"Cowboy" Cerrone back for new UFC fight - Despite 4 straight losses

UFC 253 goes down September 19th at a venue yet to be disclosed. The event is headlined by a middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya and challenger Paulo Costa, and a high profile bout has just been added. ESPN recently reported that fan favourite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is back for a new UFC fight – Against creative knockout artist Niko Price.

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Cerrone, while endeared by many fans and pundits alike, is on a tough skid at the moment. While he entered last year with a submission win, and lined up two additional victories, including a demolishing of Al Iaquinta, that streak was snapped. He currently sits on a four fight losing streak, with all byt one of those losses coming via T/KO. First he lost to Tony Ferguson via TKO, and was then knocked out by Justin Gaethje and Conor McGregor. In his latest outing he faced Anthony Pettis in a rematch, losing via decision.

“I came to throw down and do what I love!” Cerrone wrote on Instagram post-fight. “I had a blast and I’m not going anywhere. See y’all again soon.”

Price has been somewhat uneven in his UFC career, alternating wins and losses in his last six bouts, but constantly delivering thrilling entertainment. Among his impressive finishes one can find devastating knockouts of Randy Brown and James Vick from bottom position, as well as KO’s of Tim Means and Alan Jouban. He last fought Vicente Luque, losing via TKO in the third round.