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Cerrone to make all his "old and slow" years count against Edwards

AUSTIN, TX - FEBRUARY 18: Donald Cerrone reacts after defeating Yancy Medeiros by KO in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Frank Erwin Center on February 18, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Most fans probably consider Donald Cerrone a UFC lifer – a guy that will swagger into the Octagon into his mid-40s, trading blows with whomever, wherever, whenever at an age when most of his contemporaries are already several years into retirement.

Although that is probably the case and Cerrone does in fact want to keep slinging hands for as long as the UFC will let him, even the ultra-popular “Cowboy” was a little worried about his place on the roster heading into his fight with Yancy Medeiros earlier this year.