When the chips are down, that’s when Robbie Lawler is at his best.
With his championship reign hanging in the balance, the American Top Team product authored a furious fifth round, a rally that likely clinched his split-decision triumph over Carlos Condit in the UFC 195 headliner on Saturday night.
“He’s our Evander Holyfield. He’s never in a boring fight,” UFC President Dana White said at Saturday’s post-fight press conference. “When he gets hurt he continues to go toe to toe. I respect so much when you’re in a fight like this and you have to come out in that fifth round and do what Robbie did.