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Joe Lauzon Pulls Out of Donald Cerrone Fight at UFC on ESPN 37 with Knee Injury

Saturday's bout between Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon for the UFC Fight Night card was canceled, with Lauzon suffering from a knee injury.

MMA insider Ariel Helwani first reported the news, noting Lauzon pulled out because of a "health issue" after having felt under the weather.

Lauzon later said he was dealing with a knee injury that caused it to lock up.

“So I’m not fighting Cowboy Cerrone tonight,” Lauzon said, via Mike Heck of MMA Fighting. “The freakiest weirdest thing ever: I weigh-in officially, I got sit down, and I got to put my socks on, I turn my knee out, and my knee locks out.