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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I guess the third time is a charm, huh? Ben gave me everything he had last time. I know what I did wrong and what I need to fix...
I used to start slow; I don’t start slow anymore. I’ve corrected that problem of starting slow. And Ben [Henderson] can be finished. He’s not super-human. He can be knocked out. His jaw is definitely questionable. I feel like I knocked him out when he was on top of me and fell on me (in the second round). And he can definitely be choked out. I’ve fixed those mistakes and I’m ready to show the world that he can be put away...
I want to win the title and then call Varner out and settle the score with him. I have a score to settle with Ben also – it’s not just Varner. I need to finish him this time … Bring that (expletive) on, Ben! … I got a whole ‘nother bag of tricks for Ben. I just keep thinking that after this fight I’ll hear the words, ‘And the new lightweight champion of the world … Cowboy Cerrone!’ That’s what runs through my mind. Ben and I got Fight of the Year last year. I think it will be fight of the year again. So if fans want to see a five-round, all-out war, tune in."
-WEC Lightweight Challenger Donald Cerrone talks to UFC.com about his fight with Ben Henderson and correcting problems he's had in the past.
Penick's Analysis: Cerrone's issue in their first meeting last year was definitely starting slow. He lost a decision because he allowed Henderson to control the action in the first three rounds, and even though he came very close to submitting Ben late it just wasn't nearly enough to overcome the deficit he put himself in. If he comes ready to bang it out in the first round and doesn't wait until the third to kick into gear he very well could take the rematch and finally grab a hold of the Lightweight Title that has eluded him on two separate occasions.
Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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