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Tyron Woodley vs. Robbie Lawler Full Fight Video Highlights

Following two straight title defenses and potentially three straight “Fight of the Year” candidates, welterweight champion Robbie Lawler met Tyron Woodley to attempt his third title defense in the main event of last night’s (Sat., July 30, 2016) UFC 201 from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. But after 18 months out of the Octagon, “The Chosen […]

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Following two straight title defenses and potentially three straight “Fight of the Year” candidates, welterweight champion Robbie Lawler met Tyron Woodley to attempt his third title defense in the main event of last night’s (Sat., July 30, 2016) UFC 201 from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

But after 18 months out of the Octagon, “The Chosen One” put a shocking halt to that by knocking out “Ruthless” with a perfectly-placed right hand that had the former champ finished just over two minutes into the first round.

Lawler didn’t seem to be at his best this evening, but there are no excuses to be made, as Woodley showed up and got the job done in a massive way, continuing the shocking trend of champion fighters losing their belt in quick and brutal fashion.

Watch the full fight video highlights of the insane knockout victory here:

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UFC 201 Post-Fight Press Conference

Tonight’s (Sat., July 30, 2016) UFC 201 is in the books from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. In the main event, top contender Tyron Woodley knocked out welterweight champ Robbie Lawler , while undefeated strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz beat No. 3-ranked  Rose Namajunas for a perceived shot at Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event. Join […]

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Tonight’s (Sat., July 30, 2016) UFC 201 is in the books from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

In the main event, top contender Tyron Woodley knocked out welterweight champ Robbie Lawler , while undefeated strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz beat No. 3-ranked  Rose Namajunas for a perceived shot at Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event.

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Twitter Reacts To Tyron Woodley’s Knockout Victory

Despite possibly being overlooked, UFC 201 went down this past evening (July 30, 2016) live on pay-per-view (PPV) from Atlanta, Georgia, and the event produced an exciting night of fights. The main event featured a welterweight title fight between defending champion Robbie Lawler and challenger Tyron Woodley, and yet another upset prevailed. Woodley came out […]

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Despite possibly being overlooked, UFC 201 went down this past evening (July 30, 2016) live on pay-per-view (PPV) from Atlanta, Georgia, and the event produced an exciting night of fights. The main event featured a welterweight title fight between defending champion Robbie Lawler and challenger Tyron Woodley, and yet another upset prevailed.

Woodley came out firing and landed a brutal shot early on, flooring Lawler and finishing off with a flurry of strikes. Check out how Twitter reacted below:

 Fuck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

— malki kawa (@malkikawa) July 31, 2016


Holy shit!!!!!!!!!!!

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) July 31, 2016

Well don’t say I didn’t call it this morning!!! pic.twitter.com/lwwc1jYaAz

— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) July 31, 2016

This sport. It gives us moments we’ll never, ever forget. Wow.

— Dave Sholler (@Sholler_UFC) July 31, 2016

What did I say! If I pick u. Ur screwed. @TWooodley great job

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 31, 2016

Dang! @TWooodley is a monster! Congrats to the new champion.

— Michael McDonald (@MaydayMcDonald) July 31, 2016

What a punch! #ufc201

— Valentina Shevchenko (@BulletValentina) July 31, 2016

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Robbie Lawler On UFC 202 Loss: “It Is What It Is”

Robbie Lawler has been around MMA long enough to know that anybody can defeat anybody on any given night.

Lawler fell victim to that at UFC 201 Saturday night, as Tyron Woodley handed him just his second career knockout loss in the first round. “Rut…

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Robbie Lawler has been around MMA long enough to know that anybody can defeat anybody on any given night.

Lawler fell victim to that at UFC 201 Saturday night, as Tyron Woodley handed him just his second career knockout loss in the first round. “Ruthless” dropped the UFC welterweight title in defeat, falling for the first time since a 2014 decision defeat to Johny Hendricks.

“It is what it is,” Lawler said. “My hand went down, he threw a punch over the top and he caught me.

“I expected that kind of (speed and power). I was sitting back, not moving and he took advantage.”

Lawler appeared to be the one to stop the run of UFC champions falling. Instead, he became the seventh titleholder to drop the belt since the calendar turned to 2016.

Tyron Woodley Captures UFC Gold In Atlanta At UFC 201

With his powerful right hand, Tyron Woodley sent Robbie Lawler crashing down to the canvas.

Woodley finished Lawler in the opening round Saturday night at UFC 201, becoming the ninth UFC welterweight champion in the process.

“I was in the back an…

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With his powerful right hand, Tyron Woodley sent Robbie Lawler crashing down to the canvas.

Woodley finished Lawler in the opening round Saturday night at UFC 201, becoming the ninth UFC welterweight champion in the process.

“I was in the back and I was relaxed,” he said. “I was extremely relaxed. Robbie is a friend of mine and I admire his career, but I have been envisioning this belt around my waist since I first stepped inside this Octagon.

“If you set a goal, you can reach a goal.”

Despite not fighting since January 2015, Woodley (16-3) showed no signs of rust. He was on his game early on with the striking, waiting for the right time to attack.

“I knew that Robbie would be well prepared for the takedown,” he said. “I used a little speed, blitzed him and saw n opening. Something kept telling me that the right hand would be opened and I went for it.”

Overall, Woodley is now 6-2 in the UFC, with his two losses coming via decision to Rory MacDonald and Jake Shields.

Erik Perez Defeats Francisco Rivera In Bloody Fracas

Two bantamweights did battle inside the Octagon for the second bout on the main card of UFC 201. Alliance MMA member Erik Perez (16-6) fought Francisco Rivera (11-7, 1 NC). “El Goyito” looked to build off his decision win over Taylor Lapilus back in Nov. 2015. “Cisco” hoped to avoid the fifth loss in his […]

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Two bantamweights did battle inside the Octagon for the second bout on the main card of UFC 201. Alliance MMA member Erik Perez (16-6) fought Francisco Rivera (11-7, 1 NC). “El Goyito” looked to build off his decision win over Taylor Lapilus back in Nov. 2015. “Cisco” hoped to avoid the fifth loss in his last six bouts and a potential pink slip.

“El Goyito” earned his second straight win.

Rivera drew first with two left hooks. Perez had his uppercut and high kick blocked. A right hand found the jaw for Rivera. “El Goyito” caught a kick and landed some punches. Perez scored a takedown briefly and held “Cisco” against the fence. He landed a knee on the break. An inside leg kick found the mark for Perez. The story of round one was Rivera’s patience wearing off once Perez found success on the outside.

An inside leg kick sent Rivera off balance and to the mat. Perez landed some punches as “Cisco” returned to his feet.
“El Goyito” went for a spinning back elbow, grazing his opponent. Perez built off his late success in the first round and blood trickled on the right side of Rivera’s head. Perez landed a leg kick that caused Rivera to wince. He capitalized with a takedown and remained in control until the end of the round.

The two fighters came out guns blazing in the final stanza. Rivera landed some punches, but swung so hard he fell over and appeared to punch himself out. Perez scored a takedown and blood dripped from the head of “Cisco.” Perez landed body punches to keep the fight from being stood back up. Rivera returned to his feet, but “El Goyito” kept the clinch until 15 seconds was left. The final horn sounded with Rivera missing a high kick.

All three judges saw the fight for Perez and he was awarded the win.

Final Result: Erik Perez def. Francisco Rivera via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-28)

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