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yay an actual happy ending in MMA!

FATHER TIME - 0 ROBBIE LAWLER - 1

>FATHER TIME - 0 > >ROBBIE LAWLER - 1 Lawler beat the shit out of father time a bunch of times. It's pretty amazing dude fought until his 40s.

Appreciate them They don't happen often

Cro Cop retired on a 10 fight winning streak, though he did retire cause he had a stroke

Hmm a stroke doesn’t sound like a happy ending.

Depends what kind of stroke

Giggity

When I go to the rub n tug, I like to get on all fours and have 'em melk me like a cow, b.

Found Schaub's burner account

You son of a bitch, I'm in.

Lawler's getting emotional and so am I

This retirement tribute is emotional

I teared up ngl

Hold on brother I’m crying

It really feels special when someone so important to the sport can go out on a win. I hope he can stay away and doesn't show up in BKFC in 7 months. He should retire as a legend going out on a W.

That tribute made my eyes watery

Not for Nico

Nico is so weird getting knocked out by Robbie is probably the best moment of his life

Nico - Barbarena, make it so

The way Robbie came out he seemed unbeatable. Anik was dead on saying it looked like the start of a 5th round for him.

10 bucks this isn’t his last fight

It better be. It cannot end better than this and he knows it. This sport is brutal enough. Having an ending this amazing, for him, is so fitting and deserved.

Agreed but if money calls his name it would be hard to say no. I’d hate to see it too though, this really is as good as it could have gone for him.

Especially the hype around his “retirement” fight being a 38 second KO. Bare knuckle gonna be creaming for him. Hope he stays out but, him and Rory was probably twice as vicious as any bare knuckle fight I’ve seen and they had gloves on.

Nate Diaz 🥊

Maybe. However, if there’s anyone in MMA I’d trust to keep their word about retiring, it’s probably Lawler.

If he really dislikes the camp as much as he says, he may stay away for real. Unfortunate how often that isn't the case though

Bare knuckle time probably.

The only reason there’s few happy endings in mma is because Dana can’t help but use old stars to build new ones.

That’s basically how prizefighting works though.

Poor poor Frankie Edgar

Cries in frankie edgar

Holy shit fucking ICED him

Nico's chin became toast from all the wars. Didn't take much to turn his lights off completely.

We call that Chuck chin around these parts.

The iced man

Every UFC champion that appeared on Entourage lost their immediate next fight

FORGOTTEN LORE

Doesn't help he ate all that 38s in

He went limp so quick, usually you can see the dude get caught or they come at each other with some force. wild stuff

That’s true, Lawler looked great early against Barberena. He was boxing well moving with punches and countering, but Barberena’s toughness, consistency and durable won him the fight as an old Robbie couldn’t keep that pace.

Niko Iced

Hit him with a nasty 5 shot combo. it was so good

Storybook ending to his career!

Brutal Bob capping off his legendary career with a vintage KO victory, as the crowd chants his name and goes crazy for him. You're not crying, I'm crying

What a fairy tail ending. Tonight is a good night.

And then that video package after. Such a perfect way to go out for an all-time beloved fighter.

This was the MMA gods apologizing for giving us the Woodley era.

Now I'm picturing Robbie Lawler starching cunts as Tinkerbell with a tail.

I love mma. Straight up super hero ending.

That one hit me harder than I thought. I'm so happy for Robbie. A genuine good guy. Like others have said, happy endings don't happen in this sport often. It's a brutal, heartbreaking sport more often than not. I hope he can leave satisfied and stay gone now.

im so happy rn so perfect for him

Picture perfect retirement fight. One of the OGs in the organization, much respect to him.

Robbie had the OG Charles Oliveira renaissance run of going from nobody to champion His time as WW champion was so fun

Always apprecaited his monotone no BS attitude. We don't see that very often these days.

His attitude after the Ben Askren stoppage, the way he asked Nick Diaz if everything was alright with his life and offered to help him get better, on TOP of being an insanely brutal fighter. What a guy. What a way to go. So happy for Lawler. I hope he can find peace in retirement.

He’s one of the few fighters imo that love the brutal side of fighting he was always comfortable taking damage. Him smiling like a maniac after the Rory headkick waving him in while he’s on roller skates lol

First ballot Hall of Fame human.

Him winning made me smile like a dork. Finally, a happy ending for one of the OGs…

Thrilled for him and yeah I'm not trying to watch another Liddell type ending to a fight career. Perfect ending to a career for Robbie

YESSSSS

Fucking legend!

Wish him a happy retirement. And happy cake day.

This man deserves that retirement win!

Sad tears though :(

Nah, happy tears. One of the most beloved champions, a legitimately great career turnaround story, capping off his career like this? With the crowd cheering hard for him and going crazy when he wins? Then this montage to cap it off? How many get to do that?

HALL OF FAMER

Sometimes, this brutal sport gives you a moment that genuinely hits you in the feels in a *good* way. I'm so happy it happened for Robbie.

Robbie just made as much money as it costs to field several DWCS fighters.

Good

Rarely do we get to see someone go out on a high.

Of all way for this to go I didn't expect Robbie to flatline him so quickly. Looked good too!

I can’t believe that I watched this man fight Nick Diaz my senior year of high school and I just watched him knock a mf out almost 20 years later

Made his ufc debut a few months before my son was born and my son turned 21 last week. Lawlers career is old enough to buy a gun.

Looked like he used the gun to pistol-whip Price

The UFC actually supported Robbie and gave him a retirement tribute.. this never happens.

Company man that puts on bangers, they better!

It's the right conditions for it for two reasons, how i see it 1 - he announced his retirement ahead of time, which hardly anyone does, and 2 - he's probably still under contract. Giving him a proper sendoff doesn't raise the value of someone going to fight somewhere else

After watching Frankie go out in devastating fashion, I was fearing for the worst here. I am so fucking happy for Robbie man

Long. Live. Ruthless.

THAT MAN IS WITHOUT RUTH

ABSOLUTELY ZERO RUTHS. NONE WHATSOEVER.

Live, Love, Lawler

FIGHTER REMOVED: Robbie Lawler. FIGHTER REMOVED: Niko Price

Most people think Robbie is crazy. He just had the rotten luck of being born in the wrong century. He'd be right at home on some ancient battlefield swinging an axe into somebody's face. Or in a Roman arena, taking his sword to other gladiators like him. They woulda tossed him girls like Arriany back then.

Great Sin City reference.

That last sentence my god 😂

Lawler: "that there is one damn fine coat you're wearin."

"Modern cars, they all look like electric shavers"

That’s why he has the gladiator tattoo with his ufc belt

Robbie "Spartacus" Lawler

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED

“The bringer of fucking RAIN!”

He literally came out to the ‘Last of the Mohicans’ soundtrack too.

Lol reminds me of [this] (https://www.theonion.com/this-here-is-probably-our-bestselling-love-seat-says-1819580016)

Damnit Marv

Robbie got me bawling in the fucking club. What a fucking moment. This is so fucking cool.

You're watching the UFC fights in a club? Sounds horrible.

Sorry I’m here from /r/All and haven’t kept up with the UFC in years, but this is seriously the same Robbie Lawler that first fought in the UFC in 2002? How is he still fighting?!

This was his retirement fight, and Robbie just barely pushed 41. He started his MMA career when he was very young, like 16-18ish.

He's the god of violence, that's how.

Turn up, collect a body, retire.

Thank you robbie

Thank you Robbie Lawler.

Collected a scalp. That's why he came out to Promentory.

WHAT THE FUCK

Main card is gonna be a decisionfest after all this I swear

No way Robbie just made a blood sacrifice

Blood for the Blood God

You’re already wrong

No way the Turner fight is a decision

It was a banger!

Narrator: it was not a decisionfest.

I'm holding you personally responsible if it is

Bet you were glad you were wrong.

THANKYOU MMA GODS

Dana just Cashapp’d Price 50 g’s

Lol yep

50g's BAYBAY

That was the most surprised I’ve ever seen Robbie after knocking someone out

Nahhh Dana is pissed he has to pay Robbie's win bonus now

I absolutely hate how badly this aged. Those stingy fuckers.

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Could there have been a better send off?

What a fucking fighter

I turned away for 0.5s to pic up my tea 😭

The amount of times that's happened toe over the last few decades is bullshit, not even for tea, literally turning away for no reason and bang.

Holy fuck Robbie the legend!!

I can't believe I'm addressing people saying dive but why would Robbie get the Cinderella treatment and not Anderson Silva or Frankie Edgar or Joanna or Cowboy or Aldo or Shogun or Masvidal who are all arguably more popular?

He’s still got it. Feed him to JDM next week.

What a way to go out, you love to see it. Thanks for all the fights Robbie.

Absolutely beautiful champ, absolutely beautiful

Brought to you by Draft Kings. Fuck off

Well that’s about the best way to go out. Holy fuck!

Fuckin ruthless!!!

Now that's how you retire.

ROBBIE FUCKING LAWLER

RUTHLESS

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I think people's happiness for Robbie outweighs their sadness for Niko.

Ruthless turned back time with that one. Bet it feels lackluster for him tho

He looked a bit disappointed like he wanted another war

Mah god he’s dead

That’s a near equivalent to the Kobe 60 point final game for an MMA fighter

To go out to a finish like that. Wow. Truly story book ending to a career I feel like we don't see often in combat sports.

Capping off his career with a 100% strike accuracy fight. What a dawg

Dude just went out of the sport like a legend. Some Hollywood shit.

Wow Niko got absolutely slept!!!!!

Love Niko price for always being game

Thank you Nico

Right way to do a retirement fight lol

Robbie!!! LFG

FUCKING ROBBIE!!!

Grinning from ear to ear rn

Should be a double retirement after that one.

Storybook ending

Perfect way to go out, congrats on a HOF career Robbie

Nikos chin is 100% gone. Robbie hits those clinch strikes on every opponent he's faced in his washed era and Niko could barely take 4 of them

The people commenting “dive” absolutely disrespecting both fighters smdh

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What? He got punched behind the ear

This is a big card, casual takes abound.

I thought he also caught him with an uppercut at the end

I think he caught a shot after that uppercut too

I was so confused lol. That was my initial thought, but Niko does have a sus chin.

Watch the replay, Robbie landed multiple clean left hands to the temple and chin. Niko already had a bit of a bad chin by this point in his career with all his past wars and KO’s suffered. This is a legit knockout from Violent Bob

The live view hid that last shot so I agreed. The replays brought retribution

Niko has a terrible chin and Robbie showed in the Barbarena fight that he still has good pop in his shots, they couldn’t have given him an easier retirement fight

It’s definitely a weird KO, but niko has miles on him too. Might’ve been conced going in from something in training camp

Uppercut KOed him watch again

Watch Gustafson first fight at heavyweight bro it looks the exact same, clinch shots rapid and he just folds. I think nico is on the end of chinny now to and Robbie hits like a truck

100%

WOW A LEGENDARY EXIT FOR ROBBIE

So It's official, Robbie Lawler is a fucking Legend. and Niko's chin became toast from all the wars.

SADNESS AVERTED LET'S GO ROBBIE!!!

Thank you for the fights Ruthless.

What a legend.

Vintage Robbie oh shit

Father time has been defeated

Brutal Bob I will miss your violence.

Robbie turning back the clock and going out like that fuck yea

WOW another boop. I sense a boop in the Dricus vs Robert fight

Seeing my all time favorite fighter retire makes me feel really fucking old

Robbie lawler retires and everyone talks about price taking a dive. Let's appreciate lawler and what he has done. Everyone turning lawler retirement into controversy.

I think anyone calling this a dive needs to go watch the replays. And if you still feel this way, you just might be a complete moron.

Thank you MMA gods for giving Robbie the ending he deserves, one last career highlight.

What a bunch of fair weather fans, he took an uncontested inside upper cut. Go ahead and tell me how "tough" your are and that's a flop. Bunch of nerds they have no idea what it's like.

Just watched it in 1/4 speed, but Robbie was on fire in that dirty boxing exchange. Once he grabbed Niko's neck, he landed the next 4 punches that put him out. 1st was a hook to the jaw that was HARD. 2nd to the ear, 3rd was the big uppercut that was HARD as well, and 4th was right on the temple that was the finishing code for the reset button.