UFC on FOX 26: Robbie Lawler vs. Rafael dos Anjos Toe-To-Toe preview – A complete breakdown
Robbie Lawler vs. Rafael dos Anjos headlines UFC on FOX 26 this December 16, 2017 in the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Canada.
1 sentence outline David: Two fighters prepare for conflict rather than spoiling Star Wars on social networking.
Phil: Robert Glenn Lawler takes on the guy of those angels.
Stats
Record: Robbie Lawler 28-11-1 NC | Rafael dos Anjos 27-9
Truth: Robbie Lawler +105 | Rafael dos Anjos -125
History / Intro to both fighters
David: Lawler started his career as something of a proto-Mike Perry. He famously told Tiki Ghosn that once he”touched him with his hands”, it could be lights out. Little did Lawler understand all he needed was a small cut to place Tiki into the lava soil. Lawler seemed like a fighter without much upside and plenty of activity. Slowly, his expertise turned into real utility. Before long, he still didn’t have to revolutionize his match because no matter how the game changed, the players had been the same. Somewhere along the way everything clicked – his strong striking turned into a shield against the rest of the attacks, and he packaged his bombs for hands into a calmer, almost Buddhist way to pugilism that differently seemed controlled by a mind preoccupied with football paths and cheerleaders.
Phil: Lawler went through several different incarnations because landing that fortunate cut stoppage from Mr Ghosn. The Miletich brawler, the Team Quest citrus nomad, and the slimmed down brutalizer who stunned everyone on his solution into the UFC welterweight belt. What incarnation are we looking at today? He didn’t sound horribly excited by the idea of chasing the belt again, he has left ATT, and he has grown out the beard. Maybe Prizefighting Robbie is backagain. David: It seems like ages since RDA won the mild title in blistering, dominant style vs Anthony Pettis. Following a successful defense, he proceeded on a two struggle skid that started with an unexpected attack from who I believed was an Eddie Alvarez on a little downward trend given the wars he had been in. RDA got blitzed, and then blitzed again by Tony Ferguson. All of a sudden RDA is rear. At welterweight. I’m not certain what his achievement in WW informs us about fighting Lawler though, that is part of the pleasure.
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