{"id":215302,"date":"2017-01-02T07:42:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T15:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=215302"},"modified":"2017-01-02T07:42:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T15:42:12","slug":"one-year-ago-today-robbie-lawler-carlos-condit-engaged-unforgettable-welterweight-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robbie-lawler\/one-year-ago-today-robbie-lawler-carlos-condit-engaged-unforgettable-welterweight-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"One year ago today, Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit engaged in an unforgettable welterweight title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufceurope\/status\/815856173316349956<\/p>\n

When Carlos Condit was scheduled in for a welterweight title shot against Robbie Lawler on January 2 of 2016, there was some debate as to whether or not he actually deserved the opportunity.\u00a0Though he stood out as a long-time member of the welterweight elite, and as a former champion in the UFC and WEC, he was just one win removed from a loss to Tyron Woodley. As impressive as that win was \u2013 it saw him batter Thiago Alves to a doctor stoppage \u2013 his recent loss to Woodley left many questioning the legitimacy of his title shot.<\/p>\n

In the end, Condit proved he deserved the shot in the biggest way possible, engaging Robbie Lawler in arguably the best fight of the year 2016<\/a> and one of the greatest welterweight fights ever<\/a>. Given the fact that Condit and Lawler are known as two of the most consistently entertaining fighters in MMA, this is not particularly surprising.<\/p>\n

Over the course of this five round fight, Condit and Lawler both hurt each other on multiple occasions, with Condit favoring a more diverse, volume-based striking attack, and Lawler leaning on the kind of power strikes that could joggle planets out of their orbits. It was the kind of incredible, back-and-forth battle that will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n

\"Carlos<\/p>\n

In the end, of course, the judges’ would award Robbie Lawler a split decision win \u2013 though this verdict would go down as one of the most controversial judging decisions<\/a> of the year.<\/p>\n

With this result, Lawler retained the welterweight title, though he would lose that title in his next fight, succumbing to a meteor of a punch from Tyron Woodley in the first round of their July title fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Condit also lost his next fight after Lawler, tapping to a first-round rear-naked choke dealt by renowned jiu jitsu wizard Demian Maia<\/a>. As of now, it is not known if he’ll fight again, or if he’ll opt to hang up the gloves.<\/p>\n

On the one-year anniversary of Lawler and Condit’s unforgettable welterweight war, let us know how you scored the fight! Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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