{"id":303141,"date":"2019-02-23T00:13:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T08:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=303141"},"modified":"2019-02-23T00:13:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T08:13:46","slug":"feeling-like-a-beast-again-robbie-lawler-doesnt-care-for-ben-askrens-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/feeling-like-a-beast-again-robbie-lawler-doesnt-care-for-ben-askrens-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling like a beast again, Robbie Lawler doesn&#8217;t care for Ben Askren&#8217;s talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2018 was a fantastic year of MMA action. Out of all the great fights and performances we saw, none of them happened to include the &#8216;Ruthless&#8217; former UFC welterweight king, Robbie Lawler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason for that being due to a torn ACL suffered in his last fight with Rafael Dos Anjos which took place in December 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-on-fox-26\/ufc-fox-26-results-rafael-dos-anjos-dominates-robbie-lawler-1\/\">Lawler would lose the bout via unanimous decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having gone 1-1 since his time as the champion, one of MMA&#8217;s most violent and fan-friendly competitors is back. And he feels like his old self once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel damn frickin\u2019 good right now,\u201d Lawler told <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMAjunkie (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/02\/robbie-lawler-does-not-care-if-he-is-ufc-hit-man-ben-askren\" target=\"_blank\">MMAjunkie<\/a>. &#8220;I don\u2019t know when it clicked that, holy sh*t, I\u2019m a beast again. But I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut that was always the goal \u2013 just get back to work and everything will fall into place. I just believed in myself that it was going to happen at the right time. I can\u2019t wait to show everybody how hard I\u2019ve been working.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A beastly Robbie Lawler is a scary thought for any man standing across from him, but the one who gets to tackle that monster head on next will be the undefeated 18-0 newcomer, former Bellator and ONE Championship champion, &#8216;Funky&#8217; Ben Askren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite having not made his debut yet, Askren has made plenty of waves in the division already with his voice alone as he&#8217;ll say anything that&#8217;s on his mind whenever he sees fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawler hasn&#8217;t found himself a target of Askren&#8217;s in the verbal department, and even if he did, he doesn&#8217;t think he would be affected by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really care,&#8221; Lawler said. &#8220;I don\u2019t spend much time on he said she said, what you think about why and how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReally, I\u2019ve just been trying to grind and get better every day and spend time with my family. 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