On this present day 9 years in the past, adorned welterweight veterans, Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit beat one another to a bloody and bruised pulp over the course of 5 gruelling rounds — in a championship setting which remains to be the reason for a lot debate and discourse to this very day.
Headlining the promotion’s UFC 195 in a ‘golden era’ for the group, veteran welterweight brawler, Lawler met with former interim champion, Condit in pursuit of the sophomore protection of his throne, having simply turned in a Struggle of the Decade contender towards Rory MacDonald the summer season prior — forcing an eventual stoppage.
And pitted with Albuquerque marksman, Condit — Lawler was tasked with kicking off 2016 for the promotion with a proverbial bang towards one of the studied and wiliest gamers at 170lbs in current occasions, contemporary from a litany of wins over the who’s who at welterweight together with Nick Diaz, Thiago Alves, Dan Hardy, and the above-mentioned, MacDonald.
Robbie Lawler narrowly defends his title towards Carlos Condit 9 years in the past immediately
Struggling from the early spherical onset with Muay Thai executioner, Condit — who whaled away with leg kick and physique strikes — earlier than touchdown a sizeable knockdown, Robbie Lawler’s fifth and last spherical onslaught towards the New Mexican has been remembered in years passed by, with the incumbent doing simply sufficient to retain his welterweight crown come the ultimate buzzer.
Edging out his rival in a slender break up choice (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) victory after a blood-and-guts struggle, preliminary recollections of the pairing between Lawler and Condit instantly mirror to each combatants with arms and uppers hung over the Octagon fence in exhaustion after one other Struggle of the 12 months effort by the 2.
Encapsulating their back-and-forth battle within the Octagon after he was strapped together with his now-defended title, Lawler describing himself and opponent, Condit as two of the game’s greatest and finest warriors.
Carlos (Condit) is a hell of a fighter — comes from probably the greatest camps on this planet he had an ideal sport plan,” Robbie Lawler advised. “We battled it out — there were two winners tonight and still, but let’s do it again.”
