Just a few months back, the was a buzz about a possible booking between Donald Cerrone and Conor McGregor some time for 2019. It was planned to be McGregor’s return fight since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 last October.
But because of contract disagreements and “retirement” declarations, none of these plans ever materialized. Instead, the UFC decided to book “Cowboy” against Al Iaquinta to headline the company’s upcoming event in Ottawa, Canada this Saturday.
A fight against the company superstar comes with a guaranteed lucrative paycheck, but for Cerrone, that ship has sailed.