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Robbie Lawler Biography

Robert Glenn "Robbie" Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2001, Lawler is also a former EliteXC Middleweight Champion, and has formerly competed in Strikeforce, PRIDE, and the IFL. He is widely considered one of the most consistently entertaining mixed martial artists currently competing, being the only fighter to have won three consecutive "Fight of the Year" awards from Sherdog and MMA Fighting, for his bouts against Johny Hendricks (at UFC 171, in 2014), Rory MacDonald (at UFC 189, in 2015), and Carlos Condit (at UFC 195, in 2016).

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I'd always done martial arts I was always interested in fighting.

Art, Done, Fighting, Martial

I lived in Iowa for pretty much the rest of my life, but I just moved to St. Louis and opened up a gym and MMA training center.

Center, Iowa, Mma, Moved, Pretty, Training

It's about falling down and getting back up.

Back, Down, Fall, Falling, Getting Back Up, Ufc

What I've learned from those losses. . . Priceless.

Loss, Losses, Mma, Priceless

I kept doing my own thing, working out with weights, wrestling, and doing other spots until I graduated from high school. Then I made a conscious decision to pursue MMA seriously and full time.

Mma, School, Seriously, Thing, Wrestling

A lot of military kids make a lot of moves but I only made the one, so it wasn't really an issue for me.

Issue, Kids, Military, Moves, Moving

It's all about. . . getting back up and getting back to work and striving to be the best you can be.

Back, Getting Back Up, Mma, Striving, Striving To Be The Best, Work

I had never thought about being a professional fighter but meeting Pat [ Militich ] and the guys just pushed me in that direction.

Fighter, Guy, Meeting, Meetings, Militich, Pat

The sport in 2000 wasn't as big as it is now [in 2008].

2000, 2008, Big, Bigs, Sport, Sports

Even in the losses, I always saw glimpses of something that kept me going.

Glimpse, Glimpses, Kept, Loss, Losses, Mma

Get back up when you're knocked down.

Back, Down, Getting Back Up, Knocked, Mma, Ufc

I got a little bit of the Marine mentality from my dad, I guess. You can't but help absorb the culture you're around.

Absorb, Culture, Dad, Guess, Help, Marine

You don't really realize the effect those things have on you when you're growing up but then when you look back you can see how they molded you.

Growing Up, Looks, Molded, Realize, Realizing, Things

It's all about getting better and controlling the things that you can control, which is getting better day to day.

Better Days, Control, Day, Get Better, Mma, Things

I've been through a lot of ups and downs. Just willing to get back up and grind every day to try and get better.

Day, Downs, Get Better, Mma, Trying, Willing

I'm looking forward, that's all, I'm not looking backwards.

Backwards, Forward, Looking, Looking Forward, Mma

I met Pat Militich when I was a junior in high school when I was 16 and just started training and went from there. I went to the same high school that Pat had attended and he would bring some of his fighters out to wrestling practice to work out and I got to know him that way. I immediately like it.

Bring, Fighters, Junior, Practice, School, Wrestling

I don't need to do all the trash talking. I try to do it with my fists, my knees, and my feet.

Feet, Mma, Talking, Trash

I did start wrestling after I moved to Iowa, I think in the seventh grade. It's really a part of the Iowa culture so it's hard not to do it if you like sports.

Hard, Moved, Seventh, Sports, Thinking, Wrestling

I also watched boxing all the time and Tuesday Night Fights on USA and just kept hitting my heavy back in the garage.

Fighting, Garage, Kept, Night, Usa