{"id":202085,"date":"2016-08-25T15:21:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T22:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=202085"},"modified":"2016-08-25T15:21:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T22:21:58","slug":"donald-cerrone-signs-new-ufc-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/donald-cowboy-cerrone\/donald-cerrone-signs-new-ufc-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Cerrone signs new UFC contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past Saturday, UFC veteran Donald Cerrone stepped into the Octagon to fight welterweight Rick Story in what was the final fight of his UFC contract.  After <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-202-results\/clip-cowboy-cerrone-tkos-rick-story-ufc-202\/\">putting on arguably the best performance of his career<\/a>, Cerrone stated that he planned on re-signing with the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Now, news has surfaced via <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2016\/08\/cowboy-sticking-around-donald-cerrone-signs-new-eight-fight-ufc-contract\" target=\"_blank\">MMAJunkie<\/a> that Cerrone has officially signed an 8-fight deal with the UFC, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoespn\/status\/768903784240078848\" target=\"_blank\">according to Brett Okamoto<\/a> is &#8220;ready to continue success&#8221; with the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately following his flawless KO win over Rick Story, UFC President Dana White had nothing but praise for Cerrone, who he stated looked <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-donald-cerrone-defeats-benson-henderson-razor-thin-decision\/\">even better at welterweight than he does at lightweight.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While there is no word yet on when Cerrone will return to the Octagon, knowing &#8216;Cowboy&#8217;, it will be sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Saturday, UFC veteran Donald Cerrone stepped into the Octagon to fight welterweight Rick Story in what was the final fight of his UFC contract. 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