4 reasons why Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone will beat Conor McGregor at UFC 246

#3 Unexpected and underestimated Cowboy

Cowboy and Tony Ferguson

'Cowboy' Cerrone is a fighter who is too often underestimated by MMA fans. The UFC fighter holds the record for most finishes and most wins, but it is still considered that he is no longer the same fighter that he once was.

When it was announced that Conor McGregor would be facing Cowboy, a lot of fans felt that he was the safest option for McGregor among all the fighters present. Cowboy is too much of a veteran to be counted out and this expectation of a loss for him means that a fire could have been lit under him now.

When the deal was confirmed for his fight against McGregor, this is what he had to say to his manager:

"Finally, I get my hands on him."

Cowboy wrangled the wild one (via @arielhelwani) pic.twitter.com/pEOks0rAJg

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 28, 2019

This is proof enough that Cowboy is mentally ready for this fight and raring to go against McGregor.

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#2 Cowboy knows how to make the best of his opportunities

Cowboy

Something that people often forget when talking about 'Cowboy' Cerrone, is that it is often expected that he will lose the fights that he participates in. However, that is hardly ever the case. Instead, he has managed to build quite the record over his long career.

Cowboy has won 17 fights via Submission and 10 fights via Knock Out. A lot of these wins have come at moments when no one expected Cowboy to make a comeback, and yet he did.

Cowboy is known for drawing from the love of his fans and the love of his family to channel and push him during fights. No matter what, Cowboy will never enter a fight without any support, and that is also going to be the case this time.

With that in mind, Cowboy will be making the most of any opportunity that is presented to him.