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
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.
compete fight hard looking matter past
The past is the past. I'm just here looking to compete and no matter who it's against, I go in to fight hard and do what I have to do.
best excited fans incredible
This is the best place to fight. The fans are so knowledgeable and it's an incredible atmosphere. I'm excited to be out there.
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.
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.
sports wrestling thinking
I did start wrestling after I moved to Iowa, I think in the seventh grade. It's really a part of the Iowa culture so it's hard not to do it if you like sports.
art fighting done
I'd always done martial arts I was always interested in fighting.
art martial-arts remember
I remember coming across some DVDs of the UFC and so I started watching that and became a fan of it. It was a little boring because of all the grabbing and holding and I fast-forwarded through a lot of it, but I still watched because I like martial arts.
school wrestling work-out
I met Pat Militich when I was a junior in high school when I was 16 and just started training and went from there. I went to the same high school that Pat had attended and he would bring some of his fighters out to wrestling practice to work out and I got to know him that way. I immediately like it.
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.
school wrestling work-out
I kept doing my own thing, working out with weights, wrestling, and doing other spots until I graduated from high school. Then I made a conscious decision to pursue MMA seriously and full time.
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.