“In an announcement that is liable of starting a riot in the streets of all of New England, I will be fighting another Bostonian, Joe Lauzon, on Spike TV on April 2nd during Ultimate Fight Night 13,” Florian said in the statement.

This is an interesting fight for Florian. On one hand, Lauzon is a terror on the ground with great strength and power, takedowns/ takedown defense, and an ever- improving submission arsenal. On top of that, Lauzon is currently training with B.J. Penn. So he certainly is a very worthy and dangerous adversary.

On the other hand, as dangerous as Lauzon is, he is not currently a contender. And Florian is. Of course, if Lauzon beats his fellow Bostonian, he sure will be.

Looking forward to this one.