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Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosBOSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to lightweight Joe Lauzon at Thursday’s UFC 118 media workouts about his fight against Gabe Ruediger.
Ruediger talked about the spoof film he made about Ruediger, hi…
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BOSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to lightweight Joe Lauzon at Thursday’s UFC 118 media workouts about his fight against Gabe Ruediger.
Ruediger talked about the spoof film he made about Ruediger, his relationship with Ruediger on The Ultimate Fighter 5, whether he was surprised “Godzilla” was allowed back into the UFC and what went wrong against Sam Stout at UFC 108.
Check out the video interview below.
Filed under: UFCSometimes when the UFC holds an event in a new city, it relies heavily on brand recognition alone to sell tickets. After all, if you live in Jerkwater, USA and the UFC finally shows up with a Fight Night event at your local civic center…
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Sometimes when the UFC holds an event in a new city, it relies heavily on brand recognition alone to sell tickets. After all, if you live in Jerkwater, USA and the UFC finally shows up with a Fight Night event at your local civic center, you’re probably going to go just to say you were there, even if there are no major stars in the lineup.
That couldn’t be further from the truth in the case of Boston and UFC 118. Not only is a large market that only recently opened up to MMA, it’s also a place near and dear to Dana White’s heart. Boston doesn’t get a couple of TUF contestants sandwiched between local boys. Boston gets the full UFC treatment. Boston gets a title fight, a sideshow match-up, and a number one contender bout.
But, as always, just as there are stars so too must there be drifting detritus. Half the guys on every fight card go home sad, and those who go home sad too often in the UFC don’t get to come back. Let’s break down Saturday night’s lineup to see who desperately needs a win this time around.
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By CagePotato.com contributor Elias Cepeda
Gabe Ruediger (17-5) spent years developing a solid reputation as a talented submission fighter, racking up an impressive record and finally reaching the UFC. Then, with a los…
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By CagePotato.com contributor Elias Cepeda
Gabe Ruediger (17-5) spent years developing a solid reputation as a talented submission fighter, racking up an impressive record and finally reaching the UFC. Then, with a loss in his debut and an embarrassing short-lived stint on The Ultimate Fighter 5, which saw him get KO’d by a scale and not an opponent, he saw it disintegrate in just a few months’ time.
That was in 2006. Since that time, Ruediger has had neck surgery, switched up teams, won and finished his last six fights, and has now found himself back in the UFC as he steps in for an injured Terry Etim to face another TUF 5 vet, Joe Lauzon. Gabe talks with CagePotato about how he survived becoming a laughing-stock and why he thinks Joe Lauzon is a “good kid,” but still wants to kick his ass.
CAGEPOTATO.COM: Gabe, you are filling in on short notice for Terry Etim to fight Joe Lauzon. The two of you, as well as his younger brother Dan, have been talking back and forth with each other for years. How did this fight finally come about?
GABE RUEDIGER: [UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva approached us after my last fight and said that he wanted to bring me back but that it was hard to find a proper place for me with the lightweight division being so deep. They were unsure of what to do with me and wanted to give me a fight if they could find a really good matchup for me in terms of it being compelling. But I was in a good position at that time because all the major organizations were interested in me so I understood and was fine with that. When Terry Etim had to pull out of the fight with Joe and they called me I was more than thrilled and I think Joe was more than thrilled. The fight has a good back story to it.
One of the interesting storylines heading into UFC 118 is the Octagon return of Gabe Ruediger; if that name doesn’t immediately jump out at you, think “Ultimate Fighter,” ice cream, cake, colonics and…yup, he’s the dude on TUF 5 that got booted for failing to make weight. Ruediger agreed to step in (on short notice) […]
One of the interesting storylines heading into UFC 118 is the Octagon return of Gabe Ruediger; if that name doesn’t immediately jump out at you, think “Ultimate Fighter,” ice cream, cake, colonics and…yup, he’s the dude on TUF 5 that got booted for failing to make weight. Ruediger agreed to step in (on short notice) for the injured Terry Etim, who was supposed to fight Joe Lauzon.
Now, of course, Ruediger wouldn’t be making his UFC return if he had been losing on the minor circuit, and heading into Saturday’s bout he’s won 6 straight. The fight, which will be broadcast on Spike, gives Ruediger a fantastic opportunity to at least, slightly muzzle, the thousands of critics that have been on him ever since TUF 5. What makes the bout even more interesting is that Lauzon was one of Ruediger’s cast mates during the show, and as the veteran recently discussed on BJ.Penn.com, it sounds like there’s a little bit of ‘dislike’ going on there. In terms of Lauzon as an opponent? Here is some of what Ruediger said in the interview:
“Joe’s overrated; you know, he’s had some success in the UFC, but who’s he fought? When everything is said and done; Jason Reinhardt? I don’t care. I mean look at his record. Kyle Bradley’s tough but is he that tough? When he fought tough dudes he lost. When he fought Sammy Stout he lost. I’m not impressed with him and I know I’m going to smash him.”
Not sure Jeremy Stephens would agree with the above analysis, but hey, that’s just like…our opinion. To bet on Saturday’s festivities head here.
Main card Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar vs B.J. Penn Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs James Toney Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs Mario Miranda Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs Gray Maynard Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs Marcus Davis Preliminary card (Spike TV) Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon vs Gabe Ruediger Lightweight bout: Andre Winner vs Nik […]
Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar vs B.J. Penn
Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs James Toney
Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs Mario Miranda
Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs Gray Maynard
Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs Marcus Davis
Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon vs Gabe Ruediger
Lightweight bout: Andre Winner vs Nik Lentz
Middleweight bout: Dan Miller vs John Salter
Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak vs Greg Soto
Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs Amilcar Alves
(Sakara and Etim, the latest victims of the UFC’s brand-new curse.)
After losing Phil Baroni and Jorge Rivera due to injuries, UFC 118 (August 28, Boston) is inching towards "cursed" status with another pair of late withdrawals that have co…
(Sakara and Etim, the latest victims of the UFC’s brand-new curse.)
After losing Phil Baroni and Jorge Rivera due to injuries, UFC 118 (August 28, Boston) is inching towards "cursed" status with another pair of late withdrawals that have completely re-arranged the Spike TV prelim broadcast. First off, Alessio Sakara has been forced out of his fight against Gerald Harris due to a knee injury. Harris, who was originally a replacement for Rivera, will now face the returning Joe Vedepo, who has won four straight fights by stoppage outside of the UFC since being released in April 2009. Unfortunately, the fight is no longer slated for the Spike broadcast, meaning that Harris will need another dramatic stoppage to get some TV time. At this point, it hasn’t been confirmed which fight will move up to the prelim broadcast in its place.
The injury fairy also paid a visit to Terry Etim, who bows out of his UFC 118 fight against Joe Lauzon due to a broken rib. Lauzon will instead meet — get this — Gabe "Godzilla" Ruediger, the TUF 5 contestant who became a national punchline due to his love of colonics and ice cream cake, and was eventually dismissed from the show for not making weight. More recently, Ruediger has built up a six-fight win streak competing in California, picked up the Tachi Palace Fights lightweight title, and has helped turn Paris Hilton into a killing machine.
We’ll let you know as soon as UFC 118’s lineup is finalized.