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#6 Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje (Lightweight)
As Daniel Cormier aptly put it, Justin Gaethje is a knockout artist with a capital k! As for Donald Cerrone, the future UFC Hall of Famer is an all-action fighter who never ceases to amaze us with his offensive manoeuvres. If you're a fan of a good old-fashioned throwdown, then this main event promised to be just that!
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Round 1: Gaethje went for a few big hard shots but Cerrone tried to keep him at bay with the straight kicks. Cerrone pushed forward after a minute with a few combinations.
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Cowboy assessed Gaethje's range and got into the groove. Gaethje landed three overhand counter rights while Cerrone tried to keep the jabs coming.
Cerrone with a three-piece combo. Gaethje replied with a one-two. Cerrone wished to fight the fight at his pace but Gaethje wanted to make it a dirty brawl in the pocket. Gaethje was the one winning the stand-up battle thus far as he beat Cerrone to the punches.
Gaethje was landing the counter right all round. He got out of the way and avoided a Cerrone lead right and rocked Cowboy with a picture-perfect counter right. Cerrone wobbled, and Gaethje followed it up with two uppercuts. Cerrone's knees gave up and Gaethje applied the finishing touches until the referee stepped in to stop the fight. Cowboy didn't look too thrilled with the stoppage but Gaethje landed flush and knocked the legend out clean.
Result: Justin Gaethje def. Donald Cerrone via TKO (punches) (Round 1, 4:18)
Just another day in the office for the 'The Highlight'. He showed up and did what he does best: knock people out. This time though, it was his close friend Donald Cerrone who was on the receiving end and he didn't like that one bit, as revealed in the post-fight interview.
Gaethje shot down the possibility to fight Conor McGregor and called out the winner of Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. We wouldn't mind seeing McGregor vs. Gaethje while El Cucuy and the Dagestani mauler finish their business.
