Team Lawler isn’t taking its fighter’s latest loss lying down.
The sting is still fresh from Robbie Lawler’s controversial submission defeat at the hands of Ben Askren, which took place this past Saturday at UFC 235 in Las Vegas. What was developing into a thrilling encounter between the two welterweight stars instead went down in infamy due to a controversial finish that saw referee Herb Dean rule that Lawler was rendered unconscious by a bulldog choke in the middle of the first round. Lawler’s immediate recovery and inconclusive replays left viewers wondering what exactly had happened and whether Dean had made the correct call.