Report: Dan Lauzon injured and ruled out against Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 103

by MMAmania.com on Aug 25, 2009 9:07 AM EDT

Lightweight Dan Lauzon recently sustained a back injury while training, forcing him out of his upcoming bout against Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 103: "Franklin vs. Belfort" from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 19, according to MMAWeekly.com.

No replacement to take on "Tractor" is known at this time. And the promotion has yet to make any type of change on its official Web site. In fact, the 155-pound tilt between Lauzon and Oliveira is still listed on the event fight card.

If Lauzon is indeed hurt it will be another recent setback for the East Bridgewater, Mass., native, who was scheduled to square off against Chris Horodecki earlier this month at Affliction: "Trilogy" before the promotion decided to close up shop.

Lauzon -- the younger brother of current UFC lightweight and The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 alum Joe Lauzon -- has strung together an impressive eight-fight win streak since suffering back-to-back losses more than two years ago (Spencer Fisher and Deividas Taurosevicius).

"The Upgrade" was the youngest fighter ever to compete inside the Octagon (18) when he accepted a fight against the much more experienced (and older) Fisher at UFC 64 back in Oct. 2006, which he dropped via first round technical knockout.

He’ll now apparently need to wait a little while longer to try and even out his UFC record.

UFC 103 will feature a main event between Rich "Ace" Franklin and Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort at a 195-pound catchweight. Also slated for the main card is a heavyweight tilt between former PRIDE superstar Mirko Cro Cop and surging heavyweight prospect Junior Dos Santos.

In addition, Martin Kampmann and Mike Swick will collide to determine the number one contender for Georges St. Pierre’s 170-pound title.

For the latest UFC 103 fight card click here.

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1st?

Well now I’m definitely not ordering this card.

(rolling my eyes)

by Daniel worby on Aug 25, 2009 9:24 AM EDT reply actions

your not buying the card because dan isnt fighting? HAHAHA

by butters on Aug 25, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Butters I sincerely hope you knew I was kidding. Lol. And his bro is a good replacement ha

by Daniel worby on Aug 25, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions

That being said I am picking Franklin and Dos Santos and Swick

by Daniel worby on Aug 25, 2009 9:26 AM EDT reply actions

it is a pity. but I don’t see him being a force in the lw division considering the way that guy from affliction was tooling with him

by shamo84 on Aug 25, 2009 9:31 AM EDT reply actions

I think i could beat this guy in a fight.

by Tony on Aug 25, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions

Does anyone fight hurt anymore? I think Liddell said it best..you never come into a fight 100 %. It seems like guys now adays are dropping like flies. I think there should be some sort of evidence provided that these guys are “hurt”. But , for all I know this kid is bed ridden right now with back spasms or something…but I find it doubtful. There should be some penalties (monetary) for this guys that pull out of fights.

by robbyc on Aug 25, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions

The good thing is that the UFC, unlike some organizations, has enough fighters that these sorts of things aren’t that big a deal, especially when it’s just an undercard fight. Losing a main event fighter, or even a main card fight, sucks, but that can all be worked around.

by PW on Aug 25, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions

man im sick of these pussies getting hurt its getting old either train right or dont damn….. wtf all i ever hear is canceled fights any more dan has a shot and now this wtf