PHOENIX – When longtime fan favorite Joe Lauzon steps into the UFC's famed octagon on Saturday night, it will be the first time he's done so since October 2019.
During the two-and-a-half-year layoff, many wondered if the 27-time UFC veteran was done with the sport, but Lauzon said competing again remained a priority the entire time.
"Every single day," Lauzon told MMA Underground. "COVID threw us so many curveballs, right? Because first we weren't allowed to have the gym open at all, and then we could have the gym open and we were training together, and then we had to separate into cohorts.