After knocking out Melvin Guillard in a 76-second “Fight of The Night” performance at UFC 150, it would seem Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone already knows what the future holds for him as he is slated to face former WEC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis. This promising lightweight tilt has been guaranteed by Dana White to determine the the next UFC Lightweight Title challenger.
After incumbent challenger Nate Diaz meets with the champion, Benson Henderson, the winner of this clash of WEC imports will get the next crack at the title.
Cerrone (19-4) is currently 6-1 since coming to the UFC, with the sole loss coming at the hands of the aforementioned Diaz. The Jackson’s product has derailed the rise of both Charles Oliveira and Dennis Siver as well as taking out veterans like Guillard and Jeremy Stephens.
Pettis (15-2) is the only man on the UFC roster that holds a victory over the current champ behind his highlight reel “Showtime Kick”. Pettis is 2-1 in the octagon, rebounding from a controversial loss to Clay Guida in his promotional debut with victories over Jeremy Stephens and Joe Lauzon, who he knocked out with a vicious head kick in February.
Given that the current champion and both men competing for the next title shot came from the WEC cage, fans of the UFC’s long-gone sister promotion are in for a bit of nostalgia as the products of the small, blue octagon have made themselves comfortable atop the UFC Lightweight division.
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This is going to be a bada$$ scrap and no clue who to root for in this one as I am a fan of both these guys.
Agreed, I think Pettis can take it though.
I agree too, I love this fight but can’t root for either because I like both guys so much. This is one of those fights for me where I’ll just sit back and enjoy, no rooting for one or the other just enjoy the fireworks. I don’t care how this works out, any of the matchup possibilities are intriguing, it could be a rematch between ‘Showtime’ and ‘Bendo’or Diaz and ‘Cowboy’, or new fights ‘Bendo vs ‘Cowboy’ or ‘Showtime’ vs Diaz.
Bendo vs. Cerrone is not new. They’ve met more than once, heard their fights were classic. Never saw them, though… Would love to see them now since both fighters have definitely evolved.
Also, let’s see Edgar vs. loser of Cerrone/Pettis… That’s bound to be another classic.
Was hoping that Varner would have beatin J-Lau to get in the mix as well. He and Cowboy absolutely hate each other and are 1-1 in their fights. If only we could have seen a third.
Pettis sucks in my book
@3L
That’s a great argument.
lol.
No ………… YOU SUCK !!!!!!!!!! hehehehe JK
Must be a misprint.
@Kobe
What has been misprinted?
It was a joke in response to 3L’S comment that pettis sucks in his book
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Put both fights on an all lightweight main card.
I love how about 2 years ago everyone was wondering how the WEC imports were going to fare against the UFC’s roster. They were perceived as kinda inferior at the time but I’m really excited that these guys are not only competing, but in some cases dominating. WAR WEC!!
I was a big WEC fan, I loved when it was scaled down to the lighter weight classes, I knew it was only a matter of time before they’d all be brought over. Personally I always thought they had great depth at lw and that they could compete in the UFC. Now we have ex-WEC ‘Bendo’ as champ, and 2 ex-WEC fighting for the next shot…I love it.
Pettis sucks so bad that he took Ben Henderson’s belt in brutal fashion?
Man I still can’t reconcile the brutally bad decision against Edgar. I wish Dana was more vocal about it. I just hope Edgar stays at 155, if anything just to prove the doubters wrong, and works his way back up the ranks. Nick Diaz will beat Henderson or someone else will, and then a few fights down the road Edgar will reclaim the belt in glorious fashion.
@Devin, it’s over, move on already…
And for the record, it was the “Showtime Kick” that put Pettis over in that WEC finale against Henderson. It was a close 5 round affair…quit acting like Henderson was destroyed. Pettis just did more…simple as that.
@frantzfanon
Wow you’re so mean how you come on a chat room and try to bully and talk condescending to people you can’t even see just because they have a different viewpoint lol. Oh I’m sorry your great and tough majesty, may I have an opinion that goes against your secret, and apparently insecure bias of another fighter, or would that just be too tough to bear.
The way you just described the Pettis v Henderson fight is exactly how I saw the Edgar v Henderson fight, although while Edgar did much more, he was robbed of not only the great performance but the belt too. It is in my opinion that he will be back for the belt, and perhaps that makes you butt hurt because you are a Henderson fan, which is fine.
But how in your right mind do you come on here spouting your opinion left and right as fact, and then think you can judge other people’s views like some chat room.police. Get over yourself.
@vjpenn I love that idea! Another option for Edgar is guida (which I would secretly hate because I LOVE both of them).
@will I’m still holding out hope that varner and cowboy can get together down the road. Varner was game against jlau and I think the win over barboza was not a fluke.
@Devin:
You know what, it’s not that crucial…relax.
Apparently, you have this fetish with revisionist history. Even though Pettis outpointed Henderson, it wasn’t the demolition you say it was. It was a close entertaining fight…and that is what we want from our title fights, isn’t it?
I’m not a myopian, clearly Henderson lost to Pettis, and I say that as a Henderson fan.
And Frankie Edgar if he follows good advice will drop to featherweight as soon as possible. It is unlikely with the lightweight division stacked as it is that he will contend again at 155.
Again, relax…
@frantzfanon
its not that crucial, relax… Again, relax.
How do you make this.stuff up? My full one sentence comment is there for everyone to see. If anything you should be happy, as I stuck up for your hero Henderson when someone said Pettis sucks. I responded to that by saying how does he suck that bad when he took the belt from Henderson in brutal fashion. I didn’t say it wasn’t a close fight. It was brutal to me because Henderson was a huge favorite and was supposed to come right in and get instant title fight, but not only did Pettis win the fight, and brutally steal Henderson’s chance right as the WEC merged, but he pulled off maybe the sickest move in mma history with that showtime kick, placing Henderson on his butt in brutal fashion, in doing so.
Again, relax…
I’ve done nothing wrong to you, I don’t see why you try me.