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LOL @ the Robbie Lawler hype

he outstruck manhoef, he kod kos, his muscles look p4p way cooler at 170 than they do at 185. all hes recent losses are at 185. he hasnt lost at 170 since 2004. i dont think rory could dance around for 3 rounds without robbie clobbering him one. gsp beats everyone at 170 tho so thats not saying much.
 
robbie deserves all the hype hes getting, guy has looked amazing since coming back. i dont hink any other fighter has impressed recently as much as robbie. one more solid win and he deserves a shot imo.
 
Robbie in Strikeforce looked very different than the Robbie we seen in the UFC this time around. In strikeforce he looked content to bang away and collect a paycheck. He seems motivated and have a purpose now. Of course he's probably getting overhyped, but the thing is he has the power to KO anyone in the WW division. Look what he did to Melvin when he was basically beat up and half out of it. He needs another 2 top 10 wins but he's an interesting prospect in the division. Man, WW is totally stacked right now Carlos, Nick, Kampman, Jake, Rory, Johny, Robbie, Maia! Probably the division I'm most excited about right now.
 
it's fair to say you're not sold on him as a title contender yet, but to lol why he's getting hype is unwarranted
 
People really don't know how good Rory is.. He'd mop the floor with Lawler
 
ThaiPlumRillo said:
He'd definitely beat Rory. Lawler has waaaaay better striking and Rory doesnt have the takedown game to stop him. Duh.
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I agree it's as if people are refusing to see what is happening in his fights because he has been around a long time but Lawler has made some vast improvements in his game mainly his footwork.

When he was at MW Lawler would plod around and was always fighting bigger stronger guys, now that he is at WW he looks to be one of the strongest guys in the division his TDD has gotten better when it was already good and he is using a lot more footwork and movement.

Lawler would KO Rory, he isn't a one dimensional striker like Jake and I don't see Rory taking Lawler down.
 
Despite the hype, he does have the power to put almost anyone to sleep.
 
He's doing great. Remember, you're only as good as your last fight according to most fans. Personally, I feel he is beginning to peak. Some times athletes peak in their early to late thirties especially in MMA. Think Chuck Liddell, Randy, Machida, the list goes on. Good for Robbie for meeting his full potential.
 
TS, get a grip. Lawler's weakness has always been his submission/ground defense against high level grapplers.

His record shows his losses were either a submission, or against grapplers/wrestlers who out pointed him @185lbs BTW!!! Not 170lbs.

Standing up, nobody wants to trade with him, very simple. Ask the guys who like that and tried it, they got KO'd...badly.

If Lawler continues to work on his grappling/wrestling/TDD...he is a tough fight for anybody at 170lbs...simple.
 
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Robbie is dangerous and could beat any WW because right now he is of the best strikers at WW, is one of the strongest WWs has great TDD and throws a wide variety of strikes that all have KO power.

How come no one is mentioning the fact that Lawler has improved a lot since he went to ATT and made the move back to WW?

Watch Lawler fight at MW in Strikeforce and watch his 2 most recent fights, there is a world of difference in his pace, and movement and now he is stronger than his opponents as well.

Lawler hasn't been at a top camp in years, he was at a top camp with Miletich but he hasn't been with a top camp until only recently with ATT.
 
nattylight said:
lolololol. Robbie is on a streak at 70 just like Maia. Til someone beats them at 70 they will continue to gain steam got a problem, fight em.
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Agreed. Lawler's new weight class is part of the reason for the hype. He's one of the strongest guys at 170 and if nothing else.. thats a huge tool.

Feed him to the sharks now, and we'll see what happens. and what If he does KO Rory? his career is beyond revitalized.

170 lawler = Shogun with knees, chuck with that look in his eyes, serious silva, ect.
 
NoBiasJustMMA said:
Robbie is dangerous and could beat any WW because right now he is of the best strikers at WW, is one of the strongest WWs has great TDD and throws a wide variety of strikes that all have KO power.

How come no one is mentioning the fact that Lawler has improved a lot since he went to ATT and made the move back to WW?

Watch Lawler fight at MW in Strikeforce and watch his 2 most recent fights, there is a world of difference in his pace, and movement and now he is stronger than his opponents as well.

Lawler hasn't been at a top camp in years, he was at a top camp with Miletich but he hasn't been with a top camp until only recently with ATT.
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Hopefully the UFC gives him a good test then.
 
hating on exciting fighters?
 
TS is 100% accurate.

Lesser men have stopped Robbie. Paulo Thiago knocked Koscheck out cold and didn't go on to storm the division. It's a great win but he's not the first to do it and probably won't be the last.

Maia will summarily submit Robbie. Guys like Condit and Hendricks won't have much trouble with him either. He can be competitive with the guys who are skilled but inconsistent - Marquardt and Kampmann are good fights for him.
 
Lol at people thinking that Lawler would beat Rory.

Lawler's pretty much a poor man's Ellenberger.
 
He looks like a different fighter than he was at middleweight. At middleweight he'd stand around doing nothinbg when he needed activity and was mainly a counter striker, he's much more active now and his striking and movement is far more fluid.
 
NoBiasJustMMA said:
Robbie is dangerous and could beat any WW because right now he is of the best strikers at WW, is one of the strongest WWs has great TDD and throws a wide variety of strikes that all have KO power.

How come no one is mentioning the fact that Lawler has improved a lot since he went to ATT and made the move back to WW?

Watch Lawler fight at MW in Strikeforce and watch his 2 most recent fights, there is a world of difference in his pace, and movement and now he is stronger than his opponents as well.

Lawler hasn't been at a top camp in years, he was at a top camp with Miletich but he hasn't been with a top camp until only recently with ATT.
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When he was in the UFC the first time he was fighting out of one of the best camps in the sport at the time. As TS said he got chased out of welterweight.

His fight with Kos wasn't nearly long enough to say he looked any different, he got a first round KO. Paulo Thiago also knocked Kos out - what did that spell out for his standing in the division? The Voelker fight is against a guy who is not UFC caliber to begin with, on short notice, who is a brawler that matched up favorably for Robbie. I don't know how much there is to cull from that.

IMO the seasoned top guys like Condit are better than him everywhere. Maia will submit him the same way Jacare ran him over. Jake Shields would submit him, again.

He's not stronger and doesn't hit harder than Ellenberger and Hendricks. He's less rounded than guys like Condit and Rory.

I don't see him going far in the top 10
 
Plissken said:
He looks like a different fighter than he was at middleweight. At middleweight he'd stand around doing nothinbg when he needed activity and was mainly a counter striker, he's much more active now and his striking and movement is far more fluid.
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He wasn't standing around when he fought Jacare, he was busy getting dominated in the grappling. Tim Kennedy handled him without much trouble.

Shields choked him out with a guillotine.

The guy isn't a very competent grappler, it wasn't 'standing around' he was getting out classed.
 
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