Joe Lauzon is not one to shy away from a good scrap, but there was something special in his next fight that left him no choice but to accept.
Lauzon (28-15 MMA, 15-12 UFC) was offered to fight fellow veteran Donald Cerrone in a lightweight showdown for a UFC event on April 30. Something lit up in the 37-year-old when offered to fight Cerrone (36-16 MMA, 23-13 UFC), and he had no hesitation in accepting the bout.
“It’s just like, how did it not happen before?,” Lauzon told MMA Junkie Radio. “Honestly, he wasn’t a guy I thought about fighting, but when they offered him, I was like, ‘Ah that’s a name. That’s the right name. That’s the name we need.’
