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Was Robbie Lawler Robbed at UFC 235 in Ben Askren fight?
Was Robbie Lawler Robbed at UFC 235 in Ben Askren fight?
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About This TSC News Video: The Sports Courier’s Fred Richani discusses the controversial Robbie Lawler vs. Ben Askren result from UFC 235, which had referee Herb Dean prematurely stop the fight in Round One. Askren had Lawler in a Bulldog Choke. Dean thought Lawler was out and stopped the fight in favor of Askren, giving the former Bellator MMA welterweight champion a huge win in his UFC debut. Here’s the problem: He wasn’t. Per TSN, UFC President Dana White wants a Lawler vs. Askren rematch. Do you?
UFC 235 results and event facts
- Date: March 2, 2019
- Venue: T-Mobile Arena
- City: Paradise, Nevada
- Attendance: 14,790
- Total gate: $4,035,156.50
Main Card
- Jon Jones (c) def. Anthony Smith via Decision (unanimous) (48–44, 48–44, 48–44) (Round 5, 5:00; Light Heavyweight; for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones was deducted two points in round 4 due to an illegal knee)
- Kamaru Usman def. Tyron Woodley (c) via Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45) (Round 5, 5:00; Welterweight; for the UFC Welterweight Championship)
- Ben Askren def. Robbie Lawler via Technical Submission (bulldog choke) (Round 1, 3:20; Welterweight)
- Zhang Weili def. Tecia Torres via Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) (Round 3, 5:00; Women’s Strawweight)
- Pedro Munhoz def. Cody Garbrandt via KO (punches) (Round 1, 4:51; Bantamweight)
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
- Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Jeremy Stephens via Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Featherweight)
- Johnny Walker def. Misha Cirkunov via TKO (flying knee and punches) (Round 1, 0:36; Light Heavyweight)
- Cody Stamann def. Alejandro Pérez via Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) (Round 3, 5:00; Bantamweight)
- Diego Sanchez def. Mickey Gall via TKO (punches) (Round 2, 4:13; Welterweight)
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
- Edmen Shahbazyan def. Charles Byrd via TKO (elbows and punches) (Round 1, 0:38; Middleweight)
- Macy Chiasson def. Gina Mazany via TKO (punches) (Round 1, 1:49; Women’s Bantamweight)
- Hannah Cifers def. Polyana Viana via Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Women’s Strawweight)
Title change: Kamaru Usman won the UFC Welterweight Championship (title history).
(c) = champion going into the match.
Source: Wikipedia.org (adapted, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Fred Richani is the Host/Producer of "TSC News" airing on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN TV) and founder of popular YouTube channels The Sports Courier and TSC Gaming and Entertainment.