UFC 274<\/a>. The bout holds a lot of significance to the fan favorite, as it will be the first time he fights in front of his son in years. The main reason is that he was forced to fight without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n‘Cowboy’ had fought in front of his son in the past, but he was too young to understand. Now, Cerrone has discussed the importance of his son being in attendance at his fight with Joe Lauzon. The former lightweight title challenger discussed the bout at the UFC 274 media day.<\/p>\nDonald Cerrone – Image Credit: UFC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cIt\u2019s not me it\u2019s my son. I can\u2019t wait to walk out of that tunnel and see the look on his face. I can\u2019t wait. Like, f*ck. He finally knows what I do. It\u2019s crazy how emotional I get but any time I was working out and I didn\u2019t want to do it, that\u2019s who I thought of. I cannot f*cking wait.”<\/p>\n
Donald Cerrone continued, \u201cI cannot wait to see him smile like \u2018wow this is my dad\u2019 so to me that\u2019s why I wanted a fans, a sold-out crowd. To walk out of that tunnel, blow the roof off this place and look over and see my son like \u2018wow Dad, that\u2019s you.’ So, it’s cool man.”<\/p>\n
What do you think about Donald Cerrone’s fight with Joe Lauzon at UFC 274? Who are you picking in their lightweight fight?<\/p>\n
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