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Donald Cerrone vs. John Makdessi: What We Learned from UFC 187 Tilt

As you likely heard, John Makdessi replaced an injured Khabib Nurmagomedov opposite Donald Cerrone at UFC 187. On paper, the fight was a serious mismatch. In the cage, it looked like one too.

From the get-go, Makdessi circled around Cerrone, desperately looking for an angle where he could attack Cowboy...but no such opportunity arose. Makdessi was practically frozen in place, forced to eat punch after kick after punch with no real ability to answer.

In the second round, Cerrone landed a clean head kick that forced Makdessi to beckon the ref to break the fight off due to a broken jaw.