Joe Lauzon knew there was a chance he’d retire following his fight this past weekend at UFC on ESPN 6.
The terms of those conditions go back to a conversation he had with UFC President Dana White this past November, when he first decided he wanted to compete again after suffering three straight octagon losses.
“I corner Dana and I said I want to fight again,” Lauzon recounted when speaking to MMA Fighting on Monday. “He said, [my boxing coach Steve] ‘Maze doesn’t think you should fight.’ I understand, Maze is not in charge of me, (and) I’ve made some big changes.