I’m not going to argue that he quit because it certainly looked like it but I still be leave that it was the unintended blow from the thigh that landed across Cerrones temple and/or jaw that inflicted the original damage that lead to the end of the fight.He quit. There are some fighters that swing for the fences when they get rocked, some that clinch or go for takedowns and some that quit. Cerrone quit.
Some people knew right away the Iran plane was shot down and others had to wait for "concrete proof". Whether this was cowboy being a quitter and walking away with the money or ufc fixing it with him, i dont know. I just think from what i saw and how cowboy behaved, he was mailing it in and going through the motions to make his money.