Joe Lauzon - American UFC Lightweight Champion

Joe Lauzo is an American cage fighter; he is a mixed martial artist. Lauzon is a professional lightweight UFC fighter, also known as a popular well-rounder who has outstanding grappling skills. Lauzon has marked his name in the history of the UFC; he has received 15 post-fight bonus awards in the lightweight division. He has also been named a seven-time winner of the Fight of the Night. He was named the Massachusetts Fighter of the Year. Lauzon won various titles, including the World Fighting League, Knockout of the Night award, and WFL Grand Prix Champion. Joe Lauzon is married to Kate, and he has two children. From the beginning, Joe Lauzon was known for his remarkable fighting tactics. He is sponsored by an American label company in Massachusetts.

On 22, May 1984, Lauzon was born and his full name is Joseph Edward Lauzon Jr.He is an American fighter who belongs to Massachusetts, United States. Joe Lauzon spent his childhood at his birthplace until he reached the third standard in school.

He was shifted to Plymouth County, in a town named East Bridgewater. He soon developed an interest in horse riding. Lauzon and his classmates like to fight with each other in their free time. Soon after that, they developed a fascination with pro wrestling. The young fighters recreate the wrestling moves.

When Joe Lauzon likes to be called Baby Joe. When he was in high school his friends gave him the name J-Lau. This name was given after Jennifer Lopez.

He has a profound academic performance at different levels. He studied at the secondary school which was located near his house in Plymouth in East Bridgewater. He continued to achieve degrees at higher levels, Lauzon graduated in computer science from the private university WIT. After being graduated in 2007, Joe Lauzon was appointed as a network administrator. 

While Lauzon was studying, he appeared in his first fight in MMA. For the sake of his interest, as a novice, he set a record of 5 - 3. From the beginning, he distinguished himself and later appeared as a prominent name in mixed martial arts. Joe Lauzon has a distinguished skillset with which he won the first fight by the armbar method. Lauzon competes in the local promotions.

Joe Lauzon uses his fighting tactics and finishes the fight with the submission method. Lauzon marked his name in the history of mixed martial arts by winning eight fights. He showed his passion on the podium by defeating three opponents in one tournament. In 2004, Joe Lauzon won the title of the best fighter. 

Joe Lauzon's interest in fighting took the form of passion after he completed his studies in computer science and began his training in mixed martial arts. Meanwhile, he won multiple titles in local promotions, and later Lauzon was sponsored by an American label.

Lauzon became part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competed, in the lightweight category. He was the representative of B.J. Penn's team. As the bout started, Joe Lauzon used his predefined techniques and achieved victory against Brian Geraghty.

Joe Lauzon squared off against the top contenders of UFC which include Cole Miller, and Brandon Melendez. Lauzon ended his fights with the use of the submission techniques of the armbar and triangle choke. 

Joe Lauzon, the lightweight champion, remained undefeated as a novice and stepped inside the cage as a professional UFC fighter. He squared off against the tough fighter Jason Reinhardt and got a victory via RNC submission. Joe Lauzon, being a UFC fighter, uses submissions for the finishes.

Joe Lauzon was part of the main events of the Ultimate Fighting Championship which includes: UFC Fight Night 13, UFC 118, UFC 108, UFC 118, UFC on Versus 4, UFC on ESPN 37, and UFC Fight Night 50.

The lightweight champion, Joe Lauzon had made a decision, to step away from the cage and has been semi-retired. Moreover, he added that he will appear back on the podium when he faces an intriguing contender.

He took the decision after UFC 274, noting that he has not taken an official retirement from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. But Lauzon just wants to step away from professional bouts and want to increase his fighting techniques and methods. Lauzon said that:

Joe Lauzon was married to Katie Lauzon, who is also an American citizen. On January 12, 2014, the couple was blessed with a son. Later his son was diagnosed with the 4S neuroblastoma, and after five years, it was figured out that he was in a fourth stage of cancer. Joe Lauzon is now a father of two sons. 

In the year of 2011, an event of UFC 136 - Crazy Fight was held in Houston, Texas.

An exhilarating fight between the top contenders was organized. Joe Lauzon and Melvin Guillard squared off each other in the cage. As the fight began there was a drastic exchange of kicks and punches. As the Lauzon was famous for the submission techniques, he ended the round with the rear necked choke. 

In the event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC 206, Joe Lauzon and Anthony Pettis faced each other for a thrilling match. the match started with fierce high kicks and punches. The match lasted to the duration of three minutes. Anthony Pettis won the tournament with the KO punches, the rapid hits left Lauzon unconscious. 

In 2017, the cage of the UFC Fight Night Norfolk Free Fight took place between the two MMA fighters Joe Lauzon and Sanchez. The well-built fighters were performing to grab the title of UFC. The round ended with the powerful punches of Joe Lauzon, which resulted in the victory of Joe Lauzon. 

One-time winner of Knockout of the Night.

Joe Lauzon is a Seven-time winner of the Fight of the Night, he squared off multiple contenders.

One-time winner of Fight of the Year

Sixth-time winner of Fight of the Night bonuses in UFC history

Joe Lauzon marked his name in history by achieving the Most submission-of-the-night bonuses in UFC history

One-time winner of Performance of the Night Honors

Fourth-time winner in the Post Fight bonus awards in UFC history

Six times winner of Submission of the Night

One time won the title while competing in the Kickboxing Association.

Lauzon won the title of UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera

Joe Lauzon was part of the main UFC fights, he won multiple titles including the Massachusetts Fighter of the Year Honors, Super Welterweight Championship, and WFL Grand Prix Champion.

Lauzon has marked his name in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship by securing the third most finishes, submissions, and bouts in the lightweight division. 

Joe Louzon vs Jamie Varner

Joe Lauzon VS Melvin Guillard UFC 136 fight

Ufc Fight Night Norfolk Free Fight Lauzon Vs Sanchez

UFC Free Fight- Joe Lauzon vs Gabe Ruediger Full fight

Jorge "BMF" Masvidal (USA) vs Joe Lauzon (USA) | Knockout, MMA fight, HQ

Joe Lauzon vs Clay Guida

UFC 206 Free Fight Anthony Pettis vs Joe Lauzon

Melvin Guillard vs Joe Lauzon

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