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Report: Cerrone vs. Lauzon Rescheduling Targeted For June 18

The UFC has a plan in place for a new date for Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon after Cerrone pulled out of UFC 274 due to an illness. UFC President Dana White said in a recent interview with The Daily Wire that Cerrone and Lauzon will now go to battle on June 18th in Austin,…

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The UFC has a plan in place for a new date for Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon after Cerrone pulled out of UFC 274 due to an illness.

UFC President Dana White said in a recent interview with The Daily Wire that Cerrone and Lauzon will now go to battle on June 18th in Austin, TX.

“Cowboy is supposed to be fighting tonight, which would’ve been huge,” White said. “He decided to go eat at some taco place here last night and got food poisoning. So we had to move the fight to Austin.”

Cerrone and Lauzon successfully made weight but Cerrone suffered from food poisoning shortly after the ceremonial weigh-ins. The fight was removed from the card and Randy Brown vs. Khaos Williams took its place as the main card opener.

Cerrone is looking to get back in the win column following a first-round knockout loss to Alex Morono last May. It’s unclear if he intends to continue fighting past the Lauzon bout.

As for Lauzon, he hasn’t fought in nearly three years since his first-round TKO of Jonathan Pearce at an Oct. 2019 Fight Night event. He made his UFC debut back at UFC 63 against Jens Pulver before earning a new contract following a successful run on The Ultimate Fighter 5.

The June 18th UFC Fight Night event is slated to be headlined by a featherweight matchup between rising contenders Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett. The fights will take place at the Moody Center in Austin.

What is your early prediction for Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon after the rescheduling?

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Donald Cerrone Out Of UFC 274 Due To Illness

Donald Cerrone has been forced to withdraw from UFC 274 after being struck down with a non-COVID illness just hours before the event. Cerrone’s bout with Joe Lauzon has subsequently been pulled from the card. The welterweight clash between Randy Brown and Khaos Williams will now feature as the main card opener. The news was…

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Donald Cerrone has been forced to withdraw from UFC 274 after being struck down with a non-COVID illness just hours before the event.

Cerrone’s bout with Joe Lauzon has subsequently been pulled from the card. The welterweight clash between Randy Brown and Khaos Williams will now feature as the main card opener.

The news was announced during the UFC 274 early prelims, with color commentator Joe Rogan revealing that Cerrone had likely succumbed to food poisoning.

“They think what mind have happened is Donald ate something bad,” Rogan said (h/t MMA FIGHTING). “Because he was throwing up, he couldn’t keep food down. He felt terrible. They tried to give him time to recover but I talked to Dr. [Jeff] Davidson and it was just not going to happen.”

Had Cerrone fought tonight, it would have been his first Octagon appearance since May last year, when he was defeated by Alex Morono via TKO. The 39-year-old hasn’t had his hand raised in six fights, and in fighting Lauzon, Cerrone would have had a good chance of rebounding from what is the biggest slump of his career.

At this time, there’s no word of whether Cerrone’s bout with Lauzon will be rebooked.

What’s your reaction to Donald Cerrone’s last-minute withdrawal from UFC 274?

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Joe Lauzon Believes There Is One Fighter Ahead Of Khabib Nurmagomedov In The Lightweight GOAT Discussion

UFC veteran Joe Lauzon (28-15 MMA) has fought in the UFC for 16 years now. The Massachusetts native is scheduled to kick off the UFC 274 main card against another wily veteran in Donald Cerrone this Saturday night. Ahead of Lauzon’s 44th professional fight UFC appearance, talkSPORT got a chance to ask him who he believes […]

Ahead of Lauzon’s 44^th professional fight UFC appearance, talkSPORT got a chance to ask him who he believes is the greatest UFC Lightweight of all time.

The 37-year-olds initial response didn’t mention anything about a particular Dagestani or a rather notorious Irishman.

“BJ Penn. Always, always, always. I think BJ is the best.”

“I understand Khabib did great and he was undefeated, but to me, it’s just BJ… He was the first guy with amazing ju-jitsu, good offensive and defensive wrestling, great striking – could crack with both hands,” Lauzon explained.”

Joe Lauzon further illustrates why he believes BJ Penn is the Lightweight GOAT

With Khabib Nurmagomedov being vastly regarded as the best lightweight of all time, the Dagestani native retired back in 2020 with an undefeated record of (29-0 MMA) after beating the likes of Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, and Justin Gaethje.

Nevertheless, whilst not to discredit Khabib’s legacy, Joe Lauzon suggests his downfall come as a result that ‘The Eagle’ pulled out of scheduled bouts across his career and that’s one of the reasons ‘J-Lau’ believes why Penn is ahead of him.

“I think BJ is the GOAT. Khabib was a huge lightweight. He cut down and he pulled out of a lot of fights because he couldn’t make weight and things like that.

“So, I understand it’s a perfect record, but there’s also some things where he didn’t show up when he was planning to show up.”

“BJ on the other hand, he fought Lyoto Machida at heavyweight. How insane is that? He beat Matt Hughes and won the welterweight title. He fought GSP a couple of times.

“He definitely has had his fair share of bad stuff that has happened after the fact, but as far if we’re talking lightweight GOATS, I think it’s BJ Penn and no one else,” he concluded. (Transcribed by talkSPORT)

Joe Lauzon’s opponent, Cerrone has also been a UFC long-timer and is further regarded as a Lightweight great in his own right, with the UFC record for the most recorded finishes within the octagon with a total of 20.

COWBOY CERRONE vs LAUZON! #UFC274 is LIVE TOMORROW on @ESPNPlus PPV! pic.twitter.com/ILbGyDnFcO

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Both fighters will be looking to make more history of their own.

Do you agree with Joe Lauzon? If not, who is the UFC’s Lightweight GOAT?

Donald Cerrone Reveals He Didn’t Want To Compete Against Conor McGregor: “That Was My Inner Bi**h”

Donald Cerrone has revealed that he did not want to be in the cage with Conor McGregor at UFC 246. UFC veteran Donald Cerrone will return to the octagon after about a year’s hiatus since his last outing against Alex Morono at UFC on ESPN 24. He will take on another seasoned pro in Joe […]

Donald Cerrone has revealed that he did not want to be in the cage with Conor McGregor at UFC 246.

UFC veteran Donald Cerrone will return to the octagon after about a year’s hiatus since his last outing against Alex Morono at UFC on ESPN 24. He will take on another seasoned pro in Joe Lauzon when the two go to war in what could very well be their last fight at UFC 274. Lauzon will come back to competition after an extended layoff following his most recent bout with Jonathan Pearce in 2019, the same year we last saw Cerrone win.

It’s been an emotional road so far for Cerrone, who struggled to hold back tears while talking about his son’s influence on his upcoming fight this weekend. Given the possibility that this could be the last time we get to witness ‘Cowboy’ in action, sentiments are running high with nostalgia.

In an interview with ESPN, Donald Cerrone talked about his loss against ‘The Notorious One’ and revealed that he did not want to be in the octagon at the time.

Cerrone recognized the magnitude of the event and courageously opened up about his mental state for the bout.

“On the Conor McGregor fight, the biggest eyes, millions watching, my moment, and I didn’t wanna be there. I cannot answer that any clearer. It was such a strange feeling.”

He talked about how McGregor gave him the opening to quit, and despite having an abundance of experience, he took it that day.

“When I was in the back, I didn’t even wanna go out there. So when Conor gave me the door, I took it. That was my inner bi**h. I took the door, let’s get out of here. It’s that easy. It’s that easy in a fight to get out, and I took it. I have to live with that every day.”

‘The Mystic Mac’ took home a knockout win with a head kick and strikes in just 40 seconds of the opening round.

Donald Cerrone vs. Lauzon Open The Main Card Of UFC 274

As much of a slump as Donald Cerrone has been going through, his opponent has not been doing much better either. In what looks to be at least one of the men’s retirement fights if not for both, the stakes are high for Joe Lauzon as well. Although ‘J-Lau’ kept the door open and expressed interest in fighting again given it makes sense to him, an unfavorable outcome this Saturday could change it all.

In a card stacked to the brim with talent, Cerrone and Lauzon will kick off the main show at UFC 274. Two title fights will follow for the headliner and co-main event when reigning UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will defend his gold against Justin Gaethje in the main event.

UFC women’s strawweight queen Rose Namajunas will feature in the co-main event when she takes on Carla Esparza in a rematch about eight years in the making since their first encounter.

Do you think Donald Cerrone will win against Joe Lauzon at UFC 274?

Lauzon Describes Cerrone Relationship As Friendly Yet Murderous

Joe Lauzon and Donald Cerrone are taking their friendship into the cage. Two men with over 60 fights in the UFC will be meeting in the middle of the Octagon at UFC 274. Joe Lauzon will be meeting Donald Cerrone on the main card of UFC 274. Both men are very experienced veterans of the…

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Joe Lauzon and Donald Cerrone are taking their friendship into the cage.

Two men with over 60 fights in the UFC will be meeting in the middle of the Octagon at UFC 274. Joe Lauzon will be meeting Donald Cerrone on the main card of UFC 274. Both men are very experienced veterans of the sport, and they know how to get into their opponent’s heads.

In this fight, however, there will be no mind games leading up to the fight. There is a friendship between them that will be brought into the cage on Saturday night.

“No, we’ve both been doing this a long time. I don’t think it’s going to change anything….he was like, ‘Oh, is your family coming? I asked somebody. It’s, ‘Oh, it’s all good.’ Like, we’re friendly, but I promise we’re gonna try to murder each other on Saturday. It’s like, that’s what we do,” Lauzon said during UFC 274 media day.

Both Lauzon and Cerrone have hit a rough patch recently. Lauzon has lost three of his last four fights but is coming off a win. Cerrone on the other hand has lost five of his last six fights.

Despite the losses, there is still a sense of competition coming into this bout. Lauzon likened his ability to flip the switch from personal to business to his relationship with his sparring partners, whom he claims he always tries to take the heads off of.

“That’s what I do to my friends to try to get ready, and there’s no money on the line, right? But now that we’re competing for real, this is the real deal, we will try to murder each other,” Lauzon said.

It is unclear if UFC 274 will be the final event for either man, but is so they will be going out with respect for each other. UFC takes place on Saturday, May 7 from the Footprint Center in Arizona. The event is being headlined by the lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje.

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Joe Lauzon Refuses Retirement After He & Donald Cerrone “Try To Murder Each Other” At UFC 274

Joe Lauzon has ruled out talks of retirement after his upcoming encounter with Donald Cerrone at UFC 274. Having last fought in October 2019, Lauzon has remained semi-retired from competition since his last active year in 2017. ‘J-Lau’ did not officially move on, with one fight in the following two years each, and stated that […]

Joe Lauzon has ruled out talks of retirement after his upcoming encounter with Donald Cerrone at UFC 274.

Having last fought in October 2019, Lauzon has remained semi-retired from competition since his last active year in 2017. ‘J-Lau’ did not officially move on, with one fight in the following two years each, and stated that he would not return unless there was something that strongly interested him.

Three years departed from his last outing against Jonathan Pearce, an offer to fight Donald Cerrone ultimately convinced Lauzon to come back to action. Both Cerrone and Lauzon are veterans of the sport and have amassed a combined 33 fight-night bonuses in their time with the UFC.

Speaking to media ahead of his bout this weekend, Joe Lauzon talked about his relationship with Donald Cerrone. “We’re friendly,” Lauzon said. “But we’re going to try to murder each other Saturday night.” (h/t MMA Junkie).

Joe Lauzon is open to more fights

Coming out of his break to compete against Cerrone, members of the community speculated about what the future looks like for Lauzon. It seemed like this might be his last fight. However, the 37-year-old American fighter is open to more fights in the future if he believes them to be worth the efforts.

“I have to like the opponent, I have to like the date, and I have to like the location,” Lauzon said. “If this is the last fight, cool. If this is not the last fight, cool. But just keep sending me names.”

Lauzon last fought in 2019 to stop Pearce in the first round via a TKO. While Cerrone has been the more active fighter, he hasn’t won a bout since 2019 and goes into UFC 274 with high stakes. This could be the last time fans get to witness both men in action as they continue through the later part of their careers.

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