Joe Lauzon, Top MMA Fighters Make New Home in Easton

Some of Massachusetts' best mixed martial artists and UFC fighters are now training out of Easton.

The opening of Easton's newest business may have made the Shovel Town the new Massachusetts capitol of mixed martial arts. Lauzon Mixed Martial Arts, a gym offering classes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, submission grappling, boxing, kickboxing and wrestling recently moved from its former location in Bridgewater and opened its doors in the Easton Industrial Park. "We were kind of passively looking to find a new spot," owner Joe Lauzon said. "Then, we got word that Bridgewater State might be buying our building, so, there was panic and we started to look around. Then, we found this place. This place is perfect – if we found it four years ago, we would have been here." Lauzon isn't just any local business owner or fitness enthusiast. Since breaking…

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