{"id":192783,"date":"2016-04-26T11:38:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T18:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=192783"},"modified":"2016-04-26T11:38:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T18:38:21","slug":"donald-cerrone-says-conor-mcgregor-just-threw-away-8-9-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/donald-cowboy-cerrone\/donald-cerrone-says-conor-mcgregor-just-threw-away-8-9-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Cerrone says Conor McGregor just threw away $8-$9 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/donald-cowboy-cerrone\/donald-cowboy-cerrone-just-wants-fight-will-likely-take-another-reebok-fine\/\">Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone<\/a> is a highly active fighter in the UFC because he enjoys fighting and enjoys the paydays that come with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cowboy&#8221; spoke with the media over the weekend and gave his thoughts on the whole <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/dana-white-reveals-conor-mcgregor-will-likely-fight-next\/\">Conor McGregor and UFC 200 situation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor \u2018Mr. Press Conference\u2019 not to want to do a press conference is insane,\u201d Cerrone said backstage MGM Grand Garden Arena (transcribed by <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cThey\u2019re talking upwards of $8 (million), $9 million dollars he\u2019s throwing away. I would literally ride a rocket ship to the moon for six months for $10 million to do a press conference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cerrone said he would gladly step in to fight McGregor&#8217;s orignally scheduled opponent <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-dana-white-discusses-nate-diaz-fighting-ufc-200\/\">Nate Diaz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll fight Diaz at 200, and I don\u2019t need any more money,\u201d Cerrone told members of the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur job is to entertain,\u201d Cerrone said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we do; it\u2019s part of the job. When you sign on the \u2018X,\u2019 I have to do all the media obligations for Ottawa (at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/donald-cowboy-cerrone\/donald-cowboy-cerrone-course-signed-contract-fight-khabib-nurmagomedov\/\">UFC Fight Night 89<\/a>). You think I want to? It\u2019s just part of the job. 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