Lauzon (James Law/Heavy MMA)Joe Lauzon Pulled From UFC 180 Bout With Diego Sanchez José Youngs October 23, 2014 News, Spotlight Another fighter has been ruled out of what can now be labeled the “cursed” UFC 180 card in Mexico City. According to a report by MMAJunkie, lightweight Joe Lauzon has been removed from his scheduled main card bout with Diego Sanchez. The reasoning behind the removal is still unclear and a replacement fighter has yet to be named. This also marks the fourth fighter to be removed from the card with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, Érik Pérez and Sanchez’s original opponent Norman Parke all pulling out due to injury. Lauzon (24-9) was last seen earning Fight of the Night honors for his second round TKO victory over TUF 15 winner Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night 50 in September. Prior to this win the Massachusetts native earned a unanimous decision victory over TUF 6 winner Mac Danzig at UFC on FOX 9 last December. Sanchez (25-7) is coming off a very controversial decision win over Ross Pearson at UFC Fight Night 42 in June. Prior to this win, “The Nightmare” dropped back-to-back decision losses to Gilbert Melendez and Myles Jury. UFC 180 is currently scheduled to be held on November 15 at the Arena Ciudad de México. A heavyweight title fight between Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum was expected to serve as the main event. However following Velasquez’s injury, an interim heavyweight title bout between Werdum and Mark Hunt will as the night’s main event. The prelims for the card will feature the finale of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America featherweight and bantamweight tournaments. Here’s how the rest of the card is shaping up: Fabricio Werdum (18-5-1) vs. Mark Hunt (10-8-1) – For interim UFC heavyweight championship Kelvin Gastelum (9-0) vs. Jake Ellenberger (29-8) Diego Sanchez (25-7) vs. TBA Ricardo Lamas (14-3) vs. Dennis Bermudez (14-3) Jessica Eye (10-2 )vs. Leslie Smith (7-5-1) Edgar Garcia (14-3) vs. Hector Urbina (16-8-1) Augusto Montano (13-1) vs. Chris Heatherly (8-2) TBA vs. TBA – TUF: Latin America Featherweight finale TBA vs. TBA – TUF: Latin America Bantamweight finale Jackson Heath #rallyforcowboy