After losing his UFC welterweight title to Tyron Woodley via first-round knockout on Saturday night at UFC 201, the idea that all those minutes logged in the Octagon engaging in Fight of the Year-caliber brawls with the fiercest competitors his division had to offer had finally caught up to him came front and center.
But Lawler remains as no-nonsense as always. And the way he sees it, he simply got caught by a fighter who has long been well-known for hitting hard.
"He caught me with the ol' T-Wood bomb," Lawler said during the post-fight press conference at Philips Arena.