Issue 149
December 2016
1: FOOTBALL STAR
At Bettendorf High School in Iowa, Lawler helped to team reach consecutive state championships.
2: ALL DEFENSIVE
In contrast to his all-out- offense fighting style, he played defensive end in high school football.
3: TEEN TALENT
Lawler started training MMA with Pat Miletich aged 16, and turned pro three weeks after his 19th birthday.
4: ALLEY LIFE
Before he turned pro, ‘Ruthless’ would compete in no-holds-barred fights in local bowling alleys.
5: HERITAGE
His mom is half Filipino, half German, and works as a stewardess for American Airlines.
6: SPAR-FREE
Lawler stopped full-contact sparring for about six years between 2006 and his return to the UFC in 2013.
7: WHAT IS IT?
Robbie confesses he has no idea what the strange tattoo is on his lower back, “it’s just a mess”.
8: RED HEIR
Robbie’s son Glenn has bright red hair and prefers fishing with his dad to learning to fight.
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