For UFC 136 winner Joe Lauzon, confidence came from Melvin Guillard’s cockiness

The more Joe Lauzon learned about his opponent’s pre-fight camp, the more cockiness he saw from Melvin Guillard, and the increasing number of boastful predictions he read from him, the more confident he grew.

While few people gave him much of a chance…

The more Joe Lauzon learned about his opponent’s pre-fight camp, the more cockiness he saw from Melvin Guillard, and the increasing number of boastful predictions he read from him, the more confident he grew.

While few people gave him much of a chance against the fast-rising lightweight contender, Lauzon said he found himself in a great mindset.

“I had so much confidence going into the fight,” Lauzon told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “I don’t think I’ve ever had that much confidence for a fight.”