{"id":173513,"date":"2015-10-27T10:14:24","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T17:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=173513"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:36:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:36:29","slug":"watch-this-nba-all-star-cross-trains-mma-with-donald-cowboy-cerrone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/watch-this-nba-all-star-cross-trains-mma-with-donald-cowboy-cerrone\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH! This NBA all-star cross trains MMA with Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blake Griffin Grapples with UFC Star Donald &quot;Cowboy&quot; Cerrone | The Crossover: Part 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eJviLzrqCqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin linked up with UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone for some cross training. The two stars mixed up Griffin\u2019s typical NBA workout regiment with \u201cCowboy\u201d introducing the 6-foot-10 all-star to some grappling and striking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn basketball, there\u2019s a lot of pushing, grabbing and shoving going on that nobody else sees,\u201d Griffin said in a feature from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbull.com\/us\/en\/stories\/1331755400712\/blake-griffin-the-crossover-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Bull<\/a>. \u201cI thought it was awesome that he [Cerrone] customized his workout towards what\u2019s gonna help me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cerrone said Griffin has a lot of aptitude, not just on the court. \u201cAnyone can throw the haymaker, crazy punch, but he was real straight and down the pipe,\u201d the MMA star said. \u201cHe\u2019s got talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was impressed \u2014 they were real natural movements for him,\u201d Cerrone said of Griffin. \u201cI never realized how dirty you guys got out there [on the court].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griffin said the movements and things he learned from Cerrone he can take back with him on the court. \u201cThe stuff we learned can all translate so well to basketball,\u201d he said. \u201cJust learning those quick movements and being precise with the movements and being in control of your opponent \u2014 instead of letting him be in control of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Any athletes outside of MMA you think would transition well to the sport of mixed martial arts? 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