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UFC 205 Video: Luque says he was offered Cerrone fight, but UFC changed its mind

Vicente Luque fought on the biggest stage of his career this past weekend, but it nearly got a whole lot larger.

The UFC welterweight picked up arguably his biggest win to date in the opening fight of the UFC 205 televised preliminary card on FOX Sports 1 against Belal Muhammad. Just 79 seconds into the bout, the Brazilian landed a left hook counter-shot that stunned “Remember The Name” and followed up with vicious ground-and-pound, forcing the referee to step in.

But instead of fighting Muhammad, Luque almost fought top contender Donald Cerrone on the pay-per-view main card.