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Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone is a top notch fighter. And given the right circumstances, fighting the right dudes at the right time he easily could have been the LW champ and even knocked off a defense or two. With a bit of luck (timing, the right opponent) and determination - while some guys get their golden opportunity and take full advantage of the moment to snag UFC gold - Cowboy has not had the chance to do so himself.
He plows through so many guys, the very best in the world, former champions and top ten guys and dismantles them with ease. So many times he has finished his opponents and made it look easy. The amount of finishes he has accumulated with KICKS is pretty insane and very fun to watch on a highlight reel.
His style is fun to watch as well. He comes to fight. He does not coast or play things too defensively, he is always working to throw strikes offensively and go for the finish.
He went on a nice LW streak over the past few years, very very impressive run however his weakness seemed to be fighting RDA. The first time the fought, RDA had Cowboys number. Then after a huge impressive winning streak, Cowboy earned his title shot and you guessed it the current champ at that time was , RDA.
The aftermath of that loss made Cowboy think of other options, and he decided to give WW a shot.
And he did very well. For a time. However now, after almost earning a title shot at WW - he now has 2 losses in a row. The Masvidal loss hurt me as a fan, anyways. I thought Cowboy was going to get through him easy, Mas being an average journeyman and all. Props to Mas, he proved the better man that night.
Then of course on Saturday there was the tightly contested fan favourite matchup between Cowboy and former WW champion, Robbie Lawler. Lawler came on strong and made it a brawl early in round 1. Later in round 2, Cowboy got his rhythm back and did very well. Round 3 was closer but Robbie took that one as well. Depending on how you score each round, it could have easily been a draw or gone both ways. The majority of people saw it go Lawlers way. Me, myself I think it was a draw, but I can see how Robbie got the nod.
Where does Cowboy go from here? Should he remain at WW and keep trying harder? Or should he drop back down to LW where the current state of things is an absolute shark tank.. OR maybe even try his luck somewhere else? Is he too small for MW? What do you guys think?
He plows through so many guys, the very best in the world, former champions and top ten guys and dismantles them with ease. So many times he has finished his opponents and made it look easy. The amount of finishes he has accumulated with KICKS is pretty insane and very fun to watch on a highlight reel.
His style is fun to watch as well. He comes to fight. He does not coast or play things too defensively, he is always working to throw strikes offensively and go for the finish.
He went on a nice LW streak over the past few years, very very impressive run however his weakness seemed to be fighting RDA. The first time the fought, RDA had Cowboys number. Then after a huge impressive winning streak, Cowboy earned his title shot and you guessed it the current champ at that time was , RDA.
The aftermath of that loss made Cowboy think of other options, and he decided to give WW a shot.
And he did very well. For a time. However now, after almost earning a title shot at WW - he now has 2 losses in a row. The Masvidal loss hurt me as a fan, anyways. I thought Cowboy was going to get through him easy, Mas being an average journeyman and all. Props to Mas, he proved the better man that night.
Then of course on Saturday there was the tightly contested fan favourite matchup between Cowboy and former WW champion, Robbie Lawler. Lawler came on strong and made it a brawl early in round 1. Later in round 2, Cowboy got his rhythm back and did very well. Round 3 was closer but Robbie took that one as well. Depending on how you score each round, it could have easily been a draw or gone both ways. The majority of people saw it go Lawlers way. Me, myself I think it was a draw, but I can see how Robbie got the nod.
Where does Cowboy go from here? Should he remain at WW and keep trying harder? Or should he drop back down to LW where the current state of things is an absolute shark tank.. OR maybe even try his luck somewhere else? Is he too small for MW? What do you guys think?
