Lauzon: I think it’s a really exciting fight
Joe Lauzon today talked to FoxSports about the fight and what advantages he think he has against the tough veteran Diego Sanchez.
Yesterday the UFC made official a lightweight bout between two of the division’s most exciting fighters in Joe Lauzon and Diego Sanchez. Lauzon today talked to FoxSports about the fight and what advantages he think he has against the tough veteran:
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“I think I’m a little more straight with my punches and a little bit faster with my punches. I might have to hit him 15 times to have any kind of impact on him, to make a difference where it affects him in any way, but I think I’m a little bit quicker to the punch. He’s trying to kill people out there with his style. He’s like the living embodiment of the Fighting Irish logo. That’s legit how he wants to fight – with big uppercuts. He has a quirky kind of style.
“I’m interested to see how my wrestling does against his. I’m interested to see how my jiu-jitsu does against his, and how my boxing does against his. I think it’s a really great fight. I think it’s a really exciting fight.”
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