No stranger to adversity: Joe Lauzon recovering knee on schedule

When referencing some of the most shocking upsets in the UFC, Joe Lauzon’s first round of knockout of Jens Pulver springs to mind quickly. Back in 2006 at UFC 63, Lauzon came into the fight with Pulver facing lopsided 7-to-1 odds. Lauzon was essentially brought in as the young fighter that Pulver would destroy in his UFC comeback. No one gave Lauzon a chance. Facing tremendous adversity, Lauzon... [Read More...]

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After successful surgery, Joe Lauzon’s recovery timetable could be shortened

Joe Lauzon posted a blog Friday afternoon on his personal website in which he revealed that his recent knee surgery was a success and that he may be back in as little as six months as opposed to the original 12-14 month timetable that was originally reported. Apparently the doctors were able to repair the meniscus instead of removing it. Lauzon also claimed that he had his ACL replaced and was given... [Read More...]

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Joe Lauzon to undergo ACL surgery

UFC lightweight prospect Joe Lauzon could be sidelined for the next 12-14 months after undergoing surgery to repair a possible ACL tear next week. Lauzon made the revelation himself during a blog entry on his official web site, JoeLauzon.com. “It looks like I will be having ACL surgery next week,” Lauzon began to write. “I have had a history of bad luck with my knees. I have already... [Read More...]

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Jeremy Stephens tapped to replace Franca vs. Joe Lauzon at UFN 17 (UPDATED)

With Hermes Franca out due to a torn ACL, the UFC has turned to lightweight Jeremy Stephens to step in and face Joe Lauzon during its UFC Fight Night 17 telecast on Spike TV that is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7. MMAjunkie.com was the first to break the news with the story since having been confirmed by the UFC’s official website. Stephens is also slated to fight season eight lightweight winner... [Read More...]

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Hermes Franca vs. Joe Lauzon expected for UFN 17

Lightweight competitors Hermes Franca and Joe Lauzon are scheduled to face each other in a bout to be featured during the UFC and Spike TV’s telecast of UFC Fight Night 17 on Feb. 7 at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas. MMAjunkie.com was the first to report the news on Thursday. Franca, 19-7, is coming off a victory last month against Marcus Aurelio at UFC 90 in Rosemont, Illinois. Both Franca... [Read More...]

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Joe Lauzon not fond of Tapout

Joe Lauzon recently made a blog post stating his displeasure with the way his brother, Dan Lauzon, was portrayed on the Tapout show he recently appeared in: They did a horrible job of cutting up audio and chopping it into their own little story. They take bits of pieces of what everyone says, twist it out of context and then splice in clips of Dan saying “yea… yup… okay” to... [Read More...]

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Ben Rothwell talks UFC, Adrenaline MMA, and whether he’s involved in a conflict of interest

Our friend Ben Fowlkes recently conducted an exclusive interview with Ben Rothwell at CagePotato.com. Right out of the gate, Rothwell talks about his decision to sign with Adrenaline. CagePotato.com: Tell us about the new organization that you signed with, Adrenaline MMA. What’s your contract with them like and how did you decide to go with them instead of one of the other companies that offered... [Read More...]

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Tim Sylvia, Ben Rothwell signed by Adrenaline MMA

Just announced on tonight’s Inside MMA, mixed martial arts super agent Monte Cox is starting a new fight promotion called Adrenaline MMA (formerly known as M-1 Global) and has signed top 10 heavyweights Tim Sylvia and Ben Rothwell. “The Maine-iac” said his split from the UFC was amicable and said his deal with the new Adrenaline MMA promotion is non-exclusive. He will not fulfill... [Read More...]

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Exclusive: Ben Rothwell considering offer from new Golden Boy and Affliction fight promotion

The new mixed martial arts promotion being started by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and clothing apparel company Affliction have been very actively recently when it comes to pursuing free agent fights. FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) has learned that former IFL heavyweight Ben Rothwell has received a lucrative offer from the new promotion. Rothwell has not competed... [Read More...]

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IFL commissioner Otto addresses Angle, Rothwell, Gusmao, and plans for ‘08 during conference call

The IFL held a conference call on Wednesday that was hosted by league commissioner and co-founder, Kurt Otto. The call was scheduled to alert the media about the league’s plans for the 2008 season. Here are the highlights from the call: - Kurt Angle’s name was brought up towards the end of the call. Otto confirmed that the promotion hosted Angle during the Team Finals in Florida that took... [Read More...]

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Ben Rothwell opens up…

I generally don’t check out the Sherdog forums much. Mainly because I generally think its filled with mostly 6 year olds with little people syndrome. But, out of sheer boredom, I gave it a look over and found a topic posted by IFL star Ben Rothwell. Rothwell starts the topic as mainly an attack on all the ‘Sherdoggers’ who have been bashing him but the topic eventually evolved into... [Read More...]

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Controversial IFL highlights of Ricco Rodriguez back in action

Normally I don’t post video here on 5 Oz. because I’m just now down with copyright violation or violating intellectual property. But the IFL has been gracious enough to grant me permission to display video highlights of the heavyweight match between Ben Rothwell from the Silverbacks and Ricco Rodriguez of the Pitbulls from this past Thursday’s finals in Hollywood, Fla. There was some... [Read More...]

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Ben Rothwell to fight Ricco Rodriguez at IFL team finals

According to the IFL’s official web site, IFL.tv, Tom Sauer is out of Thursday’s team finals due to injury. Sauer was set to represent Renzo Gracie’s New York Pitbulls in the finals against Ben Rothwell of the Quad Cities Silverbacks. The IFL has come up with one hell of a last minute replacement, because according to Ben Fowlkes, former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez will... [Read More...]

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Full review of IFL semifinals in New Jersey

If you’re one of those irrational haters out there that inexplicably roots for the IFL to fail, you’ll be sad to learn that the IFL is alive and well. The IFL put on a first class show last night in the swamps of Dirty Jersey. I don’t know how else to describe it other than by saying it had a big event atmosphere similar to what you would feel at an NBA conference championship playoff... [Read More...]

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