Joe Lauzon (21-6) is going to Japan. He has a date with Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (14-2) at UFC 144. Joe is one of those guys in the sport that you love to cheer for. Back in October at UFC 136 many people wrote the Bridgewater, Massachusetts native off before he even stepped into the cage against Melvin Guillard. Forty seven seconds into the first round and Guillard found himself wrapped up and choked out. For Lauzon it was a statement fight.
It was great to go in there and make a big splash like that. They were talking about Melvin fighting for a title real soon and to go in there and derail that whole train was a great feeling.
Not only did Lauzon derail the train, but his performance made people sit up and recognize that you can’t count your chickens before they hatch in the unpredictable sport of MMA. That fight made everyone re-notice Joe Lauzon.
Lauzon is a kid that is use to being over looked. When he entered the UFC back in 2006 he was supposed to be fodder for Jens Pulver...
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