Donald Cerrone knocked Jim Miller out with a near perfect head-kick back in 2014, and showed just how good he is when it comes to a stand-up war.
See the brutal knockout below:
Stand-Off
‘Cowboy’ will face Conor McGregor on January 18 at the T-Mobile Arena in Nevada, USA.
It will be Notorious’ first fight since his defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018.
The Irishman is looking to rebuild his career after a lengthy hiatus from the Octagon.
And it looks as though his first obstacle may be avoiding the thunderous right foot of Cowboy.
Comments from both parties have suggested the clash will shape up to be a striking match.
McGregor recently posted photos to Instagram wearing boxing gloves.
In the caption he wrote “First one to shoot’s a cowb*tch”, hinting at a stand-up war when they meet at UFC 246.
‘I Like to Fight’
Cerrone has somewhat confirmed the stand-off, saying he’d like to test McGregor’s ‘amazing’ stand-up skills.
He told ESPN: “I like to fight too, I like to get in there and throw down. Everyone says his standup is amazing, so why not go and test it?”
“Can I take the punch?”
“That’s the question I want to know.”
“Can he take my f*cking kicks?”
“That’s the question I want to know.”
More to Worry About
Cerrone has more submission wins on his fight record than he does knockouts.
But looking at his KO victory against Miller, it’s clear that Notorious has more to worry about than just his grappling skills.
(Featured image source: Instagram/ Donald Cerrone and Reddit/ HessuCS)