The rumored bout between lightweight Joe Lauzon (19-5) and George Sotiropoulos (13-2) was made official today by Lauzon. Posted on his website, Lauzon announced the fight with Sotiropoulos will take place November 20th at UFC123 in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
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UFC 123: Joe Lauzon vs George Sotiropoulos official
Nate Diaz Calls Out the Best at 155 and 170
Following his win at UFC 118, Stockton’s own Nate Diaz didn’t hide the fact that he feels he’s ready for the best, not only at his new weight of 170 lbs but also at 155 lbs.
“I’d like to get someone in the top three contenders at either lightweight or welterweight rather than against some tough guy that’s not as popular or not as high in the rankings. I want to try and get a belt here sometime.”
Where does the UFC go with Randy Couture next
Following Saturdays MMA versus boxing freak show between Randy Couture and James Toney, Couture was asked what was next for him. Coming off his quick submission victory over Toney, Couture responded by pointing to Dana Whiter and saying “it’s up to him”.
Whats next for the prodigy BJ Penn?
After suffering his seventh career loss, once regarded as one of the best pound for pound fighters has left the fans wondering what’s next. BJ Penn has destroyed everyone in the Lightweight class, and though suffering some losses over his career, most have been moves up in weight for more challenging fights. Bj has shown us what it takes for a fighter to come out in the first and “Just Scrap” and finish his fights in brutally bloody fashion. For quite some time BJ was the gold standard for a tough UFC fighter and everyone in the UFC Lightweight division seemed to be ages behind him in skill. His great talent changed and evolved the fight game, and now at what seems to be the later part of his career we have a new breed of UFC lightweights that are heavily skilled in all aspect of MMA.
Randy Couture defeats James Toney as most expected
Last night’s UFC 118 fight between Randy Couture and James Toney went as most MMA fans expected, with Randy making short order of Toney. Couture secured a quick victory over Toney at 3:19 in the first round via submission by an arm triangle.
Many fans were looking forward to the fight and were heavily discussing strategies, advantages and drawbacks of the fighters as well as possible outcomes as it was an interesting match up between an MMA legend and a major boxing superstar. This was a chance for Toney to show that a boxer can transition into MMA and be an effective opponent despite obvious drawbacks that standup only fighters have against a well-rounded mixed martial artist with a clear wrestling advantage such as Couture.
UFC 118: Joe Lauzon pummels Gabe Reudiger
If you blinked following the ring of the bell, you missed Joe Lauzon absolutely destroying Gabe Reudiger. Lauzon wasted little time and rushed right up to Reudiger throwing a flurry of strikes, pushing him to the cage and the rout was on. Reudiger had no answer for what was being delivered and was in defensive mode the whole time.
