Donald Cerrone may be preparing himself for a lightweight title fight against Rafael dos Anjos on Dec. 19 at UFC on FOX 17, but he revealed that there was a time when he was interested in taking fights at welterweight.

The UFC brass would have none of it.

"I tried to go to 170 [pounds]," Cerrone told fans on his Periscope (h/t MMAFighting.com). "[UFC president] Dana White and [UFC CEO] Lorenzo Fertitta, they tell me I'm staying at 155. I've tried to go up and take fights at 170. Not happening."

Cerrone's reasoning for this potential move was to maintain his active schedule. Cerrone is on an eight-fight win streak and fought three times in 2015 even though he has not taken a fight since May. While some question the reasoning behind his intense schedule, Cerrone simply cannot understand why fighters wouldn't want to compete more to maximize income.

"I don't understand why these guys pull out of fights," said Cerrone. "Don't want to take fights. Only fight once a year. Maybe they're making a lot more [than I am]. Maybe they're making 'McGregor money.' That's what I need to get. Funny thing is, once you're making McGregor money, seven million, I would still fight six times a year."