Why was Cowboy a popular fighter?

[LostMyBlackBelt]

Because he always brought it.
Win, lose, or draw.

Except a few fights like against Conor where he was just walking around looking for his check.

 

[VaselineSweep]

I wonder what kind of sad soul would spend time on sherdog putting down legendary fighter's careers and posting dumb stuff non-stop. Hope you get better though PM me if you need to talk.

 

[chiefwiggum]

Dozens of fun fights. Short notice and fought everyone.

 

[awksedperl]

Ok white belt

Right back atcha, yellow card.

 

[Poatan Power]

He was never a champion though and lost a lot of important fights

Chris Leben

Chris Lytle

Clay Guida

Nate Diaz

Nick Diaz

people love people that just love to bang, bro

 

[xhaydenx]

He was never a champion though and lost a lot of important fights

So what? Tony Ferguson was never a proper champion and he lost all his important fights. People still loved him.

 

[The Chosen]

Right back atcha, yellow card.

You’ve been a member for 8 years... if you actually post enough you’re bound to catch a yellow card or ban eventually

 

[HeDidn'tWantTheFight]

Because we love fighting and Cowboy was a fighter's fighter

 

[awksedperl]

You’ve been a member for 8 years... if you actually post enough you’re bound to catch a yellow card or ban eventually

This is an interesting response. Your response to my comments with "Ok white belt" was dismissive but otherwise meaningless. I responded in kind, and tried to choose something equally meaningless, thus "yellow card." The specific thing I chose didn't matter much--I might've just as easily said "[r]ight back atcha, human," or something similar. That you felt the need to "defend" yourself tells me that you did intend your comment as dismissive, as you assumed dismissiveness from my response, which you could interpret as a mirror of whatever your intent was. If you don't like that in response, perhaps don't do it in the first place.

 

[savemgs]

He was never a champion though and lost a lot of important fights

So did Dan Henderson in the UFC.

 

[LocalBoy]

My ex said he was hot so I think the women fan base blew him up.

 

[Epicman1324]

Found the newb.

 

[Mavrilicious]

My theory is that having a stick like wearing a cowboy hat can get you quite far, and Cowboy was pretty handsome when he was younger as well. Casuals easily recognized him as the cowboy hat guy

Casual detected

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Cause he would literally fight anybody at anytime

/thread

 

[Black Paladin]

My theory is that having a stick like wearing a cowboy hat can get you quite far, and Cowboy was pretty handsome when he was younger as well. Casuals easily recognized him as the cowboy hat guy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtick

(I am that guy now)

 

[Gio]

Fuckin' noobs

Oh Jack...

 

[thetruth2709]

he was a good dog fighter and yea the hat sure helped!

 

[Gio]

My theory is that having a stick like wearing a cowboy hat can get you quite far, and Cowboy was pretty handsome when he was younger as well. Casuals easily recognized him as the cowboy hat guy

Cerrone was an OG from the legendary Tapout show in 2007 when MMA is still relatively unknown to the mainstream. DWCS has now adapted the show's format years later.

Cerrone was one of the WEC standouts who made his name by having numerous fights where he had the biggest applause at events and made fans stand on their feet

Cerrone fought 5 times in one year (2011), the most from a fighter from WEC during the merge, and also all the fighters in the roster that year.

Cerrone fought 4 fights in one year 5 times, and fought 3 fights in one year 3 times

Cerrone has finished 27 of his 36 wins

Cerrone has won OTN bonuses 4 straight times, twice in his career.

Cerrone was the only fighter who has fought on Spike, Versus, FUEL TV, pay-per-view, FOX, FS1, UFC Fight Pass, ESPN, and ESPN+ during his UFC tenure.

Cerrone competed in his 37th UFC bout, tied with Jim Miller for the most appearances in company history.

Cerrone made his 47th UFC/WEC appearance, the most in combined organizational history.

Cerrone’s 47 appearances in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition are most in combined organizational history.

Cerrone made his 14th UFC welterweight appearance. He’s 6-7 with one no contest when fighting in the weight class.

Cerrone’s 26 appearances since 2014 in UFC competition are most in the company.

Cerrone’s 23 victories in UFC competition are most in company history.

Cerrone’s 29 victories in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition are most in combined organization history.

Cerrone’s 17 victories in UFC lightweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Jim Miller (19).

Cerrone’s 16 stoppage victories in UFC competition are tied with Charles Oliveira for most in company history.

Cerrone’s 20 stoppage victories in UFC/WEC competition are the most in combined organizational history.

Cerrone’s 20 stoppage victories in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition are tied with Wanderlei Silva for second most in combined organizational history behind Mirko Cro Cop (21).

Cerrone’s seven knockout victories stemming from kicks in UFC competition are most in company history. No one else has more than four.

Cerrone’s 20 knockdowns landed in UFC competition are most in company history.

Cerrone has landed 391 leg kicks in UFC competition, the second most in company history behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (488).

Cerrone’s 23 fight-night bonuses in UFC/WEC bouts are the most in combined organizational history.

Legend.

Again, it's not TS' fault he wasn't around during this time. Nothing wrong with asking for information if you really have no idea about your question. No hate.

 

[RogerB08]

He was never a champion though and lost a lot of important fights

He fought too often to his detrimen

Fight fans love insecure douches.

Elaborate. I vaguely recall him saying some kind of dumb shit.

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

He appealed to the dude bro douchebag side of MMA.

I'm not cheering for anyone wearing a cowboy hat or coming out to Kid Rock. I appreciate him as a fighter but loathe him as a "character".