The good far outweighed the bad when Gabe Ruediger made the decision to
fight his Joe Lauzon, a former castmate on “The Ultimate Fighter 5,” at
UFC 118.
It was his opportunity to fight in the UFC again for the first time in
roughly four years. It also was a nice paycheck for Ruediger, who next
fights at Saturday’s UFC 126 event.
Conversely, the UFC 118 fight had to be arranged at the last minute
after Terry Etim pulled out due to injury. It also essentially took
place in the backyard of Lauzon, who is from the Boston area.