‘Cowboy’ Teases Potential Jump To Middleweight
Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone loves to fight, he loves to fight so much that the No. 4-ranked lightweight in the world is set to step into the Octagon this Saturday night (June 18, 2016) in a welterweight bout against Patrick Cote.
‘Cowboy'(29-7-1) is coming off of an impressive first round submission victory over Alex Oliveira in February, following an upsetting first round TKO loss to Rafael dos Anjos in their title bout last December.
Now Cerrone is ready to get back inside the Octagon and throw down with Cote in Saturday’s co-main event, and in a recent interview (Courtesy of MMAJunkie) this week ‘Cowboy’ stated that he’s feeling ‘pretty young’ heading into the 170-pound contest:
“I feel pretty young in the middle of my career right now,” Cerrone said. “I just like to fight. I love it.
I don’t understand people who want to fight twice a year. Like, what do you do with your money? Because I blow through that (expletive). I need more. I just love it.
The 33-year-old admits he can’t fight forever and dreads the day he has to hang up the gloves for good, which is why he currently relishes in the moment each and every time he steps into the Octagon today:
“Saturday night, when you make that walk, there’s not a feeling like it in the world. So when that any given Sunday stops, it’s going to be a (expletive) feeling.
I don’t know what I’m going to do – I’m going to go crazy. Right now, I suck it up every time and I walk out and I’m like, ‘This is so cool, man.’”
Cerrone, who typically competes in the 155-pound division, was asked how big a factor the size difference will be come fight night as he steps into the Octagon with a man in Cote who has to cut down to 170 pounds:
“Absolutely, size is going to be a big factor,” Cerrone said. “I’ll walk into the fight literally 176, 177 pounds. He’s probably going to be closer to 200, 205.
They have weight limits for a reason, but it don’t matter. The handcuff on his lungs will probably come in the second round. Then I’ll be able to do whatever the (expletive) I want.”
Although he is treading in somewhat unfamiliar waters in the 170-pound division this weekend, Cerrone was adamant that he is just ‘having fun’ and will continue to compete in the lightweight division he calls home. ‘Cowboy’ did, however, mention the 185-pound division as a potential future landing spot:
“I’m just doing this (fight) just because,” Cerrone said. “155 is where I want to be. That’s where I plan on being. I just took a little sabbatical to stay active – just playing, having fun.
I like fighting. I would fight 185 – I literally would. But we’ll see Saturday night if weight makes a difference.
Does he hit harder? Probably. Am I faster? Definitely. (I’m) way better looking.”
‘Cowboy’ and Cote will clash in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 89, live on FS1 from the TD Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on June 18, 2016.
You can check out Cerrone’s interview here bellow:
