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11/19/10 9:56 PM

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Lauzon effectively feels that Sotiropoulos is flouting a loophole in the rules prohibiting grappling pants; Sotiropoulos says he's doing nothing wrong and that many others have used the same equipment before him.

Lauzon's concern is that Sotiropoulos' fight gear provides extra grip to aid in submission tries.

"I've asked the commission what my choices are, if I can even stop him from wearing it or not," said Lauzon. "In the past, all the commissions I've dealt with, it's always been OK for them to wear something as long as the opponent agreed. If they agreed, it's all fair. People say I'm calling him a cheater? I'm not. It's a thing where he was given a choice, he decided to wear it and the opponent could have stopped him. If the opponent didn't want to stop him, that's fine. But if I choose to stop him, I will if I can."

"It's well within the rules what I'm doing," Sotiropoulos later said. "Lots of fighters have done it. Randy Couture, BJ Penn, Frank Mir, Tim Sylvia, just to name a few. It's well within the rules what I'm doing. It gives both fighters some kind of an advantage. It gives him grip and it gives me more grip. That's part of the reality of wearing any sort of fabric on your body. Does it give me any advantage over my opponent? No, it gives us equal advantage. It gives us both a level playing field and that's really the bottom line."

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11/19/10 9:58 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
EckY 6 Member Since: 5/11/06 Posts: 4793	If it is such a big advantage why dont all grapplers do it? Why dont all BJJ guys in Japan wear tights? You have ignored this user.

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SchwarzerPanter Member Since: 10/14/03 Posts: 37208	I hope Sotiropolous destroys lauzon .. You have ignored this user.

11/19/10 10:06 PM

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dontbehatin - if he's NOT trying to gain an advantage, why doesn't he just wear normal shorts?

George isnt arguing his side well. Hes trying to fight to say that the same friction that it gives him, his opponent gets to use as well. I guess it basically makes it easier to grapple for both guys (in terms of the user being able to grip with his legs and his opponent being able to very easily grip his legs)? George is just going "they said i could," so hes not defending it well.

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KC007 254 Member Since: 3/4/10 Posts: 757	J. Lo will murder his ass. I'm serious, he'll do that. You have ignored this user.

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Doem Member Since: 4/15/07 Posts: 1390	you cant hate on lauzon for bringing this up if you ban tights then you should be banning this as well, plain and simple. but bringing it up weeks away from a fight you already signed for is both the wrong time and the wrong venue You have ignored this user.

11/19/10 10:19 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
Fade2Bolivian 201 Member Since: 11/10/09 Posts: 3521	I've been saying for a long time that shorts should be banned entirely. You have ignored this user.

11/19/10 10:24 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
Ghost of Retard 426 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 16168	I've been saying they should just fight naked like back in the day and end all the controversy You have ignored this user.

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edock02 1 Member Since: 3/23/02 Posts: 711	SchwarzerPanter - I hope Sotiropolous destroys lauzon .. You have ignored this user.

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AceAtGSU 3 Member Since: 7/7/09 Posts: 405	I hope Joe wins, I think George will, but in any case he is wearing way to much stuff. He has his feet wrapped all the time also, its like he is trying to cover everything he can for advantage. You have ignored this user.

11/19/10 10:29 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
Body Shots 1 Member Since: 10/24/10 Posts: 110	Lauzon will finish him! You have ignored this user.

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bee rad Member Since: 1/17/05 Posts: 2350	I think this is etting blown out of proportion. You have ignored this user.

11/19/10 10:53 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
Poindexter 24 Member Since: 11/19/08 Posts: 4203	It looks ridiculous (which is beside the point), but the commision should be consistent and already have the ruling in advance to avoid situations like this. You have ignored this user.

11/19/10 10:59 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
cajunselfdefense Member Since: 8/5/09 Posts: 323	gives Joe more grip when / if he decides to go for a leglock. no forked tongue speak goin on here. George gonna steam roll J-Low You have ignored this user.

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nyhcloyalty 52 Member Since: 3/4/06 Posts: 6835	Kind of sucks there's already a built in excuse post-fight. You have ignored this user.

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maxmain Member Since: 7/17/08 Posts: 1724	I have no issue with Joe getting the rules clarified. George admits that it's all about friction and nothing to do with injuries. You have ignored this user.

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rockwell 21 Member Since: 8/8/10 Posts: 965	This is getting silly now. The AC need to just say that it's legal or illegal and that will be the end of it. If they say it's legal then expect others to follow George S's lead. You have ignored this user.

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Buck 65 Member Since: 2/29/08 Posts: 317	I miss the old days where fighters didn't whine or complain about small things, they just go in there and fight You have ignored this user.

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orcus Member Since: 8/1/03 Posts: 57573	For the love of god, would someone please ask Joe why he doesn't wear the same stuff if he feels it provides such an advantage? You have ignored this user.

11/19/10 11:17 PM

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Sixteen Tons

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orcus - For the love of god, would someone please ask Joe why he doesn't wear the same stuff if he feels it provides such an advantage?

Sot is the better submission grappler (as the consensus goes) so Joe wearing them would only give him an advantage from guard (where he does not plan to be) and a disadvantage defending leglocks (which he may have to do). For George, he's always on his back rubber-guarding and therefore the knee and ankle sleeves are a big advantage for him, where they would be detrimental to Joe.

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bhamill Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 15249	Oh Please. It provides George an adavntage because more grip plays to HIS area of strength. Maybe all of Junior Dos Santos' opponents would like to wear headgear too so they can't be knocked out too easily, but its okay cause they can both wear it... it can't possibly be an advantage or unfair.... You have ignored this user.

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osiriss Member Since: 6/13/10 Posts: 137	^^^thank you... Lol You have ignored this user.

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Master Tang Member Since: 9/7/06 Posts: 7940	this would be easily settled if they all just fought completely naked You have ignored this user.

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orcus Member Since: 8/1/03 Posts: 57574	Maybe all of Junior Dos Santos' opponents would like to wear headgear too so they can't be knocked out too easily, but its okay cause they can both wear it... it can't possibly be an advantage or unfair.... How can it be unfair if both guys do it? You have ignored this user.

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Emphatik 10 Member Since: 2/18/03 Posts: 2604	orcus - Maybe all of Junior Dos Santos' opponents would like to wear headgear too so they can't be knocked out too easily, but its okay cause they can both wear it... it can't possibly be an advantage or unfair.... How can it be unfair if both guys do it? lol, exactly. a big bunch of bitching and nothing more. You have ignored this user.

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