Former teammates are face-to-face on the poster for the UFC’s upcoming trip to Newark, New Jersey.
Former welterweight titleholders Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler are featured in an intense staredown on the promotional material for the Aug. 3 event that was released Tuesday.
The official #UFCNewark poster has landed!
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 18, 2019
This is gonna be good. pic.twitter.com/uG48qZpIun
Covington puts his six-fight win streak on the line against Lawler, a man who used to train alongside Covington at the American Top Team gym in Florida. “Ruthless” recently parted ways with the team, and a win over Covington could vault him back into the thick of the title hunt.
UFC Newark takes place Prudential Center in Newark, with the main card airing live on ESPN.
See the updated card below (bout order to be determined):
Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Ilir Latifi
Joaquim Silva vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Jordan Espinosa vs. Matt Schnell
Lauren Murphy vs. Mara Romero Borella
Antonina Shevchenko vs. Lucie Pudilova
Trevin Giles vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Darko Stosic vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
Ramazan Emeev vs. Claudio Silva
Scott Holtzman vs. Dong Hyun Ma