Fight results:

Welterweight championship bout: Tyron Woodley def. Robbie Lawler via knockout (punches) 2:12, R1, to become the new UFC welterweight champion.

Tyron Woodley caught Robbie Lawler with a huge right hook that dropped the champion, before following up with more shots to become the new welterweight champion.

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Women’s Strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Rose Namajunas via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Welterweight: Jake Ellenberger def. Matt Brown via TKO (body kick & punches) 1:46, R1.

Bantamweight: Erik Perez def. Francisco Rivera via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-28).

Flyweight: Ryan Benoit def. Fredy Serrano via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

PRELIMS

Light Heavyweight: Nikita Krylov def. Ed Herman via knockout (head kick) 0:40, R2.



Welterweight: Jorge Masvidal def. Ross Pearson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Heavyweight: Anthony Hamilton def. Damian Brabowski via knockout (punches) 0:14, R1.

Flyweight: Wilson Reis def. Hector Sandoval via submission (rear-naked choke) 1:49, R1.

EARLY PRELIMS

Welerweight: Michael Graves and Bojan Velickovic fought to a majority draw (28-28, 28-28, 30-27).

Lightweight: Damien Brown def. Cesar Arzamendia via knockout (punches) 2:27, R1.

FIGHT PREVIEW

UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will be searching for his fourth-straight title defence when he takes on No.4 Tyron Woodley. Join The Roar from 12pm (AEST) for live commentary and round-by-round action.



Since his return to the UFC in 2013, Robbie Lawler has torn the welterweight division to shreds with four of his eight wins ending in devastating knockouts, and three of his four decision wins ending up with ‘Fight of the Night’ honours.

Lawler is quickly catching up to Georges St-Pierre as the most dominant champion in the division, with big wins over Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks, Matt Brown and Rory MacDonald twice.

The welterweight champion now has Tyron Woodley in his sights, but with Stephen Thompson, Demain Maia and Kelvin Gastelum on the horizon, Lawler cannot afford to slow down any time soon.

Tyron Woodley is the prime example of a fighter that has paid his dues, stayed consistent and finally earned the UFC title shot he was after.

Coming off two big wins over Dong Hyun Kim and Kelvin Gastelum, who weighed in heavy, Woodley also holds wins over Carlos Condit, Josh Koscheck and Tarec Saffiedine in Strikeforce.

After falling just short of the Strikeforce title, Woodley will be desperate to put that loss behind him by earning UFC gold, knowing that a loss to Lawler would put him at the back of the line in a stacked division.

Woodley and Lawler are both heavy hitters, and aren’t afraid to come out swinging. Both have had their chins tested in the past but Lawler is the more accurate and durable fighter. Expect him to retain his title in entertaining fashion.

Prediction

Robbie Lawler to defeat Tyron Woodley via TKO in round two.



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