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 That December 16, 2017 at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Canada.

One sentence summary David: 2 fighters prepare for conflict instead of devoting Star Wars on social media.
Phil: Robert Glenn Lawler takes on the guy of those angels.
Stats
Record: Robbie Lawler 28-11-1 NC | Rafael dos Anjos 27-9
Odds: Robbie Lawler +105 | Rafael dos Anjos -125
History / Introduction to both fighters
David: Lawler started his career as something of a proto-Mike Perry. He famously told Tiki Ghosn that after he”touched him with his hands”, it would be lights out. Little did Lawler understand all he had was a little cut to place Tiki into the bleached dirt. Lawler seemed like a fighter without much upside and plenty of action. Slowly, his experience turned into actual utility. Before long, he didn’t have to revolutionize his match because regardless of how the game shifted, the players were the same. Somewhere along the way everything clicked – his robust striking turned into a shield against the rest of the strikes, and he packed his bombs for hands into a calmer, almost Buddhist approach to pugilism that otherwise seemed commanded by means of a mind preoccupied with football paths and cheerleaders.
Phil: Lawler went through a number different incarnations because landing that lucky cut stoppage against Mr Ghosn. The Miletich brawler, the Team Quest citrus nomad, and eventually the slimmed down brutalizer who shocked everyone on his way to the UFC welterweight belt. What incarnation are we looking at now? He did not sound horribly excited by the thought of chasing the belt , he has left ATT, and he has grown out the beard. Maybe Prizefighting Robbie is back. David: It seems like ages since RDA won the mild title in blistering, dominant fashion vs Anthony Pettis. After a successful defense, he went on a two fight skid that began with an unexpected attack from who I thought had been an Eddie Alvarez on a little downward trend given the wars he had been in. RDA got blitzed, and then blitzed again by Tony Ferguson. All of a sudden RDA is rear. At welterweight. I am not certain what his achievement at WW tells us about battling Lawler however, that is part of the fun.

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