TORONTO – UFC President Dana White today confirmed the recently announced UFC on FOX 26 main event between Robbie Lawler and Rafael dos Anjos is a title-eliminator in the welterweight division. The UFC revealed this week that Lawler (28-11 MMA, 13-5 UFC) and dos Anjos (27-9 MMA, 16-7 UFC) will meet in the Dec. 16 headliner of UFC on FOX 26, which takes place MTS Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and airs on FOX following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. It’s a high-profile matchup, and one that will determine who gets the next crack at reigning welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (18-3-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC). White’s response was right to the point. “Yup,” he told MMAjunkie at today’s UFC 217 news conference in Toronto when asked if the Lawler vs
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Dana White: Robbie Lawler-Rafael dos Anjos winner gets next shot at champ Tyron Woodley – MMA Junkie