Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks will not be settling the score with now-champ Robbie Lawler after all, but instead chose to not wait, and is now set to square off against Matt Brown at UFC 185 later this year.
Johny Hendricks vs Matt Brown set for UFC 185 in Dallas
UFC officials announced the matchup on Tuesday.
Hendricks (16-3) won the UFC belt in March 2014 against Lawler via close decision after long time titleholder Georges St-Pierre vacated the belt. In the anticipated rematch, Hendricks lost to ‘Ruthless’ in a very close split decision, crowing Lawler the champion.
Brown (19-2) was riding a seven-fight winning streak until July of last year when he lost to Lawler in the headliner of UFC on FOX 12. Prior to that he defeated Erick Silva by stoppage, Mike Pyle, Jordan Mein and more.
The fight will take place on the main card.
UFC 185 takes place live from the American Airways Center in Dallas on March 14. In the main event, Anthony Pettis takes on Raphael dos Anjos for the lightweight belt.
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