Donald Cerrone vs. K.J. Noons added to May's UFC 160 card in Las Vegas

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  1. caleb_forrest_g

    caleb_forrest_g Active Member Full Member

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    A lightweight slugfest is the latest fight to be added to the UFC's Memorial Day weekend card.

    Donald Cerrone (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will meet K.J. Noons (11-6 MMA, 0-0 SF) at UFC 160 in May. FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight" brought word of the fight booking on Tuesday night.

    UFC 160 takes place May 25 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook. Earlier this month, the UFC announced a main event heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva for the card, as well as a heavyweight bout between former champ Junior dos Santos and former top contender and former Strikeforce champ Alistair Overeem.

    Cerrone is coming off a loss this past month to former WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC on FOX 6 in Chicago. Pettis landed a body kick in the first round and followed it up with a couple of punches on the ground to get the stoppage. It was just Cerrone's second loss in his past 10 fights and the first time he has been stopped by knockout or TKO.

    Cerrone, who twice fought for the WEC title, won his first four UFC fights in 2011 before a unanimous decision loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 141 snapped a six-fight streak. Then he picked up wins over Jeremy Stephens and a knockout of Melvin Guillard in 2012 before the loss to Pettis. In his eight UFC fights, "Cowboy," a Jackson/Winkeljohn MMA student, has six fight-night bonus awards.

    Noons will make his UFC debut after a seven-fight run in Strikeforce that saw him go 3-4. The former EliteXC lightweight champ fought Nick Diaz for the welterweight title in a rematch from their EliteXC days in his third fight for Strikeforce, but lost a unanimous decision as Diaz avenged the loss from nearly three years earlier.

    Cerrone wins Probly UD
     
  2. Rob_Floyd

    Rob_Floyd Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cerrone is going to pick him apart. Kind of like Noons/Masvidal.
     
  3. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Always liked watching Noons. Used creative boxing counters nobody else really employed.
     
  4. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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  5. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cerrone is the favor here
     
  6. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Good fight for Cerrone to get back on track.
     
  7. PivotPunch

    PivotPunch Guest

    Masvidal has better boxing than Cerrone but I don't think it will look much different I expect Cerrone to win
     
  8. KERRIGAN

    KERRIGAN Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cerrone is awfully close to being damaged goods right now, he better not **** this one up.
     
  9. PivotPunch

    PivotPunch Guest

    I agree he is clearly past his best, got a beating vs Diaz, got rocked by Melvin and finished by Pettis he could lose he looks like a fighter who doesn't have much left I wouldn#t be surprised if he gets finished in one of his next fights