#4 Tyrone Woodley blasts Robbie Lawler off the throne
Robbie Lawler is one of those rare fighters who won the hearts of fans as well as the ultimate prize. The former Welterweight Champion’s decision to drop to 170 lbs after a 50-50 run in Strikeforce’s Middleweight waters served him amazingly well.
The UFC’s comeback king’s stratospheric rise witnessed him collect a mound of awards apart from the belt itself, including 2014’s Fighter of the Year and 2015’s Fight of the Year.
Ostensibly, many questioned Tyron Woodley’s shot at the gold, considering that he had lost to a challenger in Rory MacDonald and his win against Carlos Condit, for many, was a mere twist of fate.
But it takes a certain timbre for a man to roll the dice when the stakes are heavenly high, and Woodley proved unerasably that he had what it took. A short appraisal and Lawler delivered an atomic right hand that sent the leathery Lawler down for the count.
