The former applicant for a title of the champion of UFC in light-middleweight weight Robbie Lawler (22-10) told about a title duel with Johnie Hendrix (16-2).
"I didn't worry about his takedowns or blows. I looked that it does, and looked for the moments where I will be able to prove. I fight since the childhood though, of course, I am not the fighter of such level as Hendrix, but I work with fighters of rather serious caliber therefore it is confident in the skills.
When you leave the decision on conscience of judges, there is everyone. Today they decided that I made insufficiently for a victory. But I can't believe that lost a round with the score 8-10. It was good fight … It was its evening.
What to do, I will return to work, I will try to beat more. It seems to me, I carried out good fight, was protected from takedowns. It offered to me infernal battle, was in a form and won.
Jeb worked, but I wanted to finish fight ahead of schedule, and I didn't manage to make it. I didn't begin to finish it in the second and third round as Johnie has a strong blow, and I didn't want to catch towards. It is now simple to argue that it was worth doing. Probably, I had to press more".
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