Donald Cerrone is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the welterweight and lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is mostly recognized by his nickname "Cowboy".
Donald Cerrone was born as Donald Anthony Cerrone in Colorado, Springs, the United States on March 29, 1983. He is an American by his nationality and his ethnicity is white (Mexican heritage). Further, his birth sign is Aries and Cowboy is currently 36 years of age. Cerrone grew up in Denver, Colorado and attended Air Academy High School for his early education. He had to live with his grandparents after his parents got separated when he was a child. He was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder as a child.
He professionally specialized in mixed martial arts. He started his career in Commerce City, Colorado at a gymnasium called Freedom Fighters and began training with Jon Jones and Rashad Evans. He first signed a contract to fight in the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Later in 2010, WEC merged with the UFC, and then all fighters of WEC were shifted to UFC.
He faced Nate Diaz at UFC 141 on 30 December 2011 and lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. But most of these career record speaks, he is one of the paramount players of UFC.On February 21, 2016, he faced Tim Means in a welterweight. He is often termed as the best fighter in welterweight by Dana White. He defeated Yancy Medeiros on Sunday night’s UFC Austin show in February. He then faced Leon Edwards but went on to lose the match. On November 10, 2018, he faced Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez. He won the fight via Submission (armbar) in round one. He recently faced Al Iaquinta on May 4, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy. He won the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night bonus award. All together unit now he fought around 44 fights among which he has won 33 matches.
Cerrone has gained several achievements during his MMA career. Fighting under UFC, he has won the titles like Fight of the Night three times, Knockout of the Night for three times, Performance of The night for five times, and Submission of the Night for two times Cerrone is holding the 10th position in the official UFC Lightweight ranking as of August 2016 and currently ranked #12 in the official UFC welterweight rankings. He is the only player in the UFC/WEC history to have the most post-fight bonuses (18). He has also won Fight of the night for the five times while he played with WEC. His fight versus Benson Henderson played on 2009 October 9 was the Fight of the year 2009.
His main source of income has been his earnings from his performances in the fighting arena and most of which come from UFC. He lives life in the United States and mounts an elegant black “BMW i7”. He sits on a net worth estimated at $7 million as of 2019. His total MMA career earnings are reported to be $5,704,800. Currently, he earns over $200,000 from his one fight but used to received only $50,000 previously.
Donald Cerrone is currently engaged with his long known girlfriend Lindsay Sheffield. They have been dating for more than five years. They exchanged rings in 2014 and by June 29, 2019, they welcomed their son, Dawson Danger Cerrone.
Donald Cerrone has dashing physic. He looks very cool and attractive in his appearance. He weighs around 77 kg and his tallness is 6 ft 1 in. His eyes are Black colored and the hair is Black. He has a developed body. His chest is around 40 inches, midsection 31 inches, and biceps are 15 inches.
Donald Favorite Football Team is Manchester United F.C. His Favorite Color is White. His Favorite Actress is Kate Beckinsale. His Favorite Beverage is Red wine. His Favorite Actor is Brad Pitt. His Favorite Movies is A River Runs Through It, Gladiator. His Favorite Food is Seafood, Pasta & Pizza. Her Favorite TV Show is The Voice SA. His Favorite Band is Snow Patrol. His Favorite Cars Collection is Audi Q7, BMW X5.