Come November 11, UFC lightweights Joe Lauzon (19-5) and George Sotiropoulos (13-2) will step into the octagon on the pay-per-view card of UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida.
Lauzon, a recent guest on The MMA Hour at MMAFighting.com has some concerns over his opponents controversial fight attire.
“I don’t see how you can wear your regular fight shorts, compression shorts under that that go to your knee, then wear knee pads on both sides that go halfway down your leg, then ankle supports that go halfway up your leg and down to your toes. I don’t know what the deal is with the commission, if he’ll be allowed to wear those or not, but we’re prepared for him either way. We’ll think about it. I don’t know if it will make a huge difference, but at the same time, why give him that advantage? Maybe we’ll make a formal request to not let him wear them.”
Lauzon is coming off a win over first round submission win over Gabe Ruediger at UFC 118, erasing a unanimous decision loss to Sam Stout at UFC 108. The lightweight has earned four “Fight Night” awards in his last four fights, winning two “Submission of the Night” and two “Fight of the Night” bonuses.