Would Colorado’s own Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone be Conor McGregor’s next UFC opponent?

After Cerrone defeated Alexander Hernandez with a head kick that led to technical knockout in their lightweight bout at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, McGregor took on Twitter to get a quick statement: “For a fight like that Donald, I’ll fight you. Congratulations. ”

“If these guys want that and fans want to see it, that’so what I do, then ” UFC president Dana White stated from the post-fight media conference.

Not everyone is happy about McGregor’s remark. Lightweight contender Al Iaquinta reacted on Twitter stating, “If Conor doesn’t even have to struggle (Tony) Ferguson, Dustin (Poirier), myself OR (Kevin) Lee second that he ’s an absolute Nancy… smart guy. . but Nancy. ”

Cerrone, 35, tried landing a struggle against McGregor to get UFC 196 at 2016, but the Irish fighter chose a struggle with Nate Diaz rather than

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Mary Altaffer, The Associated PressNew York Rangers center Kevin Hayes, right, celebrates with defenseman Nick Leddy (2) after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Quick Hits

+ This can be cool: Watch as the Avalanche ice hockey transforms into Nuggets basketball court in our time-lapse videogame.

+ Steve “Smiling Assassin” Atwater is Hall of Famer, says Charlie Waters.

+ Former Coronado High School star and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo defends 125-pound UFC belt using listing triumph over T.J. Dillashaw.

+ How the NFL’s Final Four rank in key categories … along with how the Broncos stack up with them.

+ Isaiah Thomas returning next month? “Don’t believe all you see ,” Nuggets trainer says.

+ Manny Pacquiao dominates in retaining title against Adrien Broner.

+ Nikola Jokic moves Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on NBA all-time triple-doubles chart.

+ Kenyon Martin: Nuggets deserve at 3 NBA All-Stars.

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The amount of World Cup skiing successes that Mikaela Shiffrin has — tied for sixth-most all-time.  Read more…

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Jae C. Hong, Associated Press fileIn this Jan. 1, 2019, file photograph, Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins runs against Washington during the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game, at Pasadena, Calif..
Kickin’ it using Kiz: Should the Broncos trade up in NFL draft to get Dwayne Haskins because their franchise quarterback?

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