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After suffering thumb injury, Robbie Lawler wants to return at UFC 195

By now, fans have heard that the UFC 193 main event in Melbourne, Australia is now Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm. (If you haven't, then today is your lucky day) The reason for the switch was unfortunately because original headliner, UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, pulled out of his fight with Carlos Condit due to a thumb injury.

If there is any good news to scrape out of losing such a terrific fight, it's that Lawler won't be on the shelf for too long. UFC Tonight's Ariel Helwani reported that Lawler will be sidelined for a month, and he'd like to return at UFC 195 (the original landing spot for Rousey vs.