Donald Cerrone is steaming mad.
Cowboy stepped up. That's all he knows.
Despite the fact that he has a June 18 bout with Patrick Côté, 'Cowboy' offered to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov next weekend at UFC on FOX 19
after Tony Ferguson went down injured.
With Ferguson citing fluid on the lungs, Nurmagomedov was keen on the fight with Cerrone. According to both men, contracts were drawn up. This is where their stories split.
Nurmagomedov claims Cowboy signed on the dotted line only to cite a rib injury as an excuse to pull out.
https://twitter.com/teamkhabib/status/717889586865639425
Cowboy disagrees. Strongly.
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/717891934799331328
Nurmagomedov was sticking to his guns and urging Cerrone to confirm the fight:
https://twitter.com/teamkhabib/status/717893313559265281
This only seemed to infuriate Cerrone more...
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/717894918656503809
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/717895738064130048
Nurmagomedov followed that up with a signed copy of his contract, to fight Cerrone at welterweight.
https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/717897897124081664
In response to a tweet from MMA photographer Cody Borak, Cerrone pointed out that the Russian would, instead, be fighting Ferguson in a bout rescheduled for May 28.
Another tweet, this time, directed at Cerrone and FOX reporter Karyn Bryant pushed him over the edge after someone asked about his supposed rib injury.
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/717896952457744385
After all of that, here's what we can decipher:
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, May 28
Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Côté, June 18
One rescheduled fight. Buckets of bad blood.
