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UFC 201: Robbie Lawler not interested in fighting ‘old school’ Nate Diaz — he’s too busy cheering for him
Since 2014, Robbie Lawler has two “Fight of the Year” awards to his credit following his wars against Johny Hendricks at UFC 171 and his unforgettable bout against Rory MacDonald at UFC 189.
He also had two five-round “Fight of the Night” award-winners in between against Matt Brown and Carlos Condit.
Those types of bouts have helped make him a fan-favorite and have taken him to the top of the welterweight mountain. But at the end of the day, “Ruthless” has just about had enough of the long and drawn-out battles.
As he recently declared during a media luncheon (via MMA Junkie), he wants nothing more than to get a quick finish over Tyron Woodley when they throw down at UFC 201 on July 30, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I’m sick of ‘Fight of the Years,’” said Lawler. “That’s what my game’s all about: trying to get in there and get a finish.”
And just because both men train under the American Top Team (ATT) banner doesn’t mean Robbie will pull his punches. That’s because at the end of the day, he really doesn’t see “The Chosen One” as one of his teammates.
“I don’t really look at him as a teammate,” he explained. “A teammate’s a guy who’s in there every day grinding, making other guys better, building the atmosphere. I don’t think he’s been down there for two years, and he was rarely down there before … He’s not one of my teammates.”
Sorry, Tyron.
A win would give Robbie his third straight title defense and could potentially set him up for a big-money fight down the road against Conor McGregor or Nate Diaz after the two men settle their differences once and for all (we hope) in a welterweight bout at UFC 202 in July.
But Lawler is more interested in fighting true contenders in his division seeing as how “Notorious” is the featherweight champion and Nate competes at lightweight. Plus, he isn’t too keen on facing Diaz out of respect.
“Nate’s not one of the guys I’m looking to fight,” Lawler said. “He did something amazing in March, and I cheered him on. Nate’s carrying the flag for a lot of fighters. I feel like he’s an old-school type of guy, and I’m not looking to fight him.”
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Since 2014, Robbie Lawler has two “Fight of the Year” awards to his credit following his wars against Johny Hendricks at UFC 171 and his unforgettable bout against Rory MacDonald at UFC 189.
He also had two five-round “Fight of the Night” award-winners in between against Matt Brown and Carlos Condit.
Those types of bouts have helped make him a fan-favorite and have taken him to the top of the welterweight mountain. But at the end of the day, “Ruthless” has just about had enough of the long and drawn-out battles.
As he recently declared during a media luncheon (via MMA Junkie), he wants nothing more than to get a quick finish over Tyron Woodley when they throw down at UFC 201 on July 30, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I’m sick of ‘Fight of the Years,’” said Lawler. “That’s what my game’s all about: trying to get in there and get a finish.”
And just because both men train under the American Top Team (ATT) banner doesn’t mean Robbie will pull his punches. That’s because at the end of the day, he really doesn’t see “The Chosen One” as one of his teammates.
“I don’t really look at him as a teammate,” he explained. “A teammate’s a guy who’s in there every day grinding, making other guys better, building the atmosphere. I don’t think he’s been down there for two years, and he was rarely down there before … He’s not one of my teammates.”
Sorry, Tyron.
A win would give Robbie his third straight title defense and could potentially set him up for a big-money fight down the road against Conor McGregor or Nate Diaz after the two men settle their differences once and for all (we hope) in a welterweight bout at UFC 202 in July.
But Lawler is more interested in fighting true contenders in his division seeing as how “Notorious” is the featherweight champion and Nate competes at lightweight. Plus, he isn’t too keen on facing Diaz out of respect.
“Nate’s not one of the guys I’m looking to fight,” Lawler said. “He did something amazing in March, and I cheered him on. Nate’s carrying the flag for a lot of fighters. I feel like he’s an old-school type of guy, and I’m not looking to fight him.”
