Episode 25: UFC 235 – "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs "Funky" Ben Askren

MMA MATH

For UFC 235, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the main event between the former champion Robbie Lawler and undefeated recently acquired fighter, Ben Askren.
UFC 235 is scheduled for Saturday March 2, 2019 and will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will look at the histories, numbers, sizes and styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses and possible strategies for each of these fighters.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE:

• Robbie’s two year inactivity, cage rust
• Resumes, and experience
• Quality of opponents
• Fighting styles, background/fighting base
• Size, history
• Endurance and age
• Strategies for fighters, standup/wrestling
• Athlete/Fighter
• Who wins
• Joe answers, Ngannou vs Velasquez fallout

Links and Resources:

• Robbie Lawler
• Ben Askren
• Elite XC
• Strikeforce
• Nick Diaz
• Rory McDonald
• Tyron Woodley
• Douglas Lima
• Andrey Koreshkov
• Johnny Hendricks
• Cain Velasquez
• Francis Ngannou