Robbie Lawler News

Tom Taylor - October 28, 2020

Former UFC welterweight champ “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler is out of his planned UFC 255 fight with fellow knockout artist “Platinum” Mike Perry. Perry announced Lawler’s exit from the card on Twitter, and simultaneously called for a replacement matchup with Khamzat Chimaev.

Tom Taylor - October 26, 2020

A welterweight fight between “Platinum” Mike Perry and “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler is no longer listed as part of the UFC 255 main card. UFC 255 is scheduled to go down on November 21 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card will be headlined by a men’s flyweight title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Alex Perez, and co-headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Jennifer Maia. Until recently, it was also expected to feature a welterweight scrap between Perry and Lawler, who is the division’s former champion.

Tom Taylor - September 25, 2020

“Platinum” Mike Perry seems to be pretty excited for his newly announced fight with former UFC welterweight champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler. News of this dynamite welterweight matchup was reported by ESPN on Thursday. The fight will go down at UFC 255 on November 21.

Tom Taylor - September 24, 2020

Fan favorite welterweight sluggers “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler and “Platinum” Mike Perry are reportedly set to collide at UFC 255 on November 21. News of this fan friendly matchup was first reported by Ariel Helwani of ESPN.

Chris Taylor - August 29, 2020

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 8 event is co-headlined by a welterweight bout featuring former division champion Robbie Lawler taking on Neil Magny. Lawler (28-14 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest on a three-fight losing skid, his latest being a unanimous decision setback to Colby Covington last August. Before his recent rough stretch (1-4 in his past five fights), ‘Ruthless’ was riding a five-fight win streak which included stoppage victories over Rory MacDonald and Jake Ellenberger.

Chris Taylor - August 29, 2020

The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 8 event, a ten-bout fight card headlined by a light heavyweight tilt between Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic. Smith (33-15 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner looking to rebound this after suffering a TKO loss to Glover Teixeira in his most recent effort this past May. Prior to the setback, ‘Lionheart’ was coming off an impressive submission victory over former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson.

Tom Taylor - August 28, 2020

On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with UFC Vegas 8, the latest event out of the promotion’s Apex facility. UFC Vegas 8 will be headlined by a clash of light heavyweight contenders, as Anthony Smith and Aleksander Rakic look to rebound from recent losses to Glover Teixeira and Volkan Oezdemir respectively, and reassert themselves amongst the division’s best fighters.

Adam Martin - August 28, 2020

Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler says he’s not thinking about retirement “at all” heading into his fight against Neil Magny. Lawler filled in on short notice for Geoff Neal against Magny, and the two will now lock horns in the co-main event of this Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 33 event. For the veteran Lawler, if he wants to make one more run at the title at age 38 then he needs to get a win here in order to snap his current three-fight losing skid. But win or lose against Magny, Lawler says he is not thinking about hanging up his gloves, which some have suggested.

Natasha Hooper - February 4, 2020

Dustin Poirier wants to sink his teeth into a Nate Diaz bout on the Jorge Masvidal vs Kamaru Usman fight card in July. The welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman is expected to defend his belt against ‘BMF champion’ Jorge Masvidal. ‘The Diamond’ is willing to join the blockbuster fight card if it is to fight Nate Diaz.

Tom Taylor - October 13, 2019

Robbie Lawler was expected to battle Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 245, but unfortunately, Ponzinibbio has been forced out of the matchup with a health issue. “Platinum” Mike Perry is hoping to step in and replace the injured Argentinian against Lawler. “Absolutely, I wanted that three years ago, two and a half something like that. If Robbie Lawler would grace me with his name on his contract, let’s go bro,” Mike Perry said backstage at Saturday’s UFC Tampa card. “Let’s put on a show, we are going to throw hands. It ain’t going to be any of that wrestling shit. I might mix it up on you, I might try to change levels, shoot a single leg. Take you down, punch you a little bit make you disorientated, or I might just hold tight and box.”

Chris Taylor - October 12, 2019

December’s UFC 245 event has already taken a hit as Santiago Ponzinibbio has reportedly been forced out of his scheduled fight with Robbie Lawler. The news comes from MMAJunkie’s Mike Bohn who took to Twitter with the following information.

Adam Martin - September 16, 2019

Two of the best welterweights in the world will scrap it out later this year when Robbie Lawler meets Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 245. The bout was first reported by MMAjunkie.com, though the UFC has yet to officially confirm it. UFC 245 takes place December 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Lawler vs. Ponzinibbio will likely be a part of the pay-per-view portion of the card.

Tom Taylor - August 8, 2019

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is putting on his matchmaker hat, and he wants to see a welterweight fight between Darren Till and Robbie Lawler. He discussed the appeal of this matchup on the latest episode of his  Believe You Me podcast, explaining that the timing simply makes sense after Robbie Lawler fell onto a three-fight skid with a loss to Colby Covington last weekend, and Darren Till looks to rebound from two straight stoppage losses.

Tom Taylor - August 7, 2019

Robbie Lawler had no answer for the ceaseless pressure, output and takedowns of Colby Covington at UFC Newark. Former UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping believes Lawler could have done a little better in the fight if he just let his hands go. “I was like, man, come on Robbie, throw something. ‘Cause Robbie’s an old-school guy, so I always cheer for those guys. But listen, I actually said to [my son] Callum, ‘It’s easier said than done.’ I’ve been in there with guys that try to take you down and it does prevent you from throwing shots – certainly when the person’s throwing back at you at a high volume rate,” Bisping said on his Believe You Me podcast (via MMA News).

Cole Shelton - August 5, 2019

Colby Covington returned to the Octagon after more than a year off to take on Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC Newark. It was a critical fight for “Chaos” as, should he win, he would finally get that elusive UFC undisputed title shot. In the end, that is exactly what happened as Covington dominated Lawler for the entire fight as he threw over 500 strikes and attempted almost 20 takedowns. Following the fight, here is what we think should be next for the two of them.

Christopher Taylor - August 4, 2019

Former UFC welterweight kingpin Robbie Lawler suffered a lopsided decision loss to Colby Covington in the headliner of Saturday’s UFC Newark event. The frustrating defeat served as Lawler’s third in a row, as he had previously suffered losses to Ben Askren and Rafael dos Anjos respectively. It is also worth noting that Robbie’s loss to ‘Funky’ was highly controversial, as the former welterweight champ never physically tapped out to Askren’s bulldog choke.

Chris Taylor - August 3, 2019

Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler suffered a lopsided decision loss to Colby Covington in tonight’s UFC Newark main event. ‘Ruthless’ just never seemed comfortable inside the cage this evening, much in part to the fact that Covington kept a ridiculous pace and utilized constant forward pressure.

Chris Taylor - August 3, 2019

Colby Covington picked up arguably the biggest win of his MMA career today, defeating Robbie Lawler in the UFC Newark main event. Covington was able to dominate Lawler for all five rounds of their event headlining scrap, resulting in a unanimous decision victory from the judges in attendance.