Let the emotions flow in 🥹
🤠 @CowboyCerrone
reacts to being inducted into the
#UFCHoF as his family surprises him at
#UFCSanAntonio! pic.twitter.com/PxJl9yB2n4— UFC (@ufc)
March 25, 2023
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One of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s most popular athletes
will be headed to the Hall of Fame this summer.
The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Saturday that Donald
Cerrone will be enshrined in the “Modern Wing’ during a
ceremony as part of International Fight Week on July 6 in Las
Vegas. An emotional Cerrone was in attendance when the news was
revealed at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
“Cowboy Cerrone is one of the best lightweights in UFC history,”
UFC president Dana White said. “Cowboy consistently fought the best
of the best for over a decade inside the Octagon and set a ton of
records in the process. He was also a complete savage who would
fight anyone at any time. He is a true legend, and it will be an
honor to induct him into the UFC Hall of Fame as part of
International Fight Week.”
Cerrone was a lightweight title challenger in both the UFC and
World Extreme Cagefighting. He compiled a 36-17 record over the
course of a career that began in 2006, earning wins over the likes
of Al
Iaquinta, Mike Perry,
Matt
Brown, Patrick
Cote, Benson Hendrson, Eddie
Alvarez, Jim Miller,
Edson
Barboza, Melvin
Guillard, Jeremy
Stephens and Charles
Oliveira, to name a few. He announced his retirement following
a loss to Miller at UFC 276 in July 2022.
The BMF Ranch Founder holds records for the most combined wins in
UFC/WEC history (29) most finishes in UFC/WEC history (20) and most
knockdowns in UFC history (20). His 23 wins in UFC competition are
tied for the second most in promotion history, and his 38 fights
are third most all-time.
Riding right into the Hall of Fame! 🤠
🏆 @CowboyCerrone
[ B2YB @ToyoTires
is officially joining the
#UFCHoF induction class of 2023! 👏
] pic.twitter.com/pCcsqbOxmF— UFC (@ufc)
March 25, 2023