When Joe Lauzon is on a UFC card, it’s almost automatic that his name will be called when it’s time to hand out the post-fight bonus awards.
After Saturday, Lauzon now has 11 UFC bonus checks in 13 fights – a staggering 85 percent clip. In his past eight fights, the Boston area native has eight bonus checks. In his past 10, he has nine. In the UFC, it doesn’t get much more automatic than that.
At UFC on FOX 4, Lauzon pulled off a rare double and entered the record book when he submitted Jamie Varner in the third round of a back-and-forth war. He picked up a pair of $50,000 checks for “Submission of the Night” and “Fight of the Night.”