{"id":312329,"date":"2019-05-05T06:27:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T13:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=312329"},"modified":"2019-05-05T06:27:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T13:27:29","slug":"whats-next-for-ufc-ottawa-main-event-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/whats-next-for-ufc-ottawa-main-event-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s next for UFC Ottawa main event fighters?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Octagon touched down in Ottawa, Ontario last night for UFC Fight Night 151. The main event of the card was a battle between two top-10 lightweights and two fan favorites in Donald Cerrone and Al Iaquinta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, &#8216;Cowboy&#8217; picked apart Iaquinta and dropped him a couple of times <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-ottawa-results-donald-cerrone-defeats-al-iaquinta-highlights\/\">to secure a unanimous decision win<\/a>. And, after the fight, Cerrone called for the title or a fight with<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/\"> Conor McGregor<\/a>, so is that what should be next for the fan favorite?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is what we think should be next for Cerrone and Iaquinta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Donald Cerrone <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Something changes in a fighter when they have a kid and Donald Cerrone is no exception to that rule. He is 3-0 since becoming a dad, and could possibly be a top-five lightweight when the rankings get updated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although a title shot, which &#8216;Cowboy&#8217; called for, seems unlikely, a number one contender fight seems probable. Who that will be against is a question that needs to be answered. If McGregor is ready to fight and wants to fight, there is no question that is the fight to make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if McGregor doesn&#8217;t return, a fight against Justin Gaethje makes sense, where the winner would fight the winner of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/odds-khabib-nurmagomedov-opens-as-significant-favorite-over-dustin-poirier\/\">Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier<\/a>. No matter what, with the win, Cerrone set himself up for a big fight and could be just one win away from a title shot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Al Iaquinta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since losing to<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-223\/ufc-223-results-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-al-iaquinta\/\"> Nurmagomedov at UFC 223<\/a>, Al Iaquinta has been clamoring for a rematch. He <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-on-fox-31-results-al-iaquinta-defeats-kevin-lee-highlights\/\">beat Kevin Lee by decision<\/a> his next fight out, and with a win over &#8216;Cowboy&#8217;, he could have made his case for the rematch with the champ. Now, Iaquinta will go back to the drawing board and have to string together a few wins in a row to get a title shot in the stacked lightweight division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fight that makes sense for Iaquinta is to take on Edson Barboza who is coming off of a knockout loss to Gaethje. The two are still top-10 lightweights and the winner could start their rise to the top, while the loser could very well enter &#8216;gatekeeper&#8217; status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who do you think Donald Cerrone and Al Iaquinta should fight next? Let us know in the comment section. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em> on 5\/5\/2019.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Octagon touched down in Ottawa, Ontario last night for UFC Fight Night 151. The main event of the card was a battle between two top-10 lightweights and two fan favorites in Donald Cerrone and Al Iaquinta. Ultimately, &#8216;Cowboy&#8217; picked apart Iaquinta and dropped him a couple of times to secure a unanimous decision win. 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