Donald Cerrone emotionally retires after UFC 276 loss to ‘become a movie star’ and says he doesn’t love MMA anymore
DONALD CERRONE emotionally retired from mixed martial arts following his defeat to Jim Miller.
Fan favourite Cerrone, 39, went into his UFC 276 prelim showdown with fellow vet Miller on the worst run of his career.
Cowboy lost five of his last six outings before his Sin City tussle with Miller, which he lost via second-round submission to a guillotine choke.
And after the fight, the future UFC Hall of Famer placed his gloves and hat down to mark the end of his legendary career.
He told UFC commentator Joe Rogan: "Thank you, Las Vegas. I'm glad my boys got to be here, here they come now.
"I don't love it anymore, Joe. It's hard for me to get up [and train].
"This is the longest camp I"ve had in a long time. I'm not complaining or anything, buddy.
"But I just don't love it anymore.
"I'm gonna be a movie star, baby. So it's time to bow out."
Cerrone at one point in time had the most wins in UFC history - a record which is now owned by Miller.
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And the beloved striker is hoping his contributions to the sport will earn him a spot in the UFC Hall of Famer
He said: "I gotta know [when to call it day]. This was the perfect event.
Sold-out crowd, Las Vegas. Talking to you, got my boys here.
"One hell of a career and hopefully one day I'm in the Hall of Fame."
"Thank you so much, UFC."
Cerrone made the walk to the cage a whopping 54 times in his mixed martial arts career.
The Denver destroyer registered 36 victories, with ten of them coming by way of KO.