Review: 2014-04-19, aggressive start and good finish: Donald Cerrone vs Edson Barboza gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a mma record of 22-6-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world, he fought four times in 2013 losing twice: against Anthony Pettis in January (=Cerrone vs Pettis) and Rafael dos Anjos in August (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos); after that bout he defeated Evan Dunham (=Cerrone vs Dunham) and Adriano Martins (in 2014 Cerrone vs Martins),
His opponent, the balck belt in taekwondo Edson Barboza, has a record of 13-1-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat when he faced Jamie Varner in 2012, since then he has fought and won three times (all in 2013). Cerrone vs Barboza is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Travis Browne – UFC on Fox 11. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs Browne
Date: 2014-04-19
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Division: lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg)
UFC on Fox 11 fight card (main fighta):
Fabricio Werdum vs Travis Browne
Miesha Tate vs Liz Carmouche
Donald Cerrone vs Edson Barboza
Brad Tavares vs Yoel Romero Palacio
Rafael dos Anjos vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
Cerrone’s previous fight: Donald Cerrone vs Adriano Martins
Barboza’s previous fight: Danny Castillo vs Edson Barboza
Barboza’s next fight: Edson Barboza vs Evan Dunham
Cerrone’s next fight: Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller
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Official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63i3JerUu9s
This fight reminded me of his fight with Guillard where he was being outclassed and out of nowhere he pulled it off. Cowboy is a dangerous fighter, you can’t let him breath if you want to beat him. Just ask Nate Diaz whom not only physically beat him but mentally distressed him.
The Diaz brothers are a joke, can’t believe people are still bringing those douchebags up. Complete embarrassment to the sport as a whole.