Report: Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler rebooked for UFC 214 after all

The welterweight showdown between former champion Robbie Lawler and Donald Cerrone that was supposed to take place this week has a new home.

Cerrone (32-7 MMA, 19-4 UFC) and Lawler (27-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) were set to meet at Saturday’s UFC 213 before a Cerrone injury forced him off the card. But fans won’t have to wait long for the welterweights to get after it. According to Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times, UFC President Dana White told him today the two have been rebooked for UFC 214 later this month.

Just this past week, White told MMAjunkie Cerrone was too injured to be able to compete at the event due to a pulled groin and possible staph infection.

Robbie Lawler

UFC 214 takes place July 29 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. The card currently has three title fights at the top of the bill, and the addition of Cerrone-Lawler pushes the show to 15 potential fights.

Cerrone, No. 11 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, is attempting to bounce back after losing by second-round TKO to Jorge Masvidal in January at UFC on FOX 23. Before that, Cerrone had won four in a row since moving up to welterweight after getting TKO’d by then-lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in December 2015 at UFC on FOX 17.

Lawler, No. 3 in the rankings, has not fought since a devastating first-round knockout loss to Tyron Woodley at UFC 201, where he relinquished the welterweight belt. Before that, Lawler had been on a five-fight winning streak, including two title defenses after winning the belt from Johny Hendricks in December, 2014 at UFC 181.

With the addition of the fight, the latest UFC 214 lineup now includes:

• Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones – for light heavyweight title
• Cristiane Justino vs. Tony Evinger – for vacant women’s featherweight title
• Champ Tyron Woodley vs. Demian Maia – for welterweight title
• Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler
• Andre Fili vs. TBA
• Jason Knight vs. Ricardo Lamas
• Renan Barao vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Alexandra Albu vs. Kailin Curran
• Josh Burkman vs. Drew Dober
• Dmitrii Smoliakov vs. Adam Wieczorkowski
• Jarred Brooks vs. Eric Shelton
• Jimi Manuwa vs. Volkan Oezdemir
• Sage Northcutt vs. John Makdessi
• Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega
• Sara McMann vs. Ketlen Vieira

For more on UFC 214, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.