Despite competing last month, Donald Cerrone will be returning to action just over one month later. He’ll be facing Jorge Masvidal this Saturday night (Jan. 28). The bout is going to be the co-main event of UFC on FOX from Denver. Cerrone was featured on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) “Road to the Octagon” special. […]
Despite competing last month, Donald Cerrone will be returning to action just over one month later. He’ll be facing Jorge Masvidal this Saturday night (Jan. 28). The bout is going to be the co-main event of UFC on FOX from Denver. Cerrone was featured on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) “Road to the Octagon” special. […]
Former street fighter under Kimbo Slice and current UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal talks about Conor McGregor & Donald Cerrone… After both men were victorious earlier this month, game scrappers Donald Cerrone and Jorge Masvidal were paired up. Masvidal extended his win streak to two by defeating Jake Ellenberger on December 3, Cerrone went to 4-0
Former street fighter under Kimbo Slice and current UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal talks about Conor McGregor & Donald Cerrone…
After both men were victorious earlier this month, game scrappers Donald Cerrone and Jorge Masvidal were paired up. Masvidal extended his win streak to two by defeating Jake Ellenberger on December 3, Cerrone went to 4-0 at welterweight by wrecking Matt Brown at UFC 206. ‘Gamebred’ answered ‘Cowboy’s’ call for a fight in Denver next month, and so an exciting burner was born with little drama.
Currently sat at number 13 in the official rankings, Jorge Masvidal would get a huge boost with a win over Donald Cerrone. Their bout at UFC on FOX 23 will serve as co-main event, and fans are eagerly anticipating this showdown. According to Masvidal, the bout with ‘Cowboy’ isn’t all that complicated, though.
Masvidal Says Cerrone’s Body Is Weak
Speaking during an appearance on the Three Amigos Podcast, Masvidal claimed Cerrone’s body is not suspect, but convicted:
“I’m definitely looking to land damaging shots everywhere, whether its to the body, the head. just everywhere. Whatever he gives me, I’m gonna take it. We all know his body, it’s not suspect, it’s convicted. He’s charged with a weak body. That’s for sure, you know? I’m gonna look to exploit those tendencies.”
Touching on the subject of Conor McGregor, Masvidal points out the ‘weakness’ in the Irishman’s ground game:
“(If the UFC offered me a fight with McGregor) I’d be just licking my chops. That would be Christmas for someone like me. On the feet, you know he’s above average, he’s got good reflexes and power in his hands. In the grappling world, I don’t even see him as a threat. He couldn’t stop my takedown. Whenever I want I could tag him and get a takedown. I would love that match, you know.”
UFC on FOX 23 Fight Card
Event: UFC on FOX 23: “Shevchenko vs. Pena” Date: Sat., Jan. 28, 2017, on FOX Location: Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado
UFC on FOX 23 Main Event:
135 lbs.: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Julianna Pena
Other Scheduled Fights (FOX, FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass):
170 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Jorge Masvidal 265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski vs. Francis Ngannou 135 lbs.: Raphael Assuncao vs. Aljamain Sterling 185 lbs.: Hector Lombard vs. Brad Tavares 155 lbs.: J.C. Cottrell vs. Jason Gonzalez 125 lbs.: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Eric Shelton
No. 5-ranked surging welterweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone extended his win streak at 170-pounds to four with a brutal head kick knockout over Matt Brown in the co-main event of last weekend’s (Dec. 10, 2016) UFC 206 from Toronto, Canada. After the bout, Cerrone made it clear that he wanted to return to action rather
No. 5-ranked surging welterweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone extended his win streak at 170-pounds to four with a brutal head kick knockout over Matt Brown in the co-main event of last weekend’s (Dec. 10, 2016) UFC 206 from Toronto, Canada. After the bout, Cerrone made it clear that he wanted to return to action rather quickly and fight at Jan. 28 at UFC on FOX 23 from Denver, Colorado.
Cerrone is unsurprisingly willing to take on any and all 170 pounders and in typical “Cowboy” fashion he issued a challenge to all fighters in the division via his official Twitter account earlier today:
Any and All 170 lb ers Please don’t respond to this just call @danawhite or joe Silva and say ” I will fight Cowboy January 28 in Denver “
Later on, Cerrone actually received a response, as No. 15-ranked Jorge Masvidal said that he’s already been contacting the UFC brass regarding his interest in the bout:
Masvidal has won two straight bouts and is coming off of a TKO victory over Jake Ellenberger earlier this month. Prior to beating Brown, Cerrone had scored stoppage victories over Alex Oliveira, Patrick Cote and Rick Story.
Would you like see Cerrone and Masvidal face off at UFC on FOX 23?
Jorge Masvidal, who challenged Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone to a fight after defeating Jake Ellenberger on Saturday, had some…colorful tweets for the New Mexico native on Monday night. Specifically, “Gamebred” had some unkind words about Corrine’s role as a founding board member of the new MMA Athletes Association:
Masvidal has lost two separate chances to break into the welterweight top 10 in the last year through no fault of his own. At UFC’s debut in Seoul, South Korea a year ago, he was set to face Dong Hyun Kim in the co-main event, while Benson Henderson was originally booked against Thiago Alves in the main event. When Alves got hurt, it looked like the UFC wanted the Korean fighters (Henderson’s mother is Korean) in separate bouts, so Masvidal got the call up to fight Henderson, losing a close split decision.
A more recent booking against Kelvin Gastelum fell through when Robbie Lawler pulled out of his UFC 205 fight against Cerrone, so Gastelum was subbed in because they needed a highly ranked welterweight. Gastelum missed that fight due to weight cutting issues and moves up to middleweight this weekend at UFC 206.
Jorge Masvidal, who challenged Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone to a fight after defeating Jake Ellenberger on Saturday, had some…colorful tweets for the New Mexico native on Monday night. Specifically, “Gamebred” had some unkind words about Corrine’s role as a founding board member of the new MMA Athletes Association:
Masvidal has lost two separate chances to break into the welterweight top 10 in the last year through no fault of his own. At UFC’s debut in Seoul, South Korea a year ago, he was set to face Dong Hyun Kim in the co-main event, while Benson Henderson was originally booked against Thiago Alves in the main event. When Alves got hurt, it looked like the UFC wanted the Korean fighters (Henderson’s mother is Korean) in separate bouts, so Masvidal got the call up to fight Henderson, losing a close split decision.
A more recent booking against Kelvin Gastelum fell through when Robbie Lawler pulled out of his UFC 205 fight against Cerrone, so Gastelum was subbed in because they needed a highly ranked welterweight. Gastelum missed that fight due to weight cutting issues and moves up to middleweight this weekend at UFC 206.
Jake Ellenberger suffered a tough loss Saturday night at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale – but it isn’t likely to stick.
Ellenberger was defeated by Jorge Masvidal via TKO, but only afte…
Jake Ellenberger suffered a tough loss Saturday night at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale – but it isn’t likely to stick.
Ellenberger was defeated by Jorge Masvidal via TKO, but only after his foot became stuck between the cage floor and the fence. The referee did not restart the contest, instead awarding Masvidal the win.
Ellenberger plans to appeal the finish with the Nevada Athletic Commission.
The Ultimate Fighter 24 finale put in a solid show in Las Vegas last night (Saturday December 3, 2016). Featuring a flyweight title fight that provided tons of fireworks, the event also gave a dose of controversial scoring in the co-main slot. When Jorge Masvidal faced Jake Ellenberger, we saw a very rare finish, perhaps
The Ultimate Fighter 24 finale put in a solid show in Las Vegas last night (Saturday December 3, 2016). Featuring a flyweight title fight that provided tons of fireworks, the event also gave a dose of controversial scoring in the co-main slot. When Jorge Masvidal faced Jake Ellenberger, we saw a very rare finish, perhaps unseen in the UFC’s history. Knocking each other with some hard punches in the early going, the fight ended up being stopped when Ellenberger’s toes got caught in the octagon fence. Unable to continue, ‘The Juggernaut’ was officially stopped by TKO (toe injury).
Extending his current win streak to two, Masvidal’s UFC record is now 8-4. Although he’s never been finished in the UFC, the former street fighter recently suffered back-to-back losses for the promotion. Since returning to welterweight, ‘Gamebred’ is 3-2, and the American Top Team product has some ideas about what is next.
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Jorge Wants ‘Cowboy Steak’
Before facing Ellenberger at the TUF 24 finale, Masvidal accused fellow welterweight Donald Cerrone of ducking him. As per MMAFighting.com:
“I want to whoop Donald Cerrone’s ass. I don’t say I want to compete with him, because I don’t. I want to whoop his ass. He took Kelvin Gastelum from me and put lies to the public, that he’d fight anybody, any place. Right after [Cerrone’s] fight got dropped, I put my name in there,” Masvidal said. “My name was on the table. He chose Matt Brown, the guy that almost got assassinated on national TV. He chose that fight. Why? I wonder why he chose that fight over me.”
With his win over ‘The Juggernaut’ in hand, Masvidal took to Twitter with a food-related call out of ‘Cowboy.’
With Cerrone booked in to face Matt Brown at UFC 206, the Greg Jackson’s striker would be on four straight with a victory. Links to a one-time scheduled fight with Robbie Lawler still linger, but could a bout with Masvidal make sense?
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