"Real life wolverine" - Fans react as former UFC champ Robbie Lawler turns up in front row at WWE Raw

Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler retired from professional fighting following a 38-second knockout victory over Niko Price at UFC 290. The 42-year-old claimed he had simply come to terms with walking away from the sport and recognized it was the right time to do so.

While he has been spotted in the fighters' row at several UFC events since then, it was his appearance at WWE's Monday Night Raw that captured the attention of fight fans. Lawler, who in his time competing at the highest level, has been part of several iconic duels inside the octagon.

Check out Lawler's appearance at Monday Night Raw below:

Several fans reacted to WWE's X post and wrote:

"Real life wolverine, how this guy has no scars on his face amazes me."

"Get in the ring and show them how it's done !!"

"One of the baddest welterweights of all time."

"Legend in the house."

Check out some of the reactions below:

Fans react to Robbie Lawler's appearance at Monday Night Raw [Images courtesy: @WWE on X]

Lawler retired from the UFC having registered two title defenses during his reign as the welterweight champion. He has been conferred with the Fight of the Night honors five times and won two Fight of the Year awards during his time competing in the Las Vegas-based promotion. His epic battle against Rory MacDonald at UFC 189 was inducted into the Fight Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame (Class of 2023).

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Why did Robbie Lawler retire from the UFC?

Robbie Lawler embarked on a 2-3 run in his last five octagon assignments before he retired from the sport. The UFC 290 knockout victory over Niko Price proved to be the storybook conclusion to his career spanning over two decades.

Lawler had revealed in the lead-up to the clash against Price that he would lace his gloves following the contest. Touching upon his decision to retire in the pre-fight media scrum, he said:

"It’s just a feeling I got over time. I’ve been doing this a long time, accomplished a lot, and just felt it was time. I would say there was fear. Because it’s freaking unknown. I’ve been training and competing my whole life, even when I was supposed to be in high school or middle school. I’m concentrating on how to get better at wrestling or football or whatever, fighting, when I should be doing my homework. That’s where I’ve always been.”

Catch Lawler's comments below: