UFC: Justin Gaethje knocks out Donald Cerrone in first round – and calls for Tony Ferguson or Khabib
- ‘The Highlight’ berates the referee for not stopping fight early enough after dropping ‘Cowboy’ twice
- Gaethje says ‘the Irishman’s retired … I want the winner of Tony and Khabib’
Justin Gaethje reeled off his third straight first-round knockout, beating Donald Cerrone by TKO at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
“Cowboy” got dropped with a counter right hand late in the first round. He got back to his feet, only to quickly get dropped again.
“The Highlight” looked hesitant to hit Cerrone on the ground, and glanced over to the referee, who finally waived it off after a couple more shots at 4:18. Gaethje berated the ref after the stoppage.
“The ref in the back said if you fall to our face it’s over,” Gaethje said. “I feel he fell like that two times … I know he’s just doing his job. I didn’t wanna keep punching him.”
Gaethje moved to 21-2, and called to fight the winner of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson – should that suspected match-up come to fruition.