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Dana White on welterweight champion Robbie Lawler: 'He's our Evander Holyfield'

In the aftermath of Carlos Condit and Robbie Lawler's thrilling main event at UFC 195 on Saturday night, UFC president Dana White said his welterweight champion reminded himself of one of boxing's great heavyweights.

"[Lawler]'s our Evander Holyfield man, right?" White said during the post-fight press conference. "It's just like he's never in a boring fight. He's always, when he gets hurt he continues to go toe-to-toe. Robbie reminds me...he's our Evander Holyfield. He really is.

"And I respect so much when, you're in a fight like this and you have to come out, you have to come out in that fifth round and do what Robbie did.