Laprise Loses UFC Decision

He was thrust into action early, and Chatham’s Chad Laprise came out of the short notice fight with his second professional loss, this time by a split decision.

Fighting Ross Pearson as a part of UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane, Australia, Laprise lost a close split decision scored 28-30, 30-27, and 29-28 for Pearson.

“Thank you all for showing me so much love and support,” wrote Laprise on Twitter following the fight. “Can’t wait to get back to training and put on another show!”

The loss drops the 29-year-old fighter to 10-2 professionally, and 2-2 in the UFC.