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Props: JoeLauzon.com Quoteworthy: “It’s been GREAT training. I have only been around for a couple weeks but I can see why BJ has looked so great in his last few fights. Marv and Gary Marinovich are on top of things here. On top of all the great stuff I have learned to do from Marv and Gary… [...] Prior to his UFC 108 bout with Joe Lauzon earlier this month, lightweight slugger Sam Stout told anyone that would listen that the contest would not prove a simple “striker vs. grappler” affair. While Stout would eventually earn a victory – and one-half of the evening’s “Fight of the Night” honors – through his striking expertise, [...] As MMA fans, we’re finally facing something boxing has dealt with for years. When stars get old and struggle to win, who tells them it’s time to hang up the gloves? After his loss at UFC 97, Dana White guaranteed that Chuck Liddell was done. Next week, Liddell’s back taping Season 11 of “The Ultimate [...] UFC veteran and former WEC lightweight champion Hermes Franca is retiring from active competition after suffering a TKO loss to Eric Wisely on the Max Fights DM: “Ballroom Brawl IV” card in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 8. according to MMAWeekly.com. The Brazilian at one time was one of the industry’s most feared lightweights. After [...]
After losing a decision to Sam Stout — one that also won him a Fight of the Night Bonus — Joe Lauzon did two things: congratulated his opponent and ate doughnutsIn-N-Out Burgers. Great job Sam. You whooped my ass tonight. I thought I had the Kimura in the first round and thought it was over… [...] “I’ve been trying to improve my game and become more of a well-rounded mixed martial artist. I did get a chance to show I’m not just a one-dimensional fighter who only knows how to strike. That was a great feeling for me and I’m really happy with my performance.” Sam Stout talks to The Canadian Press [...] LAS VEGAS – Sam Stout, Joe Lauzon, Cole Miller and Paul Daley each earned $50,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s “UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva” event. Stout and Lauzon both earned “Fight of the Night” honors, while Miller earned the “Submission of the Night” bonus and Daley earned the “Knockout of the Night” award. MMAjunkie.com [...] Sam Stout is a great striker but he’s always struggled against great submission fighters. Joe Lauzon is exactly that but this didn’t look like a 100-percent Lauzon. The 25-year-old from Bridgewater, Mass. was off the last 11 months recovering from ACL surgery. Stout took advantangeof Lauzon’s inability to get the fight to the ground and [...] Paul Daley talked a lot of trash leading into his UFC 108 fight against Dustin Hazelett maybe it took away from his conditioning time. Even after removing his shorts, the Brit missed the 170-pound welterweight limit by a pound. He was not allowed to cut anymore. Doctors deemed it too dangerous since he had cut [...] Chuck Mindenhall, UFC – Hard to believe, but Cole Miller was the second least-fighterly presence on the Ultimate Fighter 5; the first was Joe Lauzon, who beat Miller in the quarterfinals that season. Even if you squinted, neither guy was what you’d call “imposing,” and neither talked very effective smack. Miller’s nickname is “Magrinho”—which means [...] |
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