Lawler usually is mentally one of the strongest guys at the weigh-ins but this time there was something wrong with him.
When he entered the stage at the weigh-ins he had this worried look on his face. compare this to the focused "i know what im doing" look when facing condit and macdonald. Usually he is animated and might even crack a joke to his coach but this time he was really stiff and quiet. Couple times he looked down what you usually do when you are not comfortable in the situation, ofc this can be nothing. As he and Tyron were breaking up he seemed a bit lost and didnt know what to do, usually he just deadstares opponent down and turns away, now he was waiting Tyrons reaction rather than leading.
All and all there can be natural explanation for all this, like he is fighting his former teammate and it threw him little bit off or due to bad weight cut etc. I just think Lawler wasnt 100% mentally, he might be when bell rings but at the weigh-in he showed weakness which is never a good thing.
All this coming from a Lawler fan and I really hope he gives Tyron prolonged beatdown cain-jds2 style.
When he entered the stage at the weigh-ins he had this worried look on his face. compare this to the focused "i know what im doing" look when facing condit and macdonald. Usually he is animated and might even crack a joke to his coach but this time he was really stiff and quiet. Couple times he looked down what you usually do when you are not comfortable in the situation, ofc this can be nothing. As he and Tyron were breaking up he seemed a bit lost and didnt know what to do, usually he just deadstares opponent down and turns away, now he was waiting Tyrons reaction rather than leading.
All and all there can be natural explanation for all this, like he is fighting his former teammate and it threw him little bit off or due to bad weight cut etc. I just think Lawler wasnt 100% mentally, he might be when bell rings but at the weigh-in he showed weakness which is never a good thing.
All this coming from a Lawler fan and I really hope he gives Tyron prolonged beatdown cain-jds2 style.