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Dan Lauzon is an American

United States

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts

East Bridgewater, Massachusetts

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. He is the younger brother of fellow MMA fighter Joe Lauzon

Joe Lauzon

Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. is an American mixed martial artist from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.-Early life and background:...

First stint in Ultimate Fighting Championship

Dan Lauzon began training at the age of 14. He made his Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

(UFC) debut at UFC 64: Unstoppable
UFC 64
UFC 64: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and...

, losing to Spencer Fisher

Spencer Fisher

Spencer William Fisher is an American mixed martial artist from Brevard, North Carolina. He currently fights in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion. He holds notable victories over Thiago Alves, Matt Wiman, Sam Stout, Jeremy Stephens, and Caol Uno...

. At 18 years, seven months and 14 days old, Lauzon was the youngest fighter ever to appear in the UFC.

Lauzon is sponsored by TapouT

TapouT

Tapout is an American business enterprise specializing in producing clothing and miscellaneous gear targeted at mixed martial arts fans who are generally males age 13–27 as well as a magazine devoted to mixed martial arts fighting .-History:Charles Lewis, Jr...

and appeared in an episode of the television series TapouT
TapouT (TV series)
TapouT is an American reality television series that focuses on the world of mixed martial arts. The series premiered on Versus on June 3, 2007 before moving to its regular Wednesday night timeslot beginning June 6...

. The TapouT crew followed Lauzon through the final preparations for his fight with Frank Latina. While filming, the crew expressed doubts about Lauzon's trainer and introduced him to crosstown rival trainer Mark DellaGrotte

Mark DellaGrotte

Mark DellaGrotte is an American former professional Muay Thai kickboxer and a trainer in Muay Thai. He is the owner and operator of the Sityodtong USA Branch in Somerville, Massachusetts, and was certified and appointed by Master Yodtong to be recognized as an international conservator of Thai...

. After the episode aired, Lauzon's brother Joe criticized the episode and the TapouT crew's actions.

Affliction

Lauzon was originally scheduled to fight Chris Horodecki

Chris Horodecki

Christopher Horodecki is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He is best known for his fights in the WEC and the IFL.-Mixed martial arts career:Horodecki was born in Poland and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada...

at the Affliction: Day of Reckoning event on January 24, but Chris was denied his license for failing his physical. Bobby Green

Bobby Green (fighter)

Bobby Green is an American mixed martial artist who is currently under contract with Strikeforce, competing in their lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Green has made a name for himself mainly fighting on the West coast...

stepped up to take Horodecki's spot against Lauzon. During the fight against Green, Lauzon claimed he was kicked and kneed to the groin a total of three times, a fact openly questioned by bloggers, internet forums and live by the broadcast team. Tito Ortiz

Tito Ortiz

Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...

was doing Color Commentary for the event and, at one point, stated "Dan is Faking". Referee Herb Dean and the ringside doctor asked Dan Lauzon if he wanted to continue to fight, and the fight was eventually restarted with Bobby Green having 2-points deducted. The crowd loudly booed the point-deduction. While Bobby Green's unorthodox style managed to give Dan difficulties on the feet, Lauzon manage to control the fight on the ground and won due to a Rear-naked Choke with five seconds left in the first round.

Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship

With the demise of the Affliction fight organization, Dan became a free agent and as of July 28, 2009, was under contract with the UFC.

Dan Lauzon faced Cole Miller

Cole Miller

Jeremiah Cole Miller is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division in the UFC. His nickname "Magrinho" means "skinny" in Portuguese....

on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108

UFC 108

UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.- Background :...

. In a back-and-forth fight, Miller locked a kimura from an inverted triangle position, earning himself a $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus. At the same event, Dan's brother, Joe Lauzon

Joe Lauzon

also lost his fight. After the event, Joe Lauzon said that a fight between them, or even at the same event, is "not an option anymore".

Two weeks before his scheduled fight in UFC 114

UFC 114

UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 29, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The UFC Fan Expo took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center....

, Dan Lauzon told the Boston Herald

Boston Herald

The Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...

that he was left "hung out to dry" by his coaches and his brother Joe Lauzon

Joe Lauzon

. Reportedly unsatisfied with Lauzon's commitment to training, his coaches told him a month ago they wouldn’t make the trip if there wasn’t improvement. Joe Lauzon said they clearly outlined what was expected and his brother fell short. Joe Lauzon, 26, and Dan Lauzon, 23, each described their personalities as polar opposites. Though they get along, they frequently butt heads, particularly when it comes to training. Pomfret has been Dan Lauzon’s trainer since he began practicing jiu-jitsu nine years ago. Steve Maze, his boxing coach, has worked with him since his first fight when he was 18, both of his coaches and his brother Joe, all decided not to travel with Dan's fight, making him an even bigger underdog than he already is, against Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He trains under Drew Fickett and competes in the 155 lb weight class...

. Escudero defeated Lauzon via unanimous decision.

In the aftermath off his loss at UFC 114

UFC 114

, Lauzon was released from the promotion.

Post-UFC

After the loss, Lauzon was invited to train with Renzo Gracie and planned on taking Gracie up on his offer. Shortly after Lauzon was set to fight John Ortolani, a Gracie Barra New Hampshire student, That put an end to Lauzon going to Renzo Gracie New York for training.

Lauzon made his first post-UFC fight against John Ortolani which he won via KO (punches) in the 2nd round. His next fight came exactly 2 months later against Damien Trites, which he won again by guillotine choke in the 1st round.

On February 17, 2011, Lauzon was stabbed outside a nightclub in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. His injuries, however were not life threatening. An investigation is currently underway. Lauzon would not talk with the police.

On June 18, 2011, Lauzon returned to action fighting in the main event for World Championship Fighting against Noah Weisman for the Lightweight belt, Lauzon dominated the stand-up an won by KO in the 1st round to become the Lightweight Champion of World Championship Fighting an keep the streak going, finishing 3 in a row since his departure from the UFC.

On December 3, 2011, Lauzon's next fight will come against Anthony Kaponis in the main event for Premier FC 7 at UMass Amherst in the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts

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Wilmington, Massachusetts

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First stint in Ultimate Fighting Championship

Affliction

Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship

Post-UFC

Mixed martial arts record

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