Robbie Lawler. Who is he?

Mixed martial arts are famous for a lot of great fighters, but among the best there will always be a place for those who are recognized as the most dangerous, fast and strong. One of these athletes today is the American Robbie Lawler - a man who managed to become a true legend of MMA and become famous throughout the world.

Biographical sketches

The current champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship is a native of the city of San Diego, located in the state of California. Robbie Lawler was born on March 20, 1982. Since the age of nine, his life has been devoted to martial arts. At first he practiced karate. After practicing this martial arts a year, he moves to Davenport, where he continues his training and education in high school. Thanks to perseverance and dedication, the young man was able to win many state awards, taking part in wrestling tournaments. He also practiced football. After graduating from school, the young soldier began to train his martial art in more depth. His coach was the famous fighter of the mixfight Pat Miletic.

Early career in UFC

Professional battles in this promotion Robbie Lawler conducted regularly and with varying success. His first three fights in this organization the young and daring American won, and his opponents in these battles were far from the most passable fighters: Aaron Riley, Tiki Gosn, Steve Berger - they were all in good standing with the company's management. However, promising Robbie was able to overcome them, and it seemed that everything would go well with him. Unfortunately, in life there are not only ups, but also falls ...

Losses

The first fiasco for Lawler was a technical knockout from Pete Spratt. After this fight was a success in the battle with Chris Little. But then Robbie Lawler suffered two frustrating defeats. The first offender was Nick Diaz, and the second was veteran Evan Tanner.

It is worth noting that in the fight with Diaz, our hero initially successfully led the fight, but, conceding a quick and hard blow to the right, was knocked out. As for the confrontation with Tanner, the lack of experience in conducting battles with the titans of the Octagon affected here. Lawler was able to perform simply unrealistically cool slam, but eventually fell for a stifling reception and was forced to surrender.

Performances in Strikeforce

Robbie Lawler, whose photo is shown below, after his departure from the UFC managed to win the title of champion of EliteXC, and also to protect him. But this American seemed little. He moved to the now defunct promotion Strikeforce and there again tried to climb to the top. But here he failed. In the title fight with the Brazilian Ronaldo Souza Robbie was defeated by strangulation from behind. After this battle immediately followed the second defeat in a row. This time Robbie's offender was his fellow countryman Tim Kennedy. The last fight in this prestigious organization in the past was with the athlete Lorenzo Larkin, who also conceded a unanimous decision.

Return to the league of the strongest fighters

In 2013, Lawler returns to the UFC. The debut was very successful. Robbie literally dashed off his path, Josh Koscheck, knocking him out in the first five minutes. Then followed two more successive victories. Bobby Volcker and Rory McDonald were defeated.

And then there was an epic fight with Johnny Hendrix for the welterweight title. Lawler lost a controversial referee decision. But after a few months he again met with Johnny and was able to overcome him.

To date, Robbie Lawler, whose biography is impregnated with the tests, is the current leader of his division and held two successful defending his belt champion.

Strengths of the fighter

The American is a right-hander, and athletic and powerful enough. Strongly beats from both hands. He prefers to work in the rack, but in the stalls he finishes his opponents with his hands. During the movements in the cage, the "pendulum" is amplitude-rocked, which causes difficulties for the opponent. Do not miss the moment to hit the knee, and generally works well with your feet.

Weaknesses

Robbie Lawler, whose tattoos play far from the last role in his life, extremely dislikes to fight. Almost all his fights, which he won, he finished outside the stalls. Even in those moments when the champion could finish the fight with a painful or suffocating device, he did not do it, actively processing his competitors with his hands.

Prospects

Lawler certainly can not be called the dominant leader of the division. His recent victories showed that he also has many weaknesses. But that's something you can not take away from him, so this is an incredible will and endurance. He stubbornly goes to his goal, sweeping away everything in his path. However, given the strongest competition in welterweight after the departure of the long-time champion of St. Pierre, it is hard to believe that Robbie will be able to stay for a very long time at the top. We, in turn, wish the athlete success and believe that he will please us with a lot of bright fights.