Chalk it up to Cowboy just being Cowboy.
When it was announced Saturday that UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker had to pull out of the UFC 234 main event due to an injury, Colorado’s own Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone took to against Kevin Gastelum with just hours to prepare: “Well I’m in Australia @danawhite ‘I know a guy!!'”
Well I’m in Australia “ I know a guy!! “
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone)
The UFC chose to pass on his offer. Cerrone had his moment at UFC 234, however, taking part in the — drinking beer out of a shoe.
When in Australia 🤷♂️
— UFC (@ufc)
Cerrone, 35, is fresh off of a technical knockout win over Alexander Hernandez. Then he called out Conor McGregor, who gave a favorable response to the challenge.
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Scoreboard
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By The Numbers
Bronze
Lindsey Vonn’s final race: A bronze medal that might as well be gold
On the same slope in Sweden where she won her first world championships medals in 2007, Vonn claimed her eighth world championships medal Sunday, a bronze in downhill. Read more…
Parting Shot
Saunders: My 20 favorite things about Rockies spring training
“Truth be told, for a beat writer, spring training often becomes a Ground Hog Day grind. But this is not a woe-is-me column. Spending six weeks in Arizona, watching, talking and writing baseball is a pretty good gig. I understand that.” Read more…
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