UFC Makes Ben Askren-Robbie Lawler Official For UFC 233

Funky, meet Ruthless.@Ruthless_RL welcomes @BenAskren to the Octagon at #UFC233 in Anaheim! pic.twitter.com/IFFxeGHdxw

— UFC (@ufc) November 28, 2018

There you have it, folks.

Ben Askren on an official UFC poster for his debut against former champion Robbie Lawler.

The two welterweights square off January 26 in Anaheim. Askren was dealt to the UFC from ONE Championship in something of a trade also involving Demetrious Johnson.

Below is the current UFC 233 fight card:

UFC Flyweight Championship
Henry Cejudo (c) vs. T.J. Dillashaw

Welterweight: Robbie Lawler vs. Ben Askren

Lightweight: James Vick vs. Paul Felder

Female Flyweight: Ariane Lipski vs. Joanne Calderwood

Female Bantamweight: Marion Reneau vs. Yana Kunitskaya

Lightweight: Alexander Hernandez vs. Francisco Trinaldo

Middleweight: Markus Perez vs. Anthony Hernandez

Female Strawweight: Aleksandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire

Female Strawweight: Cynthia Calvillo vs. Cortney Casey