Donald Cerrone, ranked No. 3 in the lightweight division, returns to the UFC’s Octagon after just 15 days away from the structure.
Cerrone defeated young gun Myles Jury at UFC 182 and then got the call to replace Eddie Alvarez for a fight with No. 5-ranked contender Benson Henderson. It will be the third meeting for the two former WEC standouts.
Their first meeting was an epic encounter for the interim WEC lightweight title. The back-and-forth battle put both lightweights on the map. Henderson got the edge on the scorecards after 25 minutes of fantastic MMA action. Their second fight was a bit shorter as Henderson locked up a tight guillotine and got the tap from Cerrone.
Nearly five years later, here we are.
UFC Fight Night 59 will see the two top-five-ranked lightweights go at it again, but this time it will only be a three round co-main event bout. Will that make a difference? Let’s break it all down for this incredible matchup that fell into our laps.