Donald Cerrone Apologizes To The LGBT Community
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel “DC” Cormier had an extremely tough week leading up to last night’s (July 9, 2016) UFC 200 card from Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally scheduled to headline the landmark event opposite his bitter rival Jon Jones, Cormier was thrown into a whirlwind when Jones was notified of a potential anti-doping violation and pulled from the fight just days’ before the event.
With no opponent, Cormier was forced to continue his weight cut in hopes that the UFC would find him a replacement. In the end, former long-time middleweight champion Anderson Silva stepped up on extremely short notice to battle “DC”.
Cormier effectively used his decorated wrestling background to nullify Silva’s elite level striking, and walked away with a decisive decision victory, although his performance wasn’t received too well by the fans. The masses appeared to be upset with Cormier’s constant takedown attempts, and the champion was constantly booed.
In the aftermath of the event, it appears as if it wasn’t only the fans who were unimpressed with the performance. In a Q&A session earlier today (July 10, 2016) with CM Punk, UFC fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone called “DC’s” performance ‘terrible’. “Cowboy” also stirred up some controversy, however, when he used a homophobic slur to describe the performance.
Check out the transcription via Bloody Elbow below:
Cerrone: “What about the worst fight?”
CM Punk: “The worst fight?”
Cerrone: “Your boy, DC. Terrible!”
CM Punk: “What?”
Cerrone: “Terrible. How are you going to give up weight and then fight like a f*g, man?”
*applause breaks out in the audience*
CM Punk: “Wait a second. You and everybody else who clapped for that were the same people who were cheering when Brock would take Hunt down, and do the exact same thing DC did to Anderson.”
Cerrone: “That’s different. That was Brock.”
CM Punk: “It’s the same thing!”
Cerrone: “Yeah but Anderson is giving up 30 pounds, flies in, two days notice, fights [Cormier], you’re — f*cking stand and fight, motherf*cker!”
CM Punk: “Hey, I get it! Everybody’s disappointed. They want to see Anderson Silva do some ninja shit. But if I’m standing across from him, I don’t want to see him do ninja shit. I’m gonna take his ass down.”
After the UFC released a statement saying that Cerrone’s comments were not in line with their code of conduct, ‘Cowboy’ has responded by apologising for the slur:
“Earlier today, I said something that was offensive and I’m truly sorry,” Cerrone wrote on Instagram. “I’ve got so many friends and fans in the LGBTQ community who I let down today. I can and will be better because I respect the community and equality matters!”
