Did Robbie Really Win?

The champion rebounded in the second by using his heavy hands to drop Condit. Condit also found success in the second round, but suffered the fight’s only knockdown when Lawler connected with a left hand. The third round was the only one in dispute on the judges’ scorecards, with Lawler getting the nod on two cards despite Condit’s 22 strikes to Lawler’s 10, which included a vicious elbow.

Condit threw 198 total strikes to Lawler’s 78 but the latter was more efficient, landing 44% of his strikes (78 of 177) to the former’s 39% (198/504).

“Carlos is a hell of a fighter and he comes from one of the best camps in the world”, Lawler said. “To walk out there and feed off the energy of the MGM crowd and the fight fans, to know I’m on a big stage and if I do what I’m capable of doing, people are going to remember my name. And he did it – great fight”. Lawler ended up with the split decision victory, which has already drawn quite a bit of controversy. Since then, those with the time and interest to re-watch and re-score the fight have found the potential that Robbie Lawler could have won rounds 2, 3, & 5. Ideally, he would most likely want to fight his opponent, who is 6-foot-2 from mid range so that he is not at any reach disadvantage and can not be grabbed too easily.

In the first round, Condit showcased a volume game in which he successfully dropped Lawler middle of the fight. “He was everything everyone said he was”, Lawler said in an interview according to MMA Junkie. “His movement was awesome, he’s clever, he’s sharp, and he can take a shot”. “He’s everything they said he was”. I think I’ll pick him by a competitive split decision. Miocic will be fighting in his first non-main event fight is just under a year, as he last three UFC appearances were in the main event.

Miocic turned to White immediately after the finish and screamed for his title shot.

“We’ll see how this thing plays out”, White said.

White said he heard Miocic – who looked like “a psycho”, White added – loud and clear, and he should be next in line for the title. For Arlovski, the loss snapped a surprising six-fight winning streak in which “The Pit Bull” proved he still has plenty of fight left.

Condit thought he had done enough to win the belt.

Robbie Lawler promised Sporting News an epic showdown against Carlos Condit at UFC 195, and he didn’t disappoint. Every competitor put on a great show and gave us viewers our money’s worth, but it’s the main event that will linger in our memories and keep us talking for years to come. He started fighting in 2008 and reached the top of the Colorado-based Fight to Win promotion before signing a four-fight deal with the UFC in June.