Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Nov 29, 2008 23:17:26 GMT -5
John Morgan, MMAjunkie.com
Nov 28, 5:05 pm EST
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A recently rumored lightweight clash between Hermes Franca (19-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Joe Lauzon (17-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is a go for the as-yet-unannounced UFC Fight Night 17.
Franca confirmed the bout with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Wednesday at a Midwest Cage Championships event.
While the UFC has yet to officially announce the card, UFC Fight Night 17 is expected to take place Feb. 7 at The Palms in Las Vegas.
Franca is coming off of an emotionally charged decision win over Marcus Aurelio at UFC 90 in October. It was the Brazilian’s first win in his past three bouts after suffering back-to-back losses to Frankie Edgar and Sean Sherk.
Prior to the UFC-lightweight-title-bout loss to Sherk, Franca had reeled off eight-straight victories, including wins over Spencer Fisher, Nate Diaz and Jamie Varner.
Still just 24 years old, Lauzon last saw action in a second-round-TKO win over Kyle Bradley at UFC Fight Night 15 in September. “The Ultimate Fighter 5” veteran was rebounding from an April defeat—his first in the octagon—to Kenny Florian.
Prior to the defeat, Lauzon had won six straight contests, including three for the UFC.
The confirmed bouts for the event include:
Nick Catone vs. Amir Sadollah
Hermes Franca vs. Joe Lauzon
Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer
Nov 28, 5:05 pm EST
Buzz Up
A recently rumored lightweight clash between Hermes Franca (19-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Joe Lauzon (17-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is a go for the as-yet-unannounced UFC Fight Night 17.
Franca confirmed the bout with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Wednesday at a Midwest Cage Championships event.
While the UFC has yet to officially announce the card, UFC Fight Night 17 is expected to take place Feb. 7 at The Palms in Las Vegas.
Franca is coming off of an emotionally charged decision win over Marcus Aurelio at UFC 90 in October. It was the Brazilian’s first win in his past three bouts after suffering back-to-back losses to Frankie Edgar and Sean Sherk.
Prior to the UFC-lightweight-title-bout loss to Sherk, Franca had reeled off eight-straight victories, including wins over Spencer Fisher, Nate Diaz and Jamie Varner.
Still just 24 years old, Lauzon last saw action in a second-round-TKO win over Kyle Bradley at UFC Fight Night 15 in September. “The Ultimate Fighter 5” veteran was rebounding from an April defeat—his first in the octagon—to Kenny Florian.
Prior to the defeat, Lauzon had won six straight contests, including three for the UFC.
The confirmed bouts for the event include:
Nick Catone vs. Amir Sadollah
Hermes Franca vs. Joe Lauzon
Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer
