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Robbie Lawler reveals how ‘big opportunity’ to fight Nick Diaz came about

Robbie Lawler says the UFC came to him with the Nick Diaz rematch out of the blue and that he wasn’t really expecting the fight to go ahead.

But he’s thankful for the opportunity, as ‘Ruthless’ will get the chance to avenge his KO loss to Diaz from their first welterweight matchup at UFC 47 and is excited to return to the octagon and put on a show for the fans on Saturday night.

“I didn’t really think of it at all really. It just came when I came I wasn’t out there looking for it,” Lawler said of the Diaz matchup in a recent interview with FanSided.