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“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler has reached a crossroads at 38, just as most great fighters do. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder has looked largely like a spent force in four consecutive losses, and his one-sided defeat against Neil Magny in the UFC Fight Night 175 co-main event had to be particularly disappointing.