{"id":393116,"date":"2022-06-20T13:22:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T13:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=393116"},"modified":"2022-06-20T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T13:22:18","slug":"ufc-veteran-donald-cerrone-still-looking-to-face-joe-lauzon-despite-ufc-president-dana-white-shutting-down-a-third-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ufc-veteran-donald-cerrone-still-looking-to-face-joe-lauzon-despite-ufc-president-dana-white-shutting-down-a-third-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Veteran Donald Cerrone Still Looking to Face Joe Lauzon Despite UFC President Dana White Shutting Down a Third Booking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC fighter Donald \u2018Cowboy\u2019 Cerrone spoke out following a second failed booking against fellow veteran Joe Lauzon that was set for UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett. \u2018Cowboy\u2019 pulled out of the first contest and it was Lauzon who revealed he couldn\u2019t stand prior to the second booking that led to the second cancelation.<\/p>\n<p>UFC President Dana White went on record at the post-fight presser and revealed that he wouldn\u2019t be rebooking Cerrone vs Lauzon. In fact, he compared the scrap to the infamous Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson booking that was scraped on five separate occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-feel-like-crying-watching-it-again-glover-teixeira-on-his-fateful-decision-to-attempt-a-guillotine-choke-against-jiri-prochazka-at-ufc-275\/\">\u2018I Feel Like Crying Watching It Again\u2019- Glover Teixeira On His Fateful Decision to Attempt a Guillotine Choke Against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Donald Cerrone continues to chase Joe Lauzon fight<\/h2>\n<p>Despite Dana White\u2019s words against rebooking the match-up, \u2018Cowboy\u2019 Cerrone expressed an interest to face Lauzon. He recognized Joe Lauzon as a crafty veteran who wouldn\u2019t pull out of a fight unless it was absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping that in mind, Cerrone told ESPN that he\u2019s looking to step in the cage against the veteran once his leg is healed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the second time, Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon has been canceled the day of the planned bout, UFC officials confirmed with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcraimondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarcRaimondi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lauzon had to withdraw due to a non-weight-cut-related medical issue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UDOTaOw4tk\">pic.twitter.com\/UDOTaOw4tk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN MMA (@espnmma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1538221560250646533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cJoe texted me (on Saturday morning) and said, \u2018Sorry, brother. I can\u2019t stand on my leg,\u2019 and I was like, \u2018Well, we\u2019re (1-1) now, ain\u2019t we?&#8217;\u201d Cerrone told\u00a0ESPN. \u201cJoe is a game dude, so it\u2019s not like he\u2019s making something up. I know Joe just wouldn\u2019t pull anything, so heal up brother, and we\u2019ll make it happen one day.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOf course (I\u2019d like that fight),\u201d Cerrone said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s wrong with his knee or how long it\u2019s going to take, but we\u2019re already in the talks. We\u2019ll hear real soon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Cerrone brushes aside weight concerns<\/h2>\n<p>Donald Cerrone also assured fans that he weight was not an issue and that he\u2019d foray down to the lightweight division if the fights make sense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Cerrone told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeganOlivi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MeganOlivi<\/a> Joe Lauzon texted him their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCAustin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCAustin<\/a> fight was going to be off.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cowboycerrone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cowboycerrone<\/a> also said he plans to fight &quot;in the next couple weeks.&quot; \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U3WfbjGXp4\">pic.twitter.com\/U3WfbjGXp4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN MMA (@espnmma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1538367165224591360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey offered me one (fight) really soon, and I said, \u2018We\u2019re going to have to talk about a catchweight for sure.\u2019 I\u2019ve shown I can make the weight back-to-back, so it\u2019s not the weight. So we\u2019ll see.\u201d [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/06\/ufc-austin-donald-cerrone-wants-joe-lauzon-fight-in-future-staying-at-lightweight-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mmajunkie.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cerrone is a legend in the game and fans are now keen to see him take on big names from the past as compared to going toe-to-toe against the up-and-comers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC fighter Donald \u2018Cowboy\u2019 Cerrone spoke out following a second failed booking against fellow veteran Joe Lauzon that was set for UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett. \u2018Cowboy\u2019 pulled out of the first contest and it was Lauzon who revealed he couldn\u2019t stand prior to the second booking that led to the second cancelation. 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