With more than 70 combined bouts within the octagon, Donald Cerrone (Cowboy) and Joe Lauzon will be facing off at UFC Fight Night scheduled for April 30..
Multiple sources have confirmed that MMA Fighting received the news on Friday. Verbal agreements were made by the athletes. MMA Junkie first reported the news.
Cerrone’s first fight in almost a year will mark his return to the ring. He is trying to end his worst skid in his professional career, going 0 -5 and with just one loss in six of his previous fights. Prior to his current streak, Cerrone had rattled off three wins in a row including a submission victory over Mike Perry and a knockout against Alexander Hernandez.
Now Cerrone will look to return to the win column while facing another veteran from the lightweight division.
Lauzon last fought in October 2019 when he earned a first-round TKO over Jonathan Pearce, which put him back on track after three losses in a row.
In recent years, Lauzon has put more focus into training and coaching fighters than his own career but he has resisted retirement just in case the right kind of opportunity was presented that would draw him back to the cage again.
It appears Cerrone was the perfect bait with Lauzon taking on another UFC legend when they meet on April 30.
More fights for the card will be announced by the UFC in the coming weeks along with a main event for the show.
