Over a fighting career that lasted nearly a quarter-century as a pro, Lawler no doubt has sharpened plenty of his instincts. Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, sitting cageside as a guest of the UFC, the promotion for which he once was welterweight champion, Lawler has a suspicion he might have been asked there for an announcement.

Lawler (30-18, 1 NC), who retired in 2023 at the age of 41, will be inducted into the modern wing this summer as part of the 2025 class of the UFC Hall of Fame. The news was annou

Robbie Lawler is a UFC Hall of Famer. Again. During Saturday’s UFC 313 broadcast from Las Vegas, Lawler, 42, was announced as the newest inductee to the UFC Hall of Fame’s Modern Wing. He was previously inducted in 2023 as one half of a classic title fight between him and Rory MacDonald at UFC 189.

Former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class in the Modern Wing, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 313 broadcast. Lawler already is in the Hall in the Fight Wing.