{"id":314606,"date":"2019-05-24T16:36:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T23:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=314606"},"modified":"2019-05-24T16:36:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T23:36:03","slug":"donald-cerrone-discusses-frustrating-ufc-238-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/donald-cerrone-discusses-frustrating-ufc-238-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Cerrone discusses frustrating UFC 238 negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 238, Donald Cerrone <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/breaking-donald-cerrone-expected-to-return-at-ufc-238-against-former-interim-champ-tony-ferguson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">will return to the octagon<\/a> to take on former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson.<\/p>\n<p>Cerrone will be making a quick turnaround, this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/donald-cowboy-cerrone\/ufc-ottawa-results-donald-cerrone-defeats-al-iaquinta-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">after defeating Al Iaquinta last month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It will surely be an exciting scrap, one that &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; says he accepted without hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>The lone frustration for Donald Cerrone stemmed from the fact that it took a few days to finalize.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere wasn\u2019t really any convincing that had to go on (for me),\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/05\/ufc-238-donald-cerrone-discusses-tony-ferguson-matchup-expectations\">Cerrone told MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cMore or less the UFC called me and asked me if I wanted to fight and I said yes, then it took two or three days for Tony to agree to the fight, which really pissed me off because the UFC called me and offered to me and left me in his limbo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI keep calling like, \u2018Dana (White), I\u2019m on (expletive) vacation. Can I drink beer and eat guacamole, or do you want me to go (expletive) run on the beach? Because this in-between, I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, is (expletive) bulls**t.\u2019 So Tony took long figuring it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although it is a quick turnaround for Cerrone, he knew he couldn&#8217;t turn it down. With a win over Ferguson, \u2018Cowboy\u2019 will cement himself as the lightweight divisions top contender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think he wanted to have to fight again other than a title fight,\u201d Donald Cerrone said. \u201cI think he believes he deserves a shot, so for him fighting someone like me is super dangerous. Why would he want to put himself at risk of (losing) a title shot? Especially fighting a (expletive) killer. But I don\u2019t give a (expletive). That\u2019s the difference between me. I\u2019ll fight anybody. So I\u2019ve got to beat them all anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will win the fight between Donald Cerrone and Tony Ferguson? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/24\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 238, Donald Cerrone will return to the octagon to take on former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson. Cerrone will be making a quick turnaround, this\u00a0after defeating Al Iaquinta last month. It will surely be an exciting scrap, one that &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; says he accepted without hesitation. 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