Biography
Robbie Lowler is an American athlete who made a career in mixed martial arts. The Highway Weigh Champion title winner, in the past, participated in numerous ELITEXC tournaments, StrikeForce, Pride and IFL. Robbie became the only athlete, three times in a row winning the Fight of the Year prize according to Sherdog and MMA, he regularly hit the ranking of the best fighters UFC Rankings.Childhood and youth
Robert Glenn Lowler was born on March 20, 1982 in the American city of San Diego in the family with British and Philippine roots. Following the Father who served in the US Marine Corps, a mother with two children moved to Betdendorf, Iowa.
When the boy turned 10 years old, the parents divorced, and most of the time he was under the supervision of the elder brother. At a young age, Robert played baseball, basketball and football, and then carried away by martial arts and began to master Taekwondo technique.
In the years of study in High School, Betdenfa Lowler received awards for sports achievements, and entered the college, seriously interested in the struggle.
In 1998, Robert got acquainted with the local fighter of the welders of the weight category Petom Miletich, who saw the potential in a low, but strong young man, weighing about 77 kg with a height of 180 cm. This meeting was one of the key moments in Lowera's biography and opened him the road to Professional sport.
According to the advice of the coach who owned the Miletich Fighting Systems fighter club, Robert focused on mixed martial arts and began to prepare for fights in the company of strong athletes.
Martial arts
Professional Career Loweler began when MMA was only published on the peak of popularity. The athlete who scolded the optimal shape and honed technical techniques, in his youth participated in daily fights and conducted amateur battles. The coach who took care of the health of the ward, insisted on a more gentle schedule of performances and called on Robert not to rape the body and work on a strictly established program.In 2001, Lowler debuted in IFC and won the first 4 fight, knocking out not the strongest rivals, and after a while I decided to challenge more eminent fighters. In 2002, the opponents of Robbie became such veterans of mixed martial arts, like Aaron Riley, Steve Berger and Tiki Gon, who could not resist the young athlete and lost their battles.
The first lesion of Lowler suffered from the American Nieta of Spratt at the UFC 42: Sudden Impact tournament, held in Miami on April 25, 2003. During the fight, the athlete was injured by hip and could not continue the performance.
In a duel with a former WEC champion in welterweight, by Nick Diaz Robbie was knocked out 1.5 minutes from the beginning of the battle.
In 2004, Lowler moved to the middle weight category and lost in the debut match against the future UFC Champion Evan Tanner. After that, Robbie left the organization, but remained in professional sports and soon won the SUPERBRAWL competition: Icon, sending a 31-year-old Niko Vitaly to Naukout, and then won the title "King of Cells" in the tournament in Indianapolis.
Continuing to improve, Louler honed the impact technique and defensive techniques and in 2006 became the Icon Sport champion in middleweight, and then won the PRIDE 32 and Elite XC tournaments. Soon Robbie signed a contract with representatives of Pro Elite Corporation, which was engaged in the promotion of mixed martial arts and the organization of the competition, and performed under its banner until 2009.
After Elite XC closed, Robbie moved to StrikeForce. Lowler lost his debut fight, but she gathered with the forces and in the second battle held on January 30, 2010, the most powerful blow knocked out the famous Surinamec Melvin Manhufa. In total, the athlete participated in 8 organization tournaments and won 3 victories over rivals, among whom were Olympic champion Matt Lindland and who established the world record Adlan Amags.
At the end of 2012, Robbie left the club Pat Miletich and moved to Florida. The athlete returned to the ranks of the fighters of the UFC and began to perform in a hemizer of the weight category. This decision was correct: starting training in American Top Team, Lowler got the opportunity to work with highly technical sparring partners and, according to his own words, began to develop as a person.
Previously, Robbie was distinguished by hard blows on the body and the face of the enemy, who turned the sports fights into a bloody slaughter. After school, American Top Team, he changed, becoming more balanced and calm. In 2013, Louler did not suffer a single defeat, crushing such famous rivals as Josh Koschk, Bobby Volker and Rory McDonald.
On March 15, 2014, Robbie was first invited to participate in the title match for the rank of firewood. His opponent was one of the best athletes Mma Joni Hendrix. Lowler could not crush the opponent in the near battle, and the judges recognized his losers, but honored the Fight of the Night. The Match Revenge took place in Las Vegas on December 6, 2014 and became the central event FC 181. This time, the judges decided in favor of the applicant, and Robbie received the long-awaited winner belt.
2015-2016 was marked by victories over Rory McDonald and Carlos Conditis, thanks to which Louler became the UFC champion and held the title until the fight with the former partner on Strikeforce Tyron Wood. In addition, the athlete was awarded the Fighter of The Year and Fight of the Year.
After the fight with McDonald, the delivered to the cage handed the belt Dana White advised Loweler not to talk in order not to injure a stronger torn lip. However, the athlete looked around, demonstrating the audience a very frightening face.
In 2017, Robbie beat Kickboxer Donald Serrone at the UFC 214 tournament and dedicated to the victory of famous Matt Hughes, shortly before it fell into an automobile accident. The next fight against Raphael Dus Anjouus Lowler lost due to the rupture of the front cruciform ligament leg, which for the year left the athlete without competitions.
On March 2, 2019, Robbie fought with the newcomer UFC Ben Askene, the acting winner of One Fighting Championship and the former Champion of Bellator. The battle that took place in the UFC 235 tournament was held at Ti-Mobile Arena in Nevada not in favor of Lowera.
Askenet used the reception "stroking Bulldog", closing the ears to the rival with his own body. Deciding that Robbie lost consciousness, Referey Herb Dean stopped the duel. In fact, the fighter told in an interview that he just did not hear a judge, so he did not give him to understand what could continue the contest.
In battle with Colby Kovington, the athlete adequately held all 5 rounds, but the judges unanimously gave to the victory of Cociangton. Summing up, Louler said that it did not feel better for a long time than in this fight, but noticed the moments that need to be improved by conducting work on errors.
The judicial decision is not in favor of Robbie ended and the fight with the negle magazine in August 2020.
Personal life
Robbie Lowler is married to a woman named Marcia Suzanna Fritz and is the father of Glenn's son, which appeared shortly after the wedding.
Personal life Athlete does not advertise, in an interview, speaks basically about the career, and on the page in "Instagram" posts photos and videos from training.
Robbie Lowler now
Robbie Lowler from those fighters that are surreated in battle only if they are subjected to inhuman torture and suffering. Former champion repeatedly confirmed the unofficial title of "King of Violence" and now holds the body and spirit in Tonus.The athlete planned to oppose Mike Perry, but was forced to play with the fight due to injury. In the middle of 2021, the statistics of his fighting showed 28 victories and 15 defeats.
Titles and awards
- ELITEXC champion in middleweight
- Icon Sport Champion in middleweight
- Middleweight Superbrawl Champion
- UFC champion in welterweight
- 2010 - "Best Knockout of the Year"
- 2013 - "Breakthrough of the Year"
- 2014, 2015, 2016 - "Best Year of Years"
- 2014 - "Best Fighter of the Year"
- 2015 - "The best fight of the month"