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The UFC can hang an under new management sign on the octagon.The new era under the Hollywood entertainment conglomerate WME-IMG banner kicks off Saturday with UFC 201 at Philips Arena in Atlanta. UFC President Dana White and the new owners have suggested little will change immediately for the promotion.Robbie Lawler can only hope that also means the staus quo remains at the top of the welterweight division.The UFC still has plenty of buzz coming off the landmark 200 pay-per-view, though the aftermath has been sullied in recent weeks by former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnars failed drug tests, as well as Jon Jones earlier test failure.Holy Holm has been exposed as the next Buster Douglas one-hit wonder more than a true rival for Ronda Rousey. And UFC 201 almost seems like a speed bump as the promotion gears up for UFC 202 and the anticipated rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor.But looking to steal the spotlight is Lawler, making his third title defense in a remarkable career resurgence, this time against Tyron Woodley. Lawler not only defeated Rory MacDonald and Carlos Condit in his first two defenses, he earned fight of the night honors on both cards.Lawler (26-10) is looking for more than earning that title for a third straight card.No one ever wants fight of the night, he said. Every fight, Ive gone in I want knockout of the night. I want to be in and out quick. Sometimes these guys just have a lot of grit, theyre highly trained and I just cant get them out of there so I get fight of the night. So its not necessarily Im changing anything. Its like, Im just sick of fight of the night. I want to knock people out.Lawler and Condit established a lofty benchmark for the best fight of 2016 with their thrilling slugfest at UFC 195 in Las Vegas. Lawler was awarded a narrow decision and both fighters kept going into a brutal fifth round in which they struggled to lift their arms for punches or defense.A rematch might have been the most intriguing option for both fighters. Lawler, who has finished 20 of 26 fighters by knockout, instead matched up against Woodley.This is who Im fighting. My coaches and guys decided who they wanted me to fight next, he said.The former all-state wrestler from Iowa had his first UFC fight in May 2002, but was out of the promotion by 2005. Back for a second shot, Lawler now stands behind only flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson as the longest-reigning champion in the UFC.Im not excited, he said. Im just a mean fighter whos looking to go out there and finish people and do what I do.Woodley (15-3) wrestled at Missouri and will try to use that as a counter to Lawlers superior standup skills. Woodley is fighting for his first championship over seven fights in his UFC career and lost his only other pro title fight in 2012 when he competed in Strikeforce.The difference between me then and me now is that Im putting everything together, Woodley said. You guys have seen the submission games, youve seen the wrestling games, youve seen the striking game. Over time, I just matured as a fighter and its my time to seize it. Im putting everything together and Im ready to take off.The UFC is ready to take off as well, with WME-IMG set to try and take the dominant mixed martial arts promotion in the world into yet another level. The UFC was sold for approximately $4 billion, with Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta out and White still the boss and public face of the company.Other fights of note on the main card are Rose Namajunas vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz; Matt Brown fights Jake Ellenberger in a welterweight bout; and Francisco Rivera fights Erik Perez.Robbie Ray Diamondbacks Jersey . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. Custom Arizona Diamondbacks Jerseys . Bradwell was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday. Born and raised in Toronto, Bradwell is entering his sixth CFL season, with all six played for his hometown Argonauts. http://www.diamondbackssale.com/diamondbacks-wilmer-flores-jersey/ . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. 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Garcia gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings, including three home runs.The Astros dropped their third in a row, and the Cardinals won their third straight on the day they learned outfielder Matt Holliday and reliever Seth Maness are headed for the disabled list. Holliday will have surgery on his right thumb and could miss the remainder of the regular season, while Maness will have Tommy John surgery, likely sidelining him until 2018.Seung Hwan Oh pitched a scoreless ninth, striking out three, for his 12th save.Keuchel had his second rough start in the last two weeks. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed six runs and six hits in five innings Tuesday after allowing seven runs in five innings in Detroit on July 31, matching his season high for runs allowed.Houstons Alex Bregman hit his first major league home run in the first in his 78th career at-bat. Houston erased a 2-0 first-inning deficit with Bregmans homer, a solo homer from Marwin Gonzalez and an RBI single from Jose Altuve.The Cardinals evened the score 4-4 in the fifth with Phams two-run homer and later extended the lead to 8-4 when Gyorko homered off reliever Pat Neshek for his 18th of the season.Yadier Molina added two RBI for St. Louis despite going 0 for 4.Jason Castro had a solo home run for Houston in the sixth.Altuve singled in the ninth for his 1,000th career hit, becoming the fastest player in franchisse history to reach the milestone, doing it in 786 games.dddddddddddd Cesar Cedeno previously held the record, reaching 1,000 hits in 889 games, one game faster than Jeff Bagwell.TRAINING ROOMCardinals: Holliday will have surgery Wednesday on his right thumb. Holliday was hit by a pitch against the Cubs last Thursday and could be sidelined through September. ... The Cardinals recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala from Triple-A Memphis.Astros: P Lance McCullers (elbow soreness) will take another week away from throwing, manager A.J. Hinch said. McCullers was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 3. ... IF Luis Valbuena (hamstring) ran bases Tuesday and took batting practice, with expectations of starting a rehab assignment soon. Valbuena strained his right hamstring on July 27. ... OF Colby Rasmus did light conditioning Tuesday for the first time after undergoing a procedure last Wednesday to remove a cyst in his right ear. He was placed on the disabled list on Aug. 7 and hopes to return around the start of September.UP NEXTCardinals: Carlos Martinez (10-7, 3.34) will try to get his first win in four starts. He has a 7.36 ERA across his first two August starts after entering the month with a 2.99 ERA on the season.Astros: Doug Fister (11-7, 3.61) looks to replicate earlier success against St. Louis. He allowed five hits and two runs in 7 1/3 innings against the Cardinals on June 14, earning the win. He also won his last start against Minnesota despite allowing five runs and eight hits in seven innings. ' ' '