Donald Anthony Cerrone is the full name of a former professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist from the United States. He goes by the ring name “Cowboy.” Donald Cerrone is his short name, and he is well-known in his field.
Donald Anthony Cerrone is currently a member of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and competes in the welterweight division of the organization. On September 22, 2020, he was ranked #15 in the UFC lightweight division.
He’s also fought Georges St-Pierre, Michael Bisping, Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, Alexander Hernandez, and a slew of other top fighters. Throughout his career, he won numerous fights and received numerous post-fight awards. He is and always will be the best.
Here are some of his inspiring quotes.
“When I fought Benson Henderson for the first time, or Jamie Varner, it was always like, ‘Oh man… I’m in here fighting these guys. Do I really belong here?’ That’s all changed now.”― Donald Cerrone
“The young guys keep me motivated. Youngsters coming up behind me.”― Donald Cerrone
“They aren’t going to take my guns. I have 44 guns, and they aren’t going to take my guns.”― Donald Cerrone
“I want to be a professional wakeboarder.”― Donald Cerrone
“Milk Duds and Hot Tamales are what I love.”― Donald Cerrone
“Who am I to say CM Punk is a joke?”― Donald Cerrone
“I am never more or less motivated for a fight – it’s always the same.”― Donald Cerrone
“If you’re in the UFC, you’re one of the baddest dudes around.”― Donald Cerrone
“A great fight that I’d love is B.J. Penn. That would be so awesome. He’s a veteran of the sport. He’s fought everywhere.”― Donald Cerrone
“I want the belt. Always.”― Donald Cerrone
“People ask me, ‘Why don’t you take time off?’ but the working class doesn’t take time off. They’re out there working every day. That’s what I do, too. I want them to know there is hope, and I’m out there just like they are.”― Donald Cerrone
“I didn’t really have intentions of fighting in MMA; it just kind of fell into place. Once I started fighting, though, I loved it, and I walked away from kickboxing right away.”― Donald Cerrone
“When I got picked up by the Tapout crew and was featured on their reality show, that really jumpstarted my career.”― Donald Cerrone
“My time with the WEC was great for me; it was great to be able to get big-show experience, headline fight-cards, and fight for world titles.”― Donald Cerrone
“Fighting in the UFC means that I’m at the top of the sport, and it means that I’m able to pursue my goal of being a champion in the UFC.”― Donald Cerrone
“I made it this far eating fruit roll-ups and having soda pop and having fun. I feel like I tried changing that to do like everyone says I should, and I just feel better being me.”― Donald Cerrone
“For me, fighting is just so fun; I love it. It’s just what I enjoy doing, and for me to go out there and go wake boarding and go rock climbing and then turn around and go fight, how awesome is that?”― Donald Cerrone
“Fighting’s not me – it’s just something that I do.”― Donald Cerrone
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to be the best, but I would just fight anyone, any time. I don’t care.”― Donald Cerrone
“I don’t care where I fight on the card, but to get people motivated or excited, like, ‘Cowboy’s fighting!’ that’s my overall goal.”― Donald Cerrone
“I don’t even know who Michael Chandler is.”― Donald Cerrone
“Everyone at home sitting on their couches, they think it’s so easy to fight. Stepping inside that cage is probably the hardest thing in the world to do. I truly believe that.”― Donald Cerrone
“I tend to worry about now, now, and I’ll worry about then, then.”― Donald Cerrone
“They need to enforce how and who to give guns to. But there are Americans like me who are responsible, and they shouldn’t take that away. If they outlaw guns, they won’t take mine.”― Donald Cerrone
“You see all the movies where people say, ‘Don’t fight out of anger’? They say that for a reason.”― Donald Cerrone
“Wrestling is something I feel really confident in now.”― Donald Cerrone
“People get all caught up thinking they have to train a certain way or take a certain approach to things, but there’s so much more to this than fitting into what other people think you are supposed to do. You have to have fun and enjoy what you are doing; otherwise, what is it all worth?”― Donald Cerrone
“I just love to be out on the lake, wakeboard, surfing, just playing, man.”― Donald Cerrone
“I want all of the blue collar American working class people to know that I’m out there fighting for them.”― Donald Cerrone
“I don’t take much pride in fake fighting.”― Donald Cerrone
“For a while, I drank the juice – I did things the way everybody else said to. I listened to their advice. But it didn’t work.”― Donald Cerrone
“MMA makes you sore and tired every day. I wonder what we’re going to be like when we’re 50 or 60. I wake up some mornings and just say, ‘Oh, God.’ And then I go scuba diving.”― Donald Cerrone
“I would fight every month. Think about the finances I would have. That would be financial freedom.”― Donald Cerrone
“Bull riding is fun, but fighting is it.”― Donald Cerrone
“It’s kind of stupid that people think I’m just partying all the time.”― Donald Cerrone
“Colorado’s home for me.”― Donald Cerrone
“To be honest I quit taking training and fighting so seriously and went back to living my life and having fun. I try to teach that to all the guys who come out here to train and live with me.”― Donald Cerrone
“The only thing I can do is fight. Win or lose, I’m here every damn time.”― Donald Cerrone
“There is nothing more I love more than being in a throw-down on a Saturday night.”― Donald Cerrone
“I just fell in love with the cowboy way of life.”― Donald Cerrone
“Aw man, I spend it pretty much as fast as I make it. If I want something, I don’t wait around and plan or nothing. I just go out and get it.”― Donald Cerrone
“I own everything. I own my RV, my house, my trucks, my boat. Everything is paid for.”― Donald Cerrone
“The UFC has been very good to me, man.”― Donald Cerrone
“As soon as I get it, I spend it. I need to start saving it.”― Donald Cerrone
“It’s hard to have money in the bank and want something and then not get it.”― Donald Cerrone
“I wish I had millions in the bank; I’d never go broke. Let’s get that belt and get millions in the bank.”― Donald Cerrone
“I’ve got to control my emotions. When I fight out of emotions, it doesn’t end up so well.”― Donald Cerrone
“Why not drive a snowmobile? I own an Artic Cat. We bought them because we enjoy doing things like that. I enjoy doing fun things, and that’s definitely one of the things.”― Donald Cerrone
“Standing there and throwing, that’s what everyone likes to see.”― Donald Cerrone
“I train every day and do what I love.”― Donald Cerrone
“I remember being a kid and saying, ‘One day, I’m going to have a ranch. One day, one day, one day.’ And now, I’m fighting in the UFC. I’m here making the money, and that one day is here. I can finally go get those things that I want.”― Donald Cerrone
“I took up scuba diving, and my next big thing is BASE jumping.”― Donald Cerrone
“I’ve never pulled out of a fight, never not showed up to fight, so injured or not, I’m coming.”― Donald Cerrone
“I remember kickboxing and traveling the world when I was young. I would go to Japan or Africa, and I would go for the experience. As soon as I got off the plane, we’d go have a good time, party. Fighting was just the outlet of what I was doing there.”― Donald Cerrone
“I love fighting as much as I can and as often as possible.”― Donald Cerrone
“Sometimes you just don’t show up, and in our profession, it’s a bad day.”― Donald Cerrone
“I eat a lot of candy. I can’t survive without candy.”― Donald Cerrone
“I’m not trying to be anything other than the way I was born and raised.”― Donald Cerrone
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