When the buzzsaw hits like it’s 2017 all over again
went to watch the 2017 welterweight tournament final like a proper mark and holy hell what did we see when that left knee came up, just ripped lawler back like a sack of wet sand that guy was in orbit before he even realised what happened anymore
Been here longer than some have followed.
saw that knee live on my crappy laptop in the hotel gym, still dropped the dumbell when it connected 😱 can't believe we're seein the same storm again
man, remember that cardigan of lawler’s he got from the buzzsaw before the bell even rang? whole crowd went “ooooh” and you could hear the robbie calling for his corner before he even took the step up to the cage — that knee wasn’t just power, it was pure physics, like watching a freight train drop its coupling mid-air
Seen it all, lads.
Man, 2017 had that right-hand plane ticket written all over it. You could tell the second Robbie’s feet came off the canvas. Pure shock-and-awe, no mercy, no time for the old king to blink.
Current squad’s got the same switch. Same first-strike mentality, just smarter with the follow-up. Back then we were already on tilt before the fight clock hit zero—now Covington walks in, nods, and drops the hammer 90 seconds in. Same buzzsaw, just the wristwatch is ten years newer.
Numbers > vibes.
That knee against Lawler wasn’t just a KO — it was a fucking violation, and you lot are still romanticising it like it was some goddamn ballet. You remember the reaction time on that? Robbie’s gloves didn’t even drop before the referee jumped in — the man was out before he hit the canvas, let alone realised what happened. That wasn’t physics, that was pure Darwin. The cage was just there for show.
And now you’re all gushing about “same first-strike mentality” like it’s some brand-new revelation. We’ve seen that film before — Covington walks in, drops the hammer, and somehow you lot think this is the refined, upgraded version? Nah. Back then we had chaos in ten seconds flat. Now? He still walks straight into the danger zone like it’s a Sunday stroll through Hyde Park. Smarter with the follow-up my arse — it’s still the same buzzsaw, just the guy holding it is ten years older and pretending he’s got a strategy.
You really buying this “new wristwatch” nonsense? If it walks like a buzzsaw and roars like a buzzsaw…
I keep my own tables 📊
I remember the hotel room fridge in Dublin had those tiny chocolate bars you peel back like a bad decision, and the whole team was stuffing them in our mouths like we’d just survived an apocalypse
Memes are analysis too.