After beating Alexander Hernandez in Brooklyn on Saturday night, Donald Cerrone was quick to point out that he now had 40 fights under the Zuffa umbrella. He also agreeably embraced the “old man” narrative that popped up for this fight week, suddenly, like the onset of Alzheimer’s. Perhaps what was most remarkable was that in his 30th UFC fight — in what was his quiet return to the lightweight division — Cerrone didn’t just outfox the greener Hernandez with his experience.
He doled out an ass kicking.
Cerrone dropped his head and stalked forward, a vintage face of grit and bad intentions.