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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
The move to bring Ronda Rousey's next title defense to Australia at UFC 193 came due to an injury to UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler.
After the announcement that Rousey's fight with Holly Holm will now headline the Melbourne card on Nov. 14 (live in Australia on Nov. 15 with the time difference), the UFC announced that Lawler has suffered a thumb injury which has delayed his return.
No further information about the injury or his timetable for return has yet been provided. Lawler was initially scheduled to fight Carlos Condit in the Melbourne main event, but with that getting delayed that card now gets the next Rousey fight. That event is expected to break the UFC's all-time attendance record.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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