Only eight men have held the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight crown: Pat Miletich, Carlos Newton, Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Georges St. Pierre, Matt Serra, Johnny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler. However, one of the most coveted prizes in MMA has become something of a forgotten piece to the UFC 189 puzzle, lost in the hoopla surrounding a Jose Aldo-Conor McGregor showdown that now may never happen.
Lawler will put the 170-pound championship on the line against Rory MacDonald -- an opponent he defeated prior to his current title reign -- in the UFC 189 co-main event on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.