LOS ANGELES – Robbie Lawler let out a big sigh at post-event press table.
A middleweight, Lawler met opponent Renato “Babalu” Sobral at a catchweight of 195 pounds in the main event of Wednesday’s “Strikeforce: Los Angeles” event. After three rounds and 15 minutes of action, he lost two out of three rounds on the judges’ scorecards and suffered a unanimous-decision defeat.
“Plain and simple, I thought I was going to knock him out,” Lawler said.