Could Colorado’s own Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone be Conor McGregor’s next UFC opponent?
After Cerrone defeated Alexander Hernandez with a head kick that led to technical knockout in their lightweight bout at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, McGregor took to Twitter for a quick statement: “For a fight like that Donald, I’ll fight you. Congratulations.”
“If those guys want that and fans want to see it, that’s what I do,” UFC president Dana White said in the post-fight press conference.
Not everyone is happy about McGregor’s comment. Lightweight contender saying, “If Conor doesn’t have to fight (Tony) Ferguson, Dustin (Poirier), myself OR (Kevin) Lee next he’s an absolute Nancy… smart guy.. but Nancy.”
Cerrone, 35, tried landing a fight against McGregor for UFC 196 in 2016, but the Irish fighter took a fight with Nate Diaz instead.
— , The Denver Post
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Kiszla: Team meeting? Check. Rousing 7-1 victory? Check. Next on Avs’ agenda: Trade for Rangers center Kevin Hayes.
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The number of World Cup skiing victories that Mikaela Shiffrin has — tied for sixth-most all-time. Read more…
Parting Shot
Kickin’ it with Kiz: Should the Broncos trade up in NFL draft to get Dwayne Haskins as their franchise quarterback?
“If the Broncos are truly confident Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock or Kyler Murray has the right stuff to be a franchise quarterback, then why hope and pray he will fall to them with the 10th pick in the NFL draft?” Read more…
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