UFC-veteranen Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone kritiserade efter matchen sin insats i helgen då han kallar det sin värsta insats någonsin.
Under UFC Vegas 11 som ägde rum under natten mellan lördag och söndag så slutade Donald “Cowboy” Cerrones match mot Niko Price som oavgjord. Cerrone själv är inte nöjd med matchen och anser att sin egna insats i matchen var hans sämsta i karriären.
Sin värsta insats
Efter matchen berättade Cerrone för reportrar backstage att han är besviken på sig själv och att han personligen räknar helgens match som en förlust, trots att den slutade som oavgjord.
This is the worst performance I’ve ever had, hands down. I’m very upset with myself. I don’t know how else to say it, but I definitely count this as a loss. This is five in a row. And for someone who was out there fighting to keep his job, it wasn’t a very good job.
Cerrone hade svårt att förklara vad det egentligen var som gick fel i matchen mer än att “Cowboy” inte dök upp.
You know, all camp, all week, I felt good. Everything felt really good. I was hoping ‘Cowboy’ was gonna show up. And then, no. First round, I go in there – I think I was just wondering how many punches I could take until got knocked out. I had to have a serious talk to myself. There was one time that I almost dropped to a knee and I was like, ‘Oh you fucking motherfucker! Let’s go!’ Meanwhile, he was unloading on me!
Överens om returmatch
Cerrone och Price kunde efter matchen komma överens om att de bägge vill ha ett returmöte men att det inte kommer bli av innan årsskiftet.
Niko wants to do it again and I told him, ‘Let’s run this right back,’ and he was like, ‘Oh yeah!’ So I said, ‘Let me at least let me give you the opportunity to get the win. Let me at least give you the fair run. Let me try and show up.’ I don’t know what the secret is, but I told him, ‘Let me have January or February.’ I’m gonna take the rest of the year off. Fuck this 2020, man, you know? I’m gonna go snowmobiling, play with my little kid. I’m actually going to step back and take some time, have some fun.
Behöver jobba på det mentala
Cerrone berättade även att han behöver jobba på det mentala inför kommande matcher.
I don’t know what else to tell you guys. I did not have fun tonight. I did not enjoy it. It sucked, man. I got beat. That’s five in a row. Five losses in a row, on someone who has accolades that run deeper than you can believe. It’s crazy. The most wins, the most finishes, the most head-kicks, the most whatever. And then to go five losses? I’ve got a lot to work on mentally and it has nothing to do with any of my coaches or my training partners – we did everything right, everything was good. Then this morning everything felt great. Then I get here and everything was like, whooooah. I wish I had the secret.
Planerar inte pension
Cerrone klargjorde dock att han inte planerar att pensionera sig ännu.
I just need to figure out something that I’m doing wrong. There’s no way I’m looking or talking of retirement. I’m just talking taking a few months off to fucking regroup and figure some shit out. That’s all. I’ve gotta do something. I’m gonna fight Niko again. We’re gonna run it back again and I’m going to do everything I can in my power to come prepared. I’ll be fighting for my job, literally. So hopefully that lights the fire under my ass that I need.
När ett returmöte mellan Cerrone och Price kan bli av är i nuläget inte helt säkert.
