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From Joe Lauzon’s site:

Well, it looks like I will be having ACL surgery next week. I have had a history of bad luck with my knees. I have already had two knee surgeries… meniscectomies on both knees. Those surgeries were relatively simple because they just go in arthoscopically and shave down the meniscus. There is no stitching and no repairing done.

The surgery scheduled for next week will not be so simple. Unlike the last two times, I will need my meniscus repaired. Instead of just shaving that little piece out, they will be stitching it up and getting it to sit back in place.

To make things much worse, I need to have my ACL repaired as well. They think my torn ACL is causing my knee to shift ever so slightly and its destroying my meniscus. They could stop after the meniscus repair but its just going to happen again. ACL surgery should fix that, but its a very long rehab and my knee may never be the same again. There are three options for the surgery (patella, hamstring and cadaver). Each has different advantages and disadvantages. I was going to do the Patella but have been convinced to go the Cadaver route.

Long story short… I will be off my feet for a month to a month and a half… training SUPER light in about 4 or 5 months… training decently hard in about 9 months and fighting in around 12-14 months. Its going to be a long rehab… but thats how it goes.

Looks like I will have lots of time to play Xbox… (and no, not giving out my gamertag… sorry).

On July 30, 2005 Joe Lauzon defeated Tim Honeycutt via TKO in 11 seconds at the Absolute Fighting Championships 13 in Florida.

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UFC® Fight Night™ Diaz vs Neer

Date Time: Sep-17-2008 7:00 PM ET/PT
Event Type: UFC Fight Night
Location: Omaha Civic Auditorium, NE

Nate Diaz 8-2-0 Vs. Josh Neer 23-6-1

Clay Guida 22-6-0 Vs. Mac Danzig 19-4-1

Houston Alexander 8-1-0 Vs. Eric Schafer 9-3-2

Ed Herman 15-5-0 Vs. Alan Belcher 11-4-0

Joe Lauzon 15-3-0 Vs. Kyle Bradley 13-5-1

Dan Lauzon, younger brother of UFC vet Joe Lauzon, defeated Brendan Hoxie last night via TKO in Wilmington.

Boston, MA – World Championship Fighting is proud to announce a special autograph signing to ticket holders for the June 20th event. Participants in the special autograph signing include UFC Fighters: Marcus “the Irish Hand Grenade” Davis, Kenny “KenFlo” Florian, Jorge “El Conquistador” Rivera, Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon and internet legend Sean “The Gladiator” Gannon, the only man to beat Kimbo Slice. The autograph session will begin at 5:00PM and will conclude at 6:00PM, so get your tickets now and be first in line for the autograph session!

Our list of guests for the autograph session is a who’s who of local UFC talent. Marcus the “Irish Hand Grenade” Davis is a top 10 ranked Welterweight Fighter who starred in season 2 of the reality hit TV series “The Ultimate Fighter.” Kenny “Ken-Flo” Florian will be fighting for a shot at the UFC Lightweight title in August and starred in season 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Jorge “El Conquistador” Rivera is one of the hardest hitting Middleweights in the world and starred in the “Comeback” edition (season 4) of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon is another local UFC fighter who burst into the UFC with a win over former Lightweight champion Jens Pulver. Joe then starred in season 5 of “The Ultimate Fighter” and is also the older brother of WCF fighter Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon. WCF is also proud to have the internet legend Sean “The Gladiator” Gannon on hand for the autograph signing. Sean is the only man to beat Kimbo Slice in a fight and the footage of this fight continues to attract thousands of viewers.

In addition to the autograph session, there is an action packed night of fights including the area’s best MMA fighters such as UFC veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon, Mike Campbell, Rich Moskowitz, Jamie Campbell, John Benoit and many more!

Catch the action live, June 20th at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington Massachusetts. World Championship Fighting is the East Coast’s premiere MMA sports organization working with the best athletes in the nation to produce some of the most exciting bouts in all of Mixed Martial Arts and recently announced a partnership with the largest radio station in the area, WBCN The Rock of Boston.

Boston, MA – World Championship Fighting announced today that HDNet, NBCSports.com and ESPN will be filming this Friday June 20th at the Shriners Auditorium. HDNet will be filming for their flagship program “Inside MMA” which airs on the HDNet Television Network. Inside MMA covers the Nation’s best Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) shows in the country to provide the most comprehensive coverage to MMA fans across the US.

ESPN will also be on hand to film World Championship Fighting. This marks the first time that ESPN will be filming a World Championship Fighting event, which is representative of the sport’s growing popularity. ESPN is the World Wide Leader in Sports with its all sports, all the time network.

NBCSports.com will cover World Championship Fighting for the second straight time as they covered the last WCF event where UFC President Dana White was a special guest. World Championship Fighting was featured on NBCSports’ MMA Fight Weekly series which can be seen on NBCSports.com.

WCF extends its arms to all media outlets across the country and internationally as the sport of Mixed Martial Arts grows, “We’re extremely proud to be part of the sport’s growth and welcome the opportunity to work with such major media outlets” said Joe Cavallaro, promoter of World Championship Fighting. In an event lineup change the TapouT Crew regretfully announced today that they will not be able to appear at the World Championship Fighting. The news comes after the founder of the TapouT company, Charles Lewis (aka Mask), recently underwent back surgery and is in the process of rehabilitating his back. Mask, Punk-Ass, and Scrape are sure to be back at upcoming World Championship Fighting events as Mask said, “We love working with World Championship Fighting, we had a great time there at the last show and the fans here in Massachusetts are great. We’ll definitely be back. We’re sorry we won’t be able to be there for our fans, but we’ll definitely be back!”

Head promoter for World Championship Fighting Joe Cavallaro had this to say about the news, “While we are sad to not have the TapouT crew here on June 20th we still have a great lineup scheduled for our autograph session including UFC Fighters Marcus Davis, Kenny Florian, Jorge Rivera, Joe Lauzon and Sean Gannon the only man to beat Kimbo Slice! Add to that our awesome fight card, and it’s a great night of MMA action!” Cavallaro also added, “We’d like to wish Mask a speedy recovery, we can’t wait to see you guys again!”

The World Championship Fighting event takes place live, June 20th at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington Massachusetts. Catch the action live to see the area’s best MMA fighters take to the ring including UFC veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon, Mike Campbell, Rich Moskowitz, Jamie Campbell, John Benoit and many more! World Championship Fighting is the East Coast’s premiere MMA sports organization working with the best athletes in the nation to produce some of the most exciting bouts in all of Mixed Martial Arts and recently announced a partnership with the largest radio station in the area, WBCN The Rock of Boston.

TIMOTHY DEANE SYLVIA
NATHAN JOEL MARQUARDT
CHARLES DAVID LIDDELL
RANDY DUANE COUTURE
JACOB ‘TITO” CHRISTOPHER ORTIZ
DAVID LEE “TANK” ABBOTT
VITOR VIERA BELFORT
FRANCISCO SANTOS MIR III
TYSON LEE GRIFFIN
RICARDO ALVES ALMEIDA
DAVID ALAN HEATH
JAY DEE “BJ” PENN
TIMOTHY A. BOETSCH
KEITH HECTOR JARDINE
JASON ANTHONY MACDONALD
ERIC JOHN SCHAFER
THIAGO ALVES ARAUJO
ANTUN N. “TONY” DE SOUZA
GABRIEL GONZAGA-NOGUEIRA
LYOTO CARVALHO MACHIDA
THIAGO ANDERSON RAMOS DA SILVA
JONATHAN PAUL KOPPENHAVER
SEAN KEITH SHERK
THALES LEITES LOURENCO
JENS JOHNNIE PULVER
NATHAN DONALD DIAZ
JOSEPH E LAUZON, JR.
JEREMIAH COLE MILLER
BRADLEY GRAY MAYNARD
MATTHEW CHARLES WIMAN

On April 30, 2005 Jorge Masvidal defeated Joe Lauzon via strikes in Florida.

Photo: FloridaMartialArts.com

From JoeLauzon.com:

Kenny beat me, fair and square. He is the better fighter and proved it on Wednesday night. I knew I was an underdog coming in, and despite having a few good moments Kenny showed why he was the favorite.

Since this fight was announced I kept talking about Kenny’s great ground game it was ultimately my downfall. After a back and forth first round, Kenny got mount in the second and I couldn’t get him off me. I didn’t take a lot of damage while on the bottom but Kenny wasn’t going anywhere either. I got him off once, but used up a lot of energy in trying to get him off again and again.

I loved going to Colorado, but hope to never have to fight in altitude like that again. I went two and a half weeks early to get used to it and thought I was, but a fight is always worse on your body and I felt drained by the end of the first round. Coming out for the second round my legs felt like they weighed a thousand pounds and it was showed.

A lot of people have been talking to me about the elbows. While some of the elbows did land to the back of the head, and I have the stitches to prove it, it didn’t affect the outcome of the fight. It certainly didn’t help having the doctor try and take care of my cut and making me bend over forward and not being able to breath but thats how it goes sometimes. The blood didn’t bother me and it wasn’t the first time I had seen my own blood. Herb Dean stood us up, but then he told us to start fighting from standing position. I am still not sure why we were started standing when I had worked for a takedown and better position, but thats not on Kenny that should be on Herb Dean.

Thanks for all of the support to everyone. I have around 2000 emails and messages to go through and about 100 missed calls on my phone. I will get back to everyone but its gonna take some time. For right now, I am gonna lay low and relax in Florida with my girlfriend.

Thanks again,
Joe