Every fight other than the main event at UFC 141 between Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem is literally flying under the radar, including the co-main event which pits the “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone against Stockton’s own Nate Diaz. Cerrone seems very excited to throw down with someone who has the same mentality that he does on Dec. 30. He feels like both of them just come to fight and you can’t teach that. With a win against Diaz look for Cerrone to be very close to contending for a title shot against the lightweight champion.
“I stay in shape, I stay ready and I stay in the gym. So, yeah, I’m 100-percent confident coming into this fight. I will be in shape. In confidence, man, you look good, you feel good, you fight good. He’s got good stand-up, if the fight goes to the ground, jiu-jitsu’s very good. All that aside, motherf*ckers are game. Right now if I bumped into the parking lot and said, ‘what’s up?’ We’re throwing down. And to me, I like that mentality, man. You can’t teach that. They come to fight. Me too. I’m just as game as you are. You don’t have to be from Stockton to be tough. I am the best striker in the 155-pound division, I know that. That’s 100-percent, I know that. So I’m going to kick him, I’m going to knee him, I’m going to elbow him, I’m going to punch him. If he wants to stand, let’s stand. Come fight night, let’s go, motherf*cker, I don’t care where it goes. But if you want to talk sh*t to me, you’re just going to raise me and piss me off and make me a better fire. So feed my f*cking flame. That’s how I say let’s go. Hell or high water, I’ll be there to fight Nate. At the end of the night, I’ll have my hand raised. I can tell you that.”
This was a statement that Cerrone made via UFC.com and it looks like he is ready bang. Both men have had their fair share of trash talking going into this fight, who do you feel will come out the victor? Will Cerrone be next to take on the lightweight champion? If so, does he have what it takes contend?
