Not sure if you’ve noticed, but Donald Cerrone seems to like fighting.

With three scraps already in the books this year alone, the UFC lightweight-turned-welterweight has been managing to keep his desired busy schedule. However, a recent change of plans has left the normally casual “Cowboy” a bit more broken up than usual.

After being told by former champ Robbie Lawler (27-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC), himself, that their previously scheduled bout at UFC 205’s super card was scrapped, Cerrone (31-7 MMA, 18-4 UFC) could not contain his disappointment.

“If I was to step aside, a little piece of fan died in me died, like – ‘Damn, that’s a fight that I would love to watch,’” Cerrone said. “But you know, he said he’s got some (expletive) going on. Wanted to let his head heal a little bit more from the knockout he just had. I can’t make him fight, so I was just like, ‘All right, thanks for giving me nine weeks to find somebody hopefully.’

“He’s still a friend of mine. He’s still one of the good guys. Something must be off. Robbie is not the kind of guy that just doesn’t show up to fight. He’s one of the last dying breeds. Something must really be an issue – I don’t know what it is.”

The “finding somebody” part is Cerrone’s most immediate goal. As upset as he was about losing a potential barnburner against the always game Lawler, he still wants to snag some octagon time in the UFC’s historic inaugural New York City event.

“I mean, Robbie, what a stud,” Cerrone said. “That’s a fighter’s fights for sure. He’s going to stand in the middle of the octagon and throw down, so just the thought of it was so fun. But Madison Square Garden, I want to do that, make history. It’s going to be so fun.”

Cerrone is set on being at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 12. Who is going to be standing across him, however, is the issue at hand.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Cerrone said. “I guess now I can start rallying for Eddie Alvarez (lightweight champion) again. I don’t know, man. I’ll fight anybody, I really don’t care, to be honest with you. That was a big fight, I was excited about it. But hey, I just want to fight.

“I just want to go out there and have a good time. It’s what I do. So I’m going to tell (UFC President) Dana (White) I’ll fight anybody, it doesn’t matter to me, and then maybe I can get on (UFC) 206 before the end of the year before we close this (expletive) out, so… That’d be nice. Seven weeks apart, it’d be all right.”

Though a career lightweight, Cerrone has taken his past three octagon appointments in the 170-pound division. The “Cowboy,” however, is not necessarily committed to the division when it comes to his recently-signed eight-fight contract.

In fact, he’ll make the 155-pound limit again for the New York City spot if need be.

“I don’t know what the (expletive) I’m doing, to be honest with you,” Cerrone said. “Who knows? Maybe I’ll go back to 155, fight Eddie. I wish they’d just let that happen. I wish they’d just sign the deal. They need a big fight now for New York. Who else is on there? This is all top secret still. I have no clue.”

As well as he has been doing at the 170-pound division, Cerrone also issued a reminder that, before losing a title scrap to then-champ Rafael dos Anjos, he’d been on a nine-fight streak against top-ranked lightweights.

His record, he humorously answered, goes against a remark made by White about Cerrone’s “inconsistent” results. On his end, the “Cowboy” doesn’t hold grudges against the boss, but just wishes he would be more flexible about his weight.

“Yeah, inconsistent as a mother(expletive),” Cerrone said jokingly. “I wish I could show up to take more fights, but – oh well.

“I’m not bothered at all, I just wish he’d let me go back to 155, have some fun.”

That he would welcome to Alvarez belt scrap at 155 doesn’t mean Cerrone actually prefers the division. In fact, asking him about preference seems to be the quickest way of getting one of his recurrent “Why not?” answers.

The “Cowboy” is just not that interested in settling either way.

“As long as it’s for the belt,” Cerrone answered, right before re-thinking. ”I’d go back to 155 just to fight too, though. I don’t know where I want to stay, why can’t I do both, why is there a rule?

“I’d rather fight at 185, cut nothing, zero pounds. I don’t know. Why not, I’m ranked No. 4 at 155, Eddie needs someone to fight, let’s do it in New York. Why not? Now I have no opponent. I think he’s rallying, trying to get Conor (McGregor, featherweight champion). Probably makes more sense. It’s a money fight for him, but hey I can whoop your ass, too.”

Fore more on Cerrone’s thoughts about his UFC future, check out the video above. To see the full media scrum, click on the video below.

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