{"id":404722,"date":"2022-01-28T18:08:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T02:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=404722"},"modified":"2022-01-28T18:08:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T02:08:43","slug":"donald-cerrone-books-joe-lauzon-for-his-ufc-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/donald-cerrone-books-joe-lauzon-for-his-ufc-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Cerrone books Joe Lauzon for his UFC return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC fan favorites Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon will meet inside of the Octagon on April 30, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>That news come courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/01\/ufc-news-donald-cerrone-vs-joe-lauzon-cowboy-april-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>, who reported that &#8216;Cowboy&#8217; and &#8216;J-Lau&#8217; have been booked to throw down at a Fight Night event on April 30.<\/p>\n<p>Cerrone (36-16 MMA) will be returning from an eleven month hiatus when he makes his walk to the Octagon this Spring. &#8216;Cowboy&#8217; is winless in his last six fights, with this latest loss coming to Alex Morono by way of first round TKO.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-328968\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-20-at-11.55.27-AM.png\" alt=\"Joe Lauzon\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-20-at-11.55.27-AM.png 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-20-at-11.55.27-AM-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Joe Lauzon (28-15 MMA) has not competed since October of 2019, where he earned a first round TKO victory over Jonathan Pearce. That win snapped a three-fight losing skid for &#8216;J-Lau&#8217;, who previously suffered setbacks to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/ufc-vegas-44-bonus-report-clay-guida-among-six-fighters-to-take-home-a-bonus\/\">Clay Guida<\/a> and Stevie Ray.<\/p>\n<p>A location and venue for the April 30th fight card has yet to be announced by the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Current fights listed for the event include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon<\/li>\n<li>Cortney Casey vs. Antonina Shevchenko<\/li>\n<li>Gina Mazany vs. Shanna Young<\/li>\n<li>Francisco Figueiredo vs. Daniel da Silva<\/li>\n<li>Mike Breeden vs. Natan Levy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Who are you picking to win April&#8217;s showdown between lightweight veterans Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon? 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