Joe Lauzon (16-4) will return to action against Kyle Bradley (13-5) in a lightweight tilt at UFC Fight Night 15 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, on September 17.
MMAmania.com today confirmed that the reported bout would take place during the Spike TV Wednesday night special that serves as the lead-in to The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 season debut.
"J-Lau" recently has a six-fight win streak snapped when he dropped a fight against Kenny Florian via technical knockout (strikes) at UFC Fight Night 13 back in April. The former TUF 5 alum was the victim of some questionable (and ferocious) elbows that appeared to be illegal.
The action was stopped, but he wasn't the same after sustaining the hits.
Lauzon has three wins in four attempts inside the Octagon, including a sensational upset in his debut against former 155-pound champion, Jens Pulver, at UFC 63: "Hughes vs. Penn" in September 2006. He'll look to get back on track against Bradley -- a one-fight UFC veteran.
In his inaugural performance, Bradley was overwhelmed by veteran Chris Lytle in a welterweight bout at UFC 81: "Breaking Point" earlier this year. "Lights Out" had Bradley so punch drunk that when the referee, Yves Lavigne, stopped the fight Bradley continued on and was defending Lavigne from full guard.
Perhaps the move down to 155 pounds will help the knockout specialist adjust to the step up in competition.
UFC Fight Night 15 will feature the main event between scrappy lightweights, Clay Guida and Mac Danzing, as well as a solid match up between TUF 5 winner, Nate Diaz, and Josh "The Dentist" Neer.
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