A welterweight pairing three years in the making might finally take place in December.
Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has agreed to fight Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 282.
After being paired up against the Argentinian for a bout back in December 2019, Lawler saw the original matchup fall through when a staph infection forced Santiago to withdraw from the fight. At the occasion, the promotion decided to remove Robbie from the UFC 245 card as well, not giving the former champion a replacement opponent.
Most recently, Lawler (29-15-1 NC) got TKO’d by Bryan Barberena at UFC 276 last month.