bryan Barberena (17-8 MMA) on the undercard of UFC 276, which takes place on July 2 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

In speaking with ‘MMA Junkie<\/a>‘ today, Robbie Lawler opened up about being designated to the preliminary card saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to lie: I was surprised. I\u2019m like, \u2018OK, whatever.\u2019 I get to get out of there earlier, which is nice. I wish they just put me first. Start the show and then get out. Maybe fly home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Lawler most recently fought Nick Diaz<\/a> (26-10 MMA) in September of 2021 at UFC 266, where he won via TKO.<\/p>\n

Barberena is entering the cage with 2 wins in his last 2 fights against Matt Brown (23-19 MMA) and Darian Weeks (5-2 MMA) respectively.<\/p>\n

Lawler, spoke about his past fight with Diaz and his upcoming bout with ‘Bam Bam’ saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, obviously it\u2019s totally different. They\u2019re both lefties, which is nice. (I) just trained for a leftie in Nick, and Bryan\u2019s a leftie. It\u2019s a decent transition. I don\u2019t have to switch too much up. But it\u2019s all about staying focused and being a professional and trying to bring that same energy to a fight against Bryan. \u2026 There\u2019s definitely no back story, but Bryan comes to fight, and that\u2019s a pretty good story. I come to fight, and the fans are going to get what they love: two guys going out there looking for finishes standing up. You never know what\u2019s going to happen. Maybe he\u2019ll wrestle, but we\u2019ll see. I\u2019m excited to go out there and showcase my skills.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Finishing Robbie Lawler, who turned 40 this year, has no immediate plans concerning retirement saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cJust one fight at a time. We\u2019ll see what happens. I enjoy doing this. I can do it at a high level. I\u2019m training with really good guys at Sanford MMA. They\u2019re pushing me. I\u2019m holding my own. So as long as I\u2019m enjoying it and my body feels good and I\u2019m excited to fight and put on a show, then I\u2019m going to continue to do it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI always feel like I\u2019m going to go out there and put on a fight. That\u2019s the only way I know how to do this. I\u2019ve been doing this a long time. I\u2019m not planning on switching my style anytime soon. But there\u2019s really good fighters on the card. Really good fighters \u2013 real technical, real exciting. Guys who bang, guys who do it all. It\u2019s going to be a tough one to get that Performance of the Night.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Will you be watching Lawler vs Barberena at UFC 276? Who is your pick to be the victor?<\/p>\n

Share your thought in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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