Cerrone: Jones should have fought, but I don’t make $1M
The interesting part about Cerrone’s stance? He and Jones are teammates at the Jackson-Winkeljohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M. – and…
The interesting part about Cerrone’s stance? He and Jones are teammates at the Jackson-Winkeljohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M. – and he definitely isn’t playing favorites just because they share a gym and a coaching staff.
“Yes, I’d have fought,” Cerrone said this past Friday at a question-and-answer session for fans prior to the weigh-ins for UFC 155 in Las Vegas. “They could call me tomorrow and ask me to fight. I think you need to fight. That’s our job. I don’t think you should curl up and find a way out. So yes, that’s my answer.”
Cerrone said the subject of Jones passing on the Sonnen fight the first time has been broached between the two.
“He’s my teammate, and we have this discussion all the time,” Cerrone said. “I said, ‘You should’ve done it.’ And he goes, ‘Well, you don’t make a million (dollars) to fight.’ And I said, ‘Well, you’re right, but I f—ing fight every time with all my heart.'”