{"id":406630,"date":"2022-02-04T16:43:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=406630"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:43:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:43:01","slug":"joe-lauzon-explains-mixed-emotions-upon-cowboy-cerrone-fight-offer-should-i-be-fighting-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/joe-lauzon-explains-mixed-emotions-upon-cowboy-cerrone-fight-offer-should-i-be-fighting-at-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Lauzon explains mixed emotions upon Cowboy Cerrone fight offer: &#8220;Should I be fighting at all?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Lauzon is set for his first Octagon walk since 2019. The long layoff mainly stemmed from his own inner turmoil over potentially retiring.<\/p>\n<p>The last UFC appearance for &#8216;J-Lau&#8217; was in October 2019. In his hometown of Boston, he dominated and TKO&#8217;d Jonathan Pearce to a raucous ovation. Following the bout, UFC president <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/joe-lauzon-told-dana-white-he-would-retire-after-ufc-boston-but-now-hes-having-second-thoughts\/\">Dana White<\/a> said that he wanted Lauzon to retire.<\/p>\n<p>The lightweight veteran didn&#8217;t officially announce his retirement in the moment. Instead, he would ponder his future over the next few years. Almost three years later, Lauzon is now set to fight fellow bonus king <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/donald-cerrone-books-joe-lauzon-for-his-ufc-return\/\">Donald &#8216;Cowboy&#8217; Cerrone in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to take the fight wasn&#8217;t an easy one for &#8216;J-Lau&#8217;. He admitted in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/02\/ufc-news-joe-lauzon-enjoying-donald-cerrone-matchup-thats-the-right-name\">MMAJunkie<\/a> that his decision to take the fight was one that he left to his coaches.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234675\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joe-Lauzon.png\" alt=\"Joe Lauzon\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joe-Lauzon.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joe-Lauzon-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joe-Lauzon-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joe-Lauzon-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to ask my coaches when they offered the fight, \u2018Do we want to fight Cowboy&#8217;? They all liked the fight, they all think it\u2019s a good matchup. But then, OK, let\u2019s say Cowboy is out altogether, should I be fighting at all?&#8221; &#8211; Joe Lauzon told MMAJunkie.<\/p>\n<p>Lauzon continued, &#8220;My last fight was awesome. If that were my last fight that\u2019d be a great career and could\u2019ve been the end of it and I would\u2019ve been happy going forward. So if you guys think I shouldn\u2019t fight, then we don\u2019t have to do that. But if you think I should roll the dice one more time, then we can do that too. We decided to take the fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The showdown with &#8216;Cowboy&#8217; will be the 28th fight in the promotion for Lauzon. &#8216;J-Lau&#8217; is currently tied for 3rd place for all-time UFC bonuses, sitting only behind Charles Oliveria and Cerrone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_384925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-384925\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-384925\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donald-Cerrone-3.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Cerrone\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donald-Cerrone-3.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donald-Cerrone-3-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-384925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: @UFC\/Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He has the chance to tie the two lightweights on April 30th.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about Joe Lauzon fighting Cowboy Cerrone?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Lauzon is set for his first Octagon walk since 2019. 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