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Published 17:31 4 Apr 2017 BST
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All was right with the world because Lawler and Cerrone had been matched up but then that God-damn injury curse struck again and 'Ruthless' was forced off of the November card.
Well fear not, ladies and gents.
Because the fight is back on!
ESPN's Brett Okamoto was the first to break news of the welterweight war, which will take place at UFC 213 on the Saturday night of international fight week.
https://twitter.com/bokamotoespn/status/849021354909159424
Neither man has taken a backwards step in years and the sheer toughness of both make this tilt the barnburner of all barnburners.
Lawler hasn't competed since losing his belt to Woodley in devastating fashion at UFC 201 while 'Cowboy' is hoping to get back on the horse since losing his first fight at welterweight when Jorge Masvidal finished him at the beginning of the year.
Lawler vs. Cerrone is the first fight announced for UFC 213, which is expected to be one of the biggest fight cards of 2017.
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