Donald Cerrone shook off the demons of a three-fight losing streak at 170 pounds with his electrifying knockout win over Yancy Medeiros at UFC Austin. Now he wants to return to his original stomping grounds in the lightweight division.
“I want ’55. I want to go get that belt,” Cerrone announced Sunday on the FOX Sports 1 post-fight show.
“Khabib (Nurmagmedov), I’m coming, baby. I’m coming. I ain’t scared to fight you.”
Cerrone, 34, was long considered one of the best fighters in the world at 155 pounds. A one-time UFC title challenger, “Cowboy” racked up a remarkable 15-4 Octagon record from 2011-15 while competing in the UFC’s most talent-rich division, notching a slew of notable wins over the likes of Eddie Alvarez, Edson Barboza, Benson Henderson, Jeremy Stephens, and Jim Miller, among many others.