‘Emotionless bastard’ Joe Lauzon will not be surprised
On Pressure in Sotiropolous fight: “I’m an emotionless bastard sometimes so I usually don’t let the pressure get to me…
On Pressure in Sotiropolous fight:
“I’m an emotionless bastard sometimes so I usually don’t let the pressure get to me too much. UFC 123 is a much bigger fight than UFC 118 but I won’t let it get to me.
“For George, I don’t want to make any mistakes. I have to go for things, but I can’t do anything reckless because once he gets on top it’s tough to get him away.
“I’ve known who Sotiropoulos is for a long time and I love watching him fight. I love watching his guard passing, his top position, he plays a lot of rubber guard, things like that. He doesn’t make mistakes and he brings a lot of pressure.
“I’ve always paid close attention to him but I can see how other people may have overlooked him a little bit. I wouldn’t be surprised if Stevenson or Pellegrino thought it was gonna be a little easier fight then got surprised by him — but I won’t make that mistake.”
On Call of Duty: Black Ops:
“It came last week, which was my taper week, so it didn’t interfere, but I was a little worried. If it would have been one or two weeks earlier, it would have been bad.”
On Sotiropolous’s controversial leg padding:
“I’ve asked the commission what my choices are . In the past, all the commissions that I’ve dealt with have said he can wear something soft as long as the opponent agreed. People are saying I’m calling him a cheater. I’m not.”
“I’m leaning towards telling him no knee pad, no ankle brace. I don’t think he’s wearing him because he has bad knees and bad ankles. I think he wears them because he does a lot of high rubber guard, and it helps with the slipping. If I could take away that advantage, I will.”
Walkout shirt:
As he’s done in previous fights, Lauzon designed a special shirt for his cornermen, friends and family: “According to Australian Game and Wildlife, 100 people are killed every year by adult Joeys. You’ve been warned.”