Posted at 3:15 p.m., Sunday, December 9, 2007
Injured Lawler to withdraw from mixed martial arts card
By Dayton Morinaga
Advertiser Staff Writer
Lawler was scheduled to defend his middleweight (185 pounds) belt against Hose in the main event of the mixed martial arts card on Saturday at the Blaisdell Center Arena.
Icon Sport officials have scheduled a press conference for tomorrow afternoon to address the issue.
Lawler suffered a torn biceps injury while training last week.
The bout was originally scheduled for June, but Lawler also got injured in the weeks leading up to that fight.
Icon Sport officials are trying to find a replacement fighter to face Hose on Saturday so the event can still take place.
A decision on the status of the card is expected to be announced at tomorrow's press conference.
