Yes, it’s true, Robbie Lawler is still occasionally tested by drugs.
But it is about as close as the double temple of the renown of the UFC is twice to make a return.
During a recent appearance on the Book 4 books The podcast, Lawler, 43, was invited to check if he remains in the UFC anti -doping test basin despite his retirement in 2023, and if it means that he is considering the gloves again. Lawler always trains regularly at the Kill Cliff FC in Florida, although he insisted that his recent tests are only a formality.
“All it was was that they tested me at a time when there were a whole bunch of people at the gymnasium, so it was like,” Oh, it seems that Robbie was tested “,” said Lawler. “I say to myself” Yeah, but I was tested months ago too. Months before that. Yeah, I’m still there to have tested.
“But I am retired. I’m in the pool. “
This statement is probably good news for Lawler fans, the only UFC Welter weight champion who contributed 25 times for the organization through two separate stays that lasted 21 years. Lawler was released with a last KO of Highlight-Reel at the UFC 290 in July 2023, putting Niko Price in 38 seconds.
He remembers that it was not an easy decision to retire officially, but in the end it was his decision and his decision alone.
“It was all about me,” said Lawler. “No one can tell me what to do, that’s how I’m.” It is.
“And it would be even more selfish because I have to think much harder than when I was 20, when I could recover like, Boom. Setting up my training camp a little differently, it’s a process, and when you don’t really want to put all this work to do it at a certain level, so it’s …”
Lawler should be inducted again at the UFC renown temple on June 26 during International Combat Week. Previously, he participated in the combat wing alongside Rory Macdonald for their bloody Championship battle at the UFC 189. Now Lawler enters the modern wing, honoring his own contributions to the company.
When the announcement was made to UFC 313 last March, the famous stoic Lawler allowed itself to feel the moment as a tribute video played above.
“I really enjoyed everything, but what I would say is that I never allowed myself until the end at the end when all these kind words, all coming at the same time,” said Lawler. “I had already seen the highlights. If you think about it, I never allowed myself to have ups or stockings. ” Hey, congratulations. You are great. Ok, yes.
