DETROIT — On at least one thing, UFC 123 foes Joe Lauzon and George Sotiropoulos agree: their respect for each other as worthy adversaries.
On another subject, their views couldn’t be more different. Lauzon takes issue with Sotiropoulos’ fight gear, which features fight shorts, compression shorts, knee sleeves and ankle sleeves, leaving little of his legs exposed.
Lauzon effectively feels that Sotiropoulos is flouting a loophole in the rules prohibiting grappling pants; Sotiropoulos says he’s doing nothing wrong and that many others have used the same equipment before him.