Just a little under 400 kilometers from Josh Koscheck's Dethrone Base Camp, the former UFC #1 contender will welcome KO kingpin 'Ruthless' Robbie Lawler back to the Octagon.
If this one goes according to planned, Koscheck and Lawler will play a little game of "Last Man Standing" come February 23rd in Anaheim.
Not only will it be Lawler's first fight under the UFC banner since he lost to former Middleweight champion Evan Tanner back on October 22nd of 2004, it'll also be his first time competing as a Welterweight since Nick Diaz face planted his face firmly on the canvas at UFC 47.
Let's go inside the numbers for this recently announced match up between Koscheck and Lawler below.
84 - The KO/TKO ratio possessed by the "Ruthless" one. Of Lawler's 19 victories, 16 of them have come via KO or TKO finish. 3046 - Days it will be since Lawler last competed inside of the Octagon come fight night. 21 - Number of fights Koscheck has c...
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