Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
Robert Glenn "Robbie" Lawleris an American professional mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2001, Lawler is also a former EliteXC Middleweight Champion, and has formerly competed in Strikeforce, PRIDE, and the IFL. He is currently #4 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings and ranked as the #1 welterweight and #6 pound-for-pound fighter in the world by Sherdog...
ProfessionMMA Fighter
Date of Birth20 March 1982
CitySan Diego, CA
catching ended hands stay
His hands were down. I wanted to stay tight. I ended up catching him with a right, and that's how it went.
caught hands pressed stayed tight trying
He pressed in and I stayed tight just trying to keep my hands up. I caught him with a right and that was it.
himself hitting punches stay wear
The thing is, he was hitting very hard. I wanted him to wear himself out. I wanted to stay right with my punches and I did.
fighting night boxing
I also watched boxing all the time and Tuesday Night Fights on USA and just kept hitting my heavy back in the garage.
growing-up realizing
You don't really realize the effect those things have on you when you're growing up but then when you look back you can see how they molded you.
guy fighter meetings
I had never thought about being a professional fighter but meeting Pat [ Militich ] and the guys just pushed me in that direction.
team athlete people
I just started training with the best fighters in the world trying to get better. I was a pretty good athlete so I did pretty well with the team and that gave me confidence that I would be able to compete with people.
basketball football baseball
I did takwondo from the time I was pretty young and also played I did taekwondo for martial arts and then also played football, baseball, and basketball against older kids because of my brother being older. I learned pretty quickly to not be intimidated and to not back down.
dad marine culture
I got a little bit of the Marine mentality from my dad, I guess. You can't but help absorb the culture you're around.
training gym moved
I lived in Iowa for pretty much the rest of my life, but I just moved to St. Louis and opened up a gym and MMA training center.
fighting boxing week
I did a lot of smoker fights and fought pretty much every week since Pat wouldn't let me fight until he was sure I was ready. I was also boxing and so I had 30 unofficial fights or more of those.
mma trying get-better
I just try to keep getting better every day, and that's all I can do.
getting-back-up mma striving-to-be-the-best
It's all about... getting back up and getting back to work and striving to be the best you can be.
loss mma priceless
What I've learned from those losses... Priceless.