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After two previously scheduled bouts fell through, Donald Cerrone and Robbie Lawler finally went to war last weekend. Just like we all hoped, the fight was a very fun one, with both men enjoying moments of success. In the end, however, Lawler walked away the winner, picking up a somewhat controversial decision win.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it came to light after this action-packed fight that “Cowboy” Cerrone had sustained an eye-injury during the contest, and that he could be sidelined for something north of 180 days.<\/a><\/p>\n

As it turn out, however, Cerrone’s orbital bone is not fractured, as it was initially believed to be. Instead, the fan favorite welterweight contender should be good to compete again in the coming months. And apparently, he’s got a date in mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just at the office rallying for Oct. 7 [UFC 216],\u201d Cerrone told MMAjunkie<\/a> earlier this week.\u00a0\u201cSo we\u2019ll see. I didn\u2019t get knocked out this time, so I was like, \u2018I\u2019m OK.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI got my eye cleared up.\u00a0I had a\u00a0six-month (medical) suspension, so that\u2019s another reason why I\u2019m here. I went and took my eye \u2013 I got it cleared, and I\u2019m good to go \u2013 20\/5 vision. You\u2019d think I could see the punches coming.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cowboy then discussed the fight with Lawler itself. While he says he had a lot of fun in the cage, he also wishes they’d had a few more rounds to work with.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish we had two more rounds, man,\u201d Cerrone said. \u201cGod, I had a good time. I really did. I knew that fight was going to be that exact thing: meeting in the middle and (expletive) just fighting. The judges \u2013 whatever. I don\u2019t have any control over that. I can\u2019t say \u2018(Expletive) them.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI guess I should have fought harder, right? They always say, \u2018Don\u2019t leave it to the judges.\u2019 So that\u2019s that. Like I said, I wish I had two more rounds. But I legitimately have a sickness, and that was fun to me. Like fun, fun.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What did you think of Donald Cerrone’s war with Robbie Lawler?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 8\/3\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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