Updated October 24th, 2019 at 16:58 IST

UFC: Joe Lauzon to not fight again in the competition?

Joe Lauzon might not fight in UFC again despite knocking out Jonathan Pearce in UFC Boston. Dana White does not want to offer him a contract, know more.

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It is really a piece of sad news for MMA fans that Joe Lauzon might not fight in UFC again. After having a spectacular knockout win against Jonathan Pearce in the recently happened UFC Boston the entire MMA community wanted him to see inside the octagon again but it has minimal probability now. In a recent interview, UFC President Dana White has confirmed that the contract between Lauzon and UFC has ended and they don't want to renew it for the American martial artist.

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UFC: Joe Lauzon’s UFC contract ended?

According to President Dana White, they had a contract with Joe Lauzon which stated that with a win, lose, or draw Lauzon is not going to fight further in UFC. Lauzon knocked out debutant Jonathan Pearce in the very first round of UFC Boston and he feels that he can still fight. Joe Lauzon agreed upon the special agreement he had with UFC but as per his words, he would have never fought in UFC again only if he would have failed to perform against Jonathan Pearce. According to reports, Joe Lauzon contacted Dana White after UFC Boston and wanted to appear again but Dana showed no interest in Lauzon. After the fight, Lauzon shared a happy moment with his teammates but Dana White was actually expecting a retirement speech from him. However, Lauzon said that he is not going to argue with the UFC president and might take up the retirement on a good note.

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UFC: Joe Lauzon’s recent statistics

The American martial artist is extremely skilled with 28 wins and 15 losses and has 26 stoppages among his 28 wins. However, in the recent tenure, he had a lot of losses. He came back to the win column after facing three back to back losses against Chris Gruetzemacher, Clay Guida and Stevie Ray. These losses might have impacted his reputation and Dana might have lost his interest over Joe Lauzon. Despite his loses, Joe Lauzon remains to be one of the loved martial artists of all time.

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Published October 24th, 2019 at 14:26 IST