Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon Confirmed For UFC 144

Previously rumored to take place on Super Bowl weekend, Pettis and Lauzon will quarrel any other during a Saitama Super Arena in Japan during UFC 144.

Dana White reliable on Tuesday that Lauzon and Pettis will block off in a center of a octagon in Japan. White stated, “Verbal agreements are in for a compare between dual of a many sparkling lightweights in a competition as Joe ‘J-Lau’ Lauzon will face Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis Feb 26th in Saitama, Japan”. The news was announced on MMAFighting, and was after reliable by UFC.com.

Both group are entrance off considerable victories during UFC 136 where Joe Lauzon submitted Melvin Guillard in underneath a minute, and Anthony Pettis degraded Jeremy Stephens by a tighten decision. Following a event, Lauzon called out Anthony Pettis on his Twitter.

@JoeLauzon: “GSP vs Nick Diaz Super Bowl Weekend. @DanaWhite, only [so] we know… @ShowtimePettis and we will step adult and co-main”

Even yet it’s not going to be a co-main eventuality on Super Bowl weekend, a hitch in a Saitama Super Arena isn’t too shabby. Also on a label will be Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Jake Shields and Frankie Edgar vs. Ben Henderson for a UFC Lightweight Title.

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