Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone loves Energy Slap — simply don’t anticipate him to ever take part in it.
On Friday night time, the controversial upstart promotion’s sixth occasion went down in Las Vegas and drew a plethora of fight sports activities stars, on-line influencers, and celebrities. Additionally available for the festivities was the UFC Corridor of Famer who provided an fascinating endorsement for Dana White’s newest pet venture.
“I like it,” Cerrone mentioned. “That is, like, should you simply wish to watch knockout, knockout, knockout, and listen to CTE mind harm, that is the occasion” (h/t MMA Preventing).
The UFC CEO has been pushing Energy Slap onerous during the last couple of years regardless of continued criticism from skilled fighters and combat followers who’ve labeled the quote-unquote “sport” as nothing greater than a barbaric show missing any reputable athletic advantage.
Former NSAC Chairman Admits Remorse over Sanctioning Energy Slap
The inherent hazard of Energy Slap has additionally been a hot-button problem contemplating your entire premise is to hit somebody within the head as onerous as you possibly can with the recipient disallowed from defending themselves. Nonetheless, that didn’t cease the NSAC from sanctioning Energy Slap, a choice Stephen Cloobec — the previous chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Fee — shortly got here to remorse. “I made a mistake,” Cloobeck instructed The Related Press. “I’m not pleased about it.”
‘Cowboy’ Cerrone spent 16 years competing in opposition to a number of the greatest names in blended martial arts beneath each the WEC and UFC banners. His memorable wars with Benson Henderson, Nate Diaz, Anthony Pettis, Rafael dos Anjos, Edson Barboza, Jorge Masvidal, Robbie Lawler, Leon Edwards, Tony Ferguson, and Justin Gaethje earned him a spot within the UFC’s Corridor of Fame class of 2023.
However even after greater than 50 fights, don’t anticipate to see ‘Cowboy’ step as much as the Energy Slap podium anytime quickly.
“Not even I might do that,” Cerrone mentioned with amusing.
