Now we’re here, and “Cowboy” will lock horns with Iaquinta in an attempt to make it three wins in a row. But that fell through and Cerrone has admitted to that phase being over. The win was enough to gain a congratulatory tweet from the Irish mixed martial arts superstar and then it spiraled into talks of a potential fight.

On that night, Cerrone stopped the up-and-coming lightweight fighter with a head kick and punches in round two. Iaquinta believes he can defeat Nurmagomedov in a rematch, but will first need to earn that right by adding Cerrone’s name to his list of recent wins.ĭonald Cerrone was initially linked to a fight with Conor McGregor after his impressive victory against Alex Hernandez in January. Iaquinta challenged Khabib Nurmagomedov and put in what many consider to be a reasonable effort against a man that no one has been able to stop so far. A five-fight winning streak saw him scheduled to face Paul Felder last year at UFC 223, but a somewhat tragic run of events (but fortunate for Iaquinta) saw him thrown into a short-notice title fight against a pound-for-pound great of the sport.

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