A no-brainer title eliminator on network television is almost always going to be a good look, but UFC on Fox 26 this Saturday in Winnipeg, Manitoba, blesses us with former welterweight ruler Robbie Lawler throwing hands with onetime 155-pound kingpin Rafael dos Anjos. It does not get much better than that, apart from the whole “Winnipeg in December” thing, of course. Our headliners, who reside in Florida and California, respectively, must be thrilled.
As 2017 draws to a close, Lawler-dos Anjos gives us one more late “Fight of the Year” contender by virtue of Lawler’s presence alone, plus a glimpse into the immediate future of the 170-pound division.