Cowboy stepped up. That's all he knows.
Donald Cerrone is steaming mad.
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 opinions diverge.
Nurmagomedov claims Cowboy signed on the dotted line only to cite a rib injury as an excuse to pull out.
Cerrone disagrees. Strongly.
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/717891934799331328
Khabib was sticking to his guns and urging Cerrone to confirm the fight:
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/717894918656503809
This escalated at a rapid rate.
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/717895738064130048
Nurmagomedov followed that up with a signed copy of his contract, to fight Cerrone at welterweight.
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:
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.
