January 2, 2025 1:30 pm ET
Michael Bisping and Paul Felder want to see Donald Cerrone rematch a former UFC foe in his return.
Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC), 41, introduced that he has re-entered the drug testing pool and plans to come back from retirement for 2 extra UFC fights. His intention is to finish 50 fights below the Zuffa banner.
Bisping prompt the skidding Tony Ferguson (25-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC), who’s misplaced a UFC document eight-straight fights. Ferguson and Cerrone fought in June 2019 at UFC 238, the place Ferguson scored a Round 2 doctor stoppage TKO of “Cowboy” in a Battle of the Evening battle.
“The one matchup that I believe most individuals would log out on if he’s even nonetheless not retired, it could be a rematch with Tony Ferguson,” Bisping stated on his “Believe You Me” podcast.
Cerrone stated he’s focusing on a summer season return at middleweight, however would even be open to 170 kilos. With Cerrone additionally winless in his previous seven fights, Felder likes the thought of a rematch in opposition to Ferguson. “Yeah, however that must be at the least at 170, proper? That might make sense,” Felder stated. “And that’s a man like, alright, you misplaced to him years in the past. Tony’s been on a very tough skid. Actually, actually tough skid for a very long time. It’s two guys that the UFC doesn’t actually even wish to be combating so, what higher approach to get them each their fights on their contracts than to provide them that?”
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