The two were originally scheduled to have their welterweight bout on November 14th in Melbourne, Australia headlining UFC 194, however, Lawler pulled out of the fight citing a thumb injury. Almost a week later it was reported the thumb injury was not as severe as originally intended and the bout was re-scheduled for UFC 195.
Lawler recently defended his title in a Fight of the Year candidate against top contender Rory MacDonald at UFC 185, while Condit picked up a TKO victory over Thiago Alves back at UFC Fight Night in May.