Dan Lauzon showed why he is ready to make the step up in competition with a very quick, decisive TKO win over Justin Hammertrum in the main event of World Championship Fighting 5. The win marked Lauzon’s seventh in a row and brings his professional MMA record to 11-2.

It took Lauzon just 45 seconds to drop Hammertrum with a big punch and subsequently ground and pound his way to a stoppage victory. Dan’s older brother Joe, a familiar face from the UFC, immediately jumped into the ring to embrace his victorious sibling.
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In the post fight “farewell” interview, Lauzon thanked his family and friends for the support as well as the promoters. The thirteen fight veteran is now under contract with Affliction and will be fighting Chris Horodecki at the “Day of Reckoning” show on January 24th in California.

More event coverage, official results, and a bonus Dan Lauzon WCF5 montage after the jump.

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The fighter that many think is the pound for pound best fighter in the world, and possibly best of all time stepped onto rare ground this past weekend. When it was time to receive medals for the latest Sambo competition, Fedor was not handed the gold medal. He was a recipient of the bronze medal. Fedor lost 8-5 to Blagoi Ivanov. Fedor had previously beaten Ivanov and was expected to again run through him and the rest of the competition at this tournament.

This isn’t as big a deal as many will make of it. Although the guy who seems unbeatable took a loss, it was just that… A loss. It wasn’t MMA, and it wasn’t on PPV. Sambo is a close relative to MMA but it is different. People are going to say that Fedor is getting old, maybe has lost a step, and is “human”. The problem is we don’t know all of the intangibles. He could have been sick, had other health problems, or all in all just had an off day.

Fedor is set to fight Andrei Arlovski at the next Affliction card. The Pitbull will be trying to show the world that the recent rumors about Fedor is correct and that he is beatable, while Fedor looks to prove he is still the greatest in the world.