Robbie Lawler (This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) Five years into his professional MMA career, Robbie Lawler decided that he’d had enough of sparring, the one activity that most fighters and trainers will tell you is an absolute essential for pre-fight preparation. If you’re looking for a way to sum up Lawler’s meandering path to a second UFC welterweight title shot at Saturday’s UFC 181 in Las Vegas (10 p.m., pay-per-view), this is as good a place to begin as any. This was back in 2006, shortly before his first and only fight for Japan’s now-defunct Pride Fighting Championships organization
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UFC 181′s Robbie Lawler flourishes after rethinking no-sparring policy – MMA Junkie