Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was hurt but he was never broken.
The veteran lightweight contender fell to Tony Ferguson this past Saturday night at UFC 238 in Chicago after his eye swelled completely shut between the second and third rounds forcing doctors to put a stop to the contest.
Ferguson has started pouring on the punishment throughout the second round including several shots that left Cerrone with a busted nose.
In between rounds, Cerrone decided to blow his nose to help free up his breathing but that is a cardinal mistake in the fight game as that release will then cause the eyes to swell up and often times shut completely.