There was definitely some extra emotion attached to Donald Cerrone’s victory over Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver.
The most obvious aspect stemmed from his very public split with his longtime gym, Jackson-Wink MMA. Prior to his showdown with Perry, Cerrone parted ways the with Albuquerque-based camp after he revealed head striking coach Mike Winkeljohn chose to corner Perry over him.
Following a first-round armbar submission of “Platinum,” Cerrone offered an interesting take on his approach to the fight, which he claims differed from his many bouts with team Jackson-Wink in his corner.