Lauzon out until 2010

UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon will be out of action until 2010 after suffering a torn ACL.

The up-and-coming fighter has an impressive 5-1 record in the UFC, but his next fight will not be before “12-14 months”.

Lauzon wrote in his blog: “To make things much worse, I need to have my ACL repaired as well. They think my torn ACL is causing my knee to shift ever so slightly and its destroying my meniscus.

“They could stop after the meniscus repair but its just going to happen again. ACL surgery should fix that, but its a very long rehab and my knee may never be the same again. There are three options for the surgery (patella, hamstring and cadaver). Each has different advantages and disadvantages. I was going to do the Patella but have been convinced to go the Cadaver route.

“Long story short… I will be off my feet for a month to a month and a half… training SUPER light in about 4 or 5 months… training decently hard in about 9 months and fighting in around 12-14 months. Its going to be a long rehab… but thats how it goes.”

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