UFC on FOX 26: Robbie Lawler vs. Rafael dos Anjos Toe-To-Toe preview – A complete breakdown

Robbie Lawler vs. Rafael dos Anjos headlines UFC on FOX 26 this December 16, 2017 at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Canada.

One sentence outline David: 2 fighters prepare for conflict rather than devoting Star Wars on social media.
Phil: Robert Glenn Lawler takes on the man of the angels.
Stats
Record: Robbie Lawler 28-11-1 NC | Rafael dos Anjos 27-9
Truth: Robbie Lawler +105 | Rafael dos Anjos -125
History / Intro to both fighters
David: Lawler began his career as something of a proto-Mike Perry. He famously told Tiki Ghosn that once he”touched him with his hands”, it could be lights out. Little did Lawler understand all he had was a small cut to place Tiki into the bleached dirt. Lawler looked like a fighter without a lot of upside down and plenty of activity. Slowly, his expertise turned into real utility. Before long, he did not have to revolutionize his match because regardless of how the game changed, the players were exactly the same. Somewhere along the way everything clicked – his robust striking became a shield against all other strikes, and he packaged his bombs into a calmer, almost Buddhist way to pugilism that otherwise looked commanded by means of a mind preoccupied with soccer routes and cheerleaders.
Phil: Lawler went through a number different incarnations since landing that lucky cut stoppage from Mr Ghosn. The Miletich brawler, the Team Quest bearded nomad, and the slimmed down brutalizer who stunned everyone on his way to the UFC welterweight belt. What incarnation are we looking at today? He did not sound horribly excited by the idea of pursuing the belt , he has left ATT, and he has grown out the beard. Perhaps Prizefighting Robbie is back. David: It seems like ages since RDA won the mild title in blistering, dominant fashion versus Anthony Pettis. After a successful defense, he proceeded on a two struggle skid that began with an unexpected assault from who I thought had been an Eddie Alvarez on a little downward trend given the wars he had been in. RDA got blitzed, then blitzed again by Tony Ferguson. All of a sudden RDA is back. At welterweight. I am not sure what his success at WW tells us about battling Lawler however, which is part of the fun.

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