UFC Quick Quote: Joe Lauzon 'disgusted' that brother Dan 'dragged his name through the mud'
by Newfie3 on May 17, 2010 9:40 AM EDT
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"Dealing with family can be really tough sometimes. When you mix business and family... it's an absolute nightmare. You make a tough decision and its cold. You go easy on someone and they are only treated that way because they are family. I am usually tough on Dan, but it's because I love him and want what's best for him. I know that me being easy on him in training is not going to help him when there is someone across the cage from him trying with everything they have to hurt him. We never wanted to hurt Dan and we all want him to win. We had to take a such a tough stand though because he refused to change. We had exhausted every other option and this was the only thing left for us to try. This has been the most frustrating task of my life... because you can't help someone that won't help themselves. When you run around town telling people you are a professional fighter in the UFC... you have to train like one. I had really hoped Dan would see the situation for what it was... but it's all twisted and he just has a delusional view of things. I wish none of this even came out... but it did and I am disgusted by him dragging all of our names through the mud. I have bent over backwards for Dan and opened so many doors and helped him out so many times. Joe Pomfret has treated Dan like his own son and no one has done more for Danny that that guy... and Danny acts like this. It's all pretty disappointing... but that's how it goes. I wouldn't put up with any of this with anyone else at my gym, and I am no longer putting up with it with Dan."
-- UFC lightweight and former TUF competitor Joe Lauzon responds to a Boston Herald post (via his official blog) that accused him and the rest of his team of abandoning his brother Dan two weeks prior to "The Upgrade's" big fight against Efrain Escudero at UFC 114 on May 29 in Las Vegas. Dan is quoted in the article as being abandoned by his team and contends that he was holding up his end of the bargain while Joe accuses him of dogging it in training camp for every UFC fight. Is there a chance these brothers and mixed marital artists can patch things up? Or is the fight game just like any other business in that it's never good to involve your family?
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I read a rumor
That these guys might fight each other at 118 in Boston.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
also heard this rumor.
but after this story of course that rumor would surface
l'm not afraid of anybody. Especially not Nick Diaz. -GSP
This all reminds me..
how much I hate my brother too! Should of never stopped beating him up.
Imma email him right now and remind how how big of a fag he is. D’awww :0
he said email..
For what profit is it to man if he gains the world , and loses his own soul?
- Matthew 16:26
Get em Joe?
I dont care what the reason was. He should have finnished his camp out ( regardless of his work ethic) then walked away. fact is Joe you left your brother hanging man. You can say your disgusted he is dragging your name throught he mud, but the fact is YOU GUYS DUMPED HIM DURING A TRAINING CAMP. I was a big fan of joe but after reading this fuck him you dont leave your brother hanging, he’ll be there long after your days in the cage are behind you
wasnt much of a training camp by the sounds of it
l'm not afraid of anybody. Especially not Nick Diaz. -GSP
I believe the truth in this story has to lie with Joe.
I don’t think he would abandon his brother before a fight if they really hadn’t exhausted all other ways of motivating him. Dan sounds like he’s really lazy and maybe this is what he’ll need to get him to develop the kind of work ethic that’s necessary to be an elite fighter (at least for someone who doesn’t have ridiculous natural talent i.e. BJ, Rampage).
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
I think from the perspective of Joe and the trainers, they gave an ultimatum that was extreme because they felt the need to motivate him, as if the claims of Dan’s training are true, it’s something with very bad long term effects on his career. Backing off of it and still going out may be what’s best for the fight, but they may feel that it isn’t best for Dan as a fighter, as what good is winning against Efrain if he doesn’t learn a lesson and continues to slack. So, the way they look at it, while this move may make it more likely Dan loses this fight and has to headline some locals again, they feel it’s for the best if that experience then teaches him to train proper, as in the long run it will make him a better fighter, and after picking up some local wins he’d be more prepared to stick in the UFC the next time. Hell even if he leaves their gym and goes elsewhere it may end up better for him so long as it still motivates him to train properly.
I’m not saying it’s the right rationale, as I don’t know enough on how the camp really went to judge, but I can at least understand how that would be viewed as the best thing for him. What’s best for somebody right now doesn’t always equal what is best for them going forward.
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by JustBlogGuy on May 17, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah...
…I don’t think it’s right to basically leave him on his own like that. If they were that unsatisfied w/ his performance, they should have fulfilled their end of the obligation, get him through this upcoming fight, THEN tell him to get a new camp. Unless there’s something here Dan and Joe still aren’t saying, then Joe’s admission that they’re dumping him during a training camp only makes them look like crap IMO.
read joes full story
and i dont think you’ll disagree with him. I dont. Danny knew 5 weeks out that they werent gonna corner him.
by Andrew Keller on May 17, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I read the first paragraph,
I think that said it all……did i miss anything?
"I just can't wait to hit Chuck with my balls!" ~Tito Ortiz.
Yes, you missed the specific details behind the story.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
can you write me up a summary when your done Pal?
The REEM is REAL and Fedor will Fall. ~ Muwahahaha !
lol you morons
Its not even long. By the time I typed out that I hadn’t read it all I could’ve finished it. Weird kids.
Worbtimus Prime
by daniel worby on May 17, 2010 9:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
oooh! thx for the clear up Cody :)
Worbtimus Prime
by daniel worby on May 17, 2010 10:39 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
it's changed to this article now too.
it was originally the whole story from Joe’s website. pretty good read actually
Dan was never any good. Let him do what he wants.
This is what happens when you bet on a loser like Cote, I should have listened to David W-S
Jesus Christ
What is wrong with his eyes
Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.
by Johnny WF on May 17, 2010 10:13 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
god this link sucked hope this works
Joe “Wombat” Lauzon.
Worbtimus Prime
by daniel worby on May 17, 2010 10:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
^^^???^^^
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
wrong it actually worked and was there
Mania took it down. No idea why. It was simply a picture of a Wombat. Leave up a pic of cock ramming a vagina, take down a picture of a baby wombat. I don’t get it.
Worbtimus Prime
by daniel worby on May 17, 2010 12:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
hey Pennfan
I tried to delete that wallpaper of Penn off my Blackberry and it wouldn’t so after hours of frustration I lit my phone on fire, and it screamed like a demon witch, and little spirits came whining out. Glad that’s all over.
Worbtimus Prime
by daniel worby on May 17, 2010 12:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
haha It looked good you should of just kept it
Ill give you a chance to get some pay back. Just let me know a fight you want to bet.
Open up the Shit Gates and where the Hell was Marv?
STOP IT STOP IT
MY SOUL STOP LOOKING INTO MY SOOOOUUUUULLL.
Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.
This thing is pretty gay though
They should keep this shit between them.
Open up the Shit Gates and where the Hell was Marv?
agreed. they shoulda kept quiet.
both brothers fucked up by talkin to the media. joe shoulda been the big brother and kept his mouth shut. let his bro talk and let it go. most normal ppl figure dan’s side of the story wasn’t entirely true.
MMA is Life
Its a FB world now. You have to make sure that everybody on the internet knows your business.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Perhaps Dan was going to rely on his Afflicition: Day of Reckoning strategy.
Doesn’t need cardio because he plans to get knee’d in the nuts multiple times and get multiple breaks, then get the choke.
are the lauzon brothers in the same weight class? i cant remember.
if they are have them fight each other. i can’t remember brothers ever fighting in the ufc?
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995.
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 17, 2010 1:49 PM EDT reply actions
Yes they're both at 155
They probabaly will end up fighting one day, they have always had a volatile relationship and have had some sick fights with each other in training (they showed the footage of it on the TUF 5 DVD), plus they’ve both said that they would fight each other if asked in the past and they’re at a similar level at this point. After this debacle a Lauzon-Lauzon fight could very well happen.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
Both are Garbage
does it really matter..when it comes down to it both of them wont hold titles in the ufc..dan is going to get smashed by escudero at UFC114 and Joe will get smashed by who ever he fights at UFC 118.
still would like to see two brothers go at it. has it ever happened before?
i does not matter that they would never win title’s either. leonard garcia and the korean zombie guy won’t win any title’s but they put on a heck of a beatdown on each other. not only was it a great fight. it was great entertainment.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995.
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 17, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i was at UFC 111
sitting on an aisle seat and watching the fights when i notice someone stop alongside my seat and look down at me. I look up and it’s Dan Lauzon, who seemed to be enjoying himself very much. He sits down next to me because he can’t seem to find his seat (next to his brother a couple rows down and over the aisle). He has had a few (so did I) and we chat about random things for about 10 or so minutes; the first UFC in Boston, the fight we were watching, etc. After this, when I show him where his crew is sitting and he says, “F___ my brother. Check this out, I’m going to go slap him.”
Lo and behold, he walks over and when he gets to his seat, whispers something in Joe’s ear, points over to my seat. Joe waves and Dan flips us the bird. And then slap comes. Interesting.
For the record he spoke well of his brother, said that Joe deserves to be the one to fight in Boston first, and was just having an overall good time. I think it’s just sibling BS and that Dan might be more lighthearted and less serious than his older brother. Both seem like real genuine guys so I do hope that this blows over and they both win their next fights.
Good stuff!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Funny story, always nice hearing about people meeting the fighters
Dan certainly sounds like the black sheep of the family, Joe seems to take fighting and life in general a lot more seriously than Dan. Hopefully this mess gets sorted out quickly but I have a feeling that it’s only going to get worse now that they have both gone public. One things for sure though, Efrain must be loving every second of this, the Lauzons have made his job a lot easier.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
wellll
it was still a dick move. They didnt even tell Dan they were not going to vegas with him and he had to find out by someone else. What a nice brother. There camp sucked anyways
Fuck my life
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