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However, when that happens, there’s no chance he will be broken in the fight because as his fifth-round effort against Condit proved, “Ruthless” is perhaps the most terrifying fighter on the planet when placed in a compromising situation.

At the end of a five-round war, Robbie Lawler edged out a split decision victory over a game Carlos Condit to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship after putting on a stand-up spectacle. He barely won a decision over Johny Hendricks and last July fought in the Fight of the Year, a fifth round knockout of Rory MacDonald in a fight he almost lost on multiple occasions.

Lawler will face Condit (30-8), the 170-pound division’s former interim champion, in a pay-per-view main event with no strong favourite. He was apparently heard, because UFC President Dana White said at the event’s post-fight press conference that he’s next in line to challenge the victor of UFC 196’s heavyweight championship main event between Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez.

Welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will continue to rely on the basics when he defends his title against Carlos Condit at UFC 195 in Las Vegas this weekend.

“I’m proud of the way I fought”, Condit said.

“When push comes to shove I’m always ready to go”.

And Condit, whose massive edge in strike output to that point – he’d landed 114 significant blows to the champ’s 39 – might very well have prompted him to play it safe, he didn’t.

Condit, who amazingly accepts the referee’s decisions agreed that it was close and he himself didn’t know if he was leading or not during the fight.

Condit connected in the fourth with a short left hand and a right behind Lawler’s ear, wobbling the champion and unloading on him before the bell. With a win, Arlovski would extend his win streak to six fights and get another UFC title shot, according to The Bloody Elbow. He floored Condit with a counter right in the second round, but he was economic with his output, finding the challenger only on occasion.

With just two days into the new year 2016, the world witnessed the most anticipated and speculated MMA fight between two of the world’s best fighters.

“I’ve been at this for a long time, over 40 professional MMA and kickboxing fights”. I think he’s OK with it. I think he’s willing to brawl with anyone. There were those that felt Lorenz Larkin had done enough to pip Albert Tumenov, but the Russian secured the win via a split-verdict as well.

The champion was quick to shine light on his outstanding opponent, who took him to the limit and gave him one of the best fights of his career.