UFC on Fox 12: Lawler vs. Brown Bathrobe Review

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Kid Nate got up early this morning, threw on his bathrobe, turned on the web cam and reviewed every bout on the UFC on Fox 12 card.

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Topics covered include:

Robbie Lawler’s prospects in a rematch with champ Johny Hendricks
The presumed end of Matt Brown’s unlikely title run
Anthony Johnson’s Rumble toward a title shot
Bobby Green’s odd style and prospects as a top Lightweight
The likely end of Josh Thomson’s LW title hopes
Star and watch now/later/never reviews for the whole card (some folks watch these reviews who haven’t watched the fight yet, deal)
Patrick Cummins amazing performance against Kyle Kingsbury
Thoughts on all the undercard bouts
Plus a bonus rant based on this Sherdog Rewind episode featuring Dave Meltzer discussing the trade offs entailed in the move from Spike to Fox, not least of which is the UFC’s evolution (or devolution) from popular entertainment to niche sport.

Enjoy!

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Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.