Matt Brown has been told he’ll receive a welterweight title shot if he can defeat Robbie Lawler on July 26 in UFC on FOX 12’s main event. As long as he gets the job done, “The Immortal” will be next in line, and he said he doesn’t understand how any other contenders could skip ahead of him, regardless of how they perform in upcoming bouts. UFC officials initially pegged Rory MacDonald and Tyron Woodley , who co-headline Saturday’s UFC 174 pay-per-view event at Vancouver’s Rogera Arena, as the next pairing to determine who would challenge for champ Johny Hendricks’ belt upon his return from an injury layoff. Much to the dismay of those two, that designation was subsequently stripped and reassigned to San Jose’s UFC on FOX 12 headliner between Brown (19-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) and Lawler (23-10 MMA, 8-4 UFC). Typically when multiple title-worthy contenders present themselves in a weight class, the UFC will base its decision on performances inside the octagon.
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Why Matt Brown isn’t worried about MacDonald-Woodley cutting title line – MMA Junkie