Donald Anthony Cerrone (known professionally by his ring name “Cowboy”) is an American mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer.. He’s currently signed with the UFC and competes in their Lightweight division. As of March 16, 2020, he is #6 in the UFC lightweight rankings.
| Net Worth: | $9 million |
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Birth Date: |
March 29, 1983 |
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Birthplace: |
Denver, Colorado, USA
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Profession: |
UFC Fighter |
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Last Updated: |
March 2020 |
Donald Cerrone has a net worth of $9 million dollars. Also known as “Cowboy”, Donald has been one of the top 5 highest ranked UFC lightweight fighters in the world.
He’s often called ”the busiest fighter in the UFC”. That’s because he has competed in at least four fights a year, ever year since 2013.
Biography
Donald Cerrone was born on March 29, 1983 in Denver, Colorado. At a young age, Cerrone was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder but he has never received treatment for it. Growing up, he would often get into fights.
Cerrone attended Air Academy High School. Here, he began professional bull riding. His nickname in the UFC is also ”Cowboy”. When his parents got divorced, Cerone lived with his grandparents. At the age of 20, Cerrone began training in kickboxing and then later Muay Thai. After winning a few kickboxing competitions, Cerrone pursued a career in mixed martial arts.
Wife and Personal Life
Donald Cerrone is married to Lindsay Sheffield. They have been together since they started their romantic journey in 2014. Their son, Dacson Danger Cerrone was born on June 29, 2018.
On Valentine’s Day 2020 Cerrone revealed to the world that they are expecting a second child (due date will be around September 2020). David Cerrone also has a role in a 2020 Netflix movie called Spenser Confidential (alongside famous actor Mark Wahlberg).
Career
Cerrone began his career in Commerce City, Colorado at a gym called Freedom Fighters. He began training with Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Nathan Marquardt and other skilled MMA fighters at Greg Jackson’s Submission Fighting Gaidojutsu school in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Later, Cerrone was featured on the Versus television series TapouT. In that series he fought Anthony Njokuani. Cerrone won the fight in the first round with a triangle choke.
According to Wikipedia, Cerrone is sponsored by Budweiser, Monster Energy, Bad Boy Buggies, E-Z-Go, Greenlee, Realtree, Henry Rifles, Bell Helicopters, P3 Protein, and managed by KHI Management, LLC.
Conclusion
Donald Cerrone is a very successful UFC fighter. If we look at his net worth of $9 million dollar, we can definitely believe that. As he will definitely do more fights in the future, his wealth is likely to increase even further.