UFC legend set for shock return to the octagon after secretly returning to drug testing pool… despite Dana White HATING the idea
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Donald Cerrone's return to the UFC is edging ever closer after 'Cowboy' revealed he has returned to the organisation's testing pool two years after retirement. In July 2022, Cerrone lay his gloves down in the centre of the ring with a 36-17 record and 48 combined appearances in the UFC and WEC, dating back to 2007.
![[Cerrone retired after losing to Jim Miller in 2022, just two fights shy of 50 UFC appearances]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/28/11/90906269-0-Ceronne_retired_after_losing_to_Jim_Miller_in_2022_just_two_figh-a-30_1735385250711.jpg)
His exit from the sport came amid a six-fight skid culminating in a submission loss to fellow veteran Jim Miller. In October, the 41-year-old fan favorite announced his plan to make two more walks to the cage to hit the 50-fight mark under Zuffa. And now Cerrone has told Adam 'Pac-Man' Jones that he aims to return to the octagon in the summer as a clean fighter.
![[UFC boss Dana Whitehas been clear he does not want the Hall-of-Famer to return to the sport]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/28/11/93538705-0-image-a-31_1735385268019.jpg)
'I just re-entered the testing pool so I have to be six months clean,' said Cerrone. 'Probably June or July we'll make the comeback. Donald Cerrone is closing in on a shock return to MMA as he is now back in UFC testing pool. Cerrone retired after losing to Jim Miller in 2022, just two fights shy of 50 UFC appearances.
![[Cerrone lost to a host of big names in his career, including Conor McGregor (left) back in 2020]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/28/11/93538695-0-image-a-32_1735385335692.jpg)
UFC boss Dana Whitehas been clear he does not want the Hall-of-Famer to return to the sport. 'I'm coming back for two more. Just two more. I want 50 fights [under the] UFC [umbrella]. 'I promised the wife no matter what happens, no matter the outcome, two more and that's it. I think it'll be [at middleweight].'.
![['Cowboy' retired after losing six fights on the bounce but insists he wants to fight twice more]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/28/11/93538733-0-image-a-33_1735385457762.jpg)
Fighting out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Cowboy is one of the most popular and beloved fighters in MMA history. He is joint-second for most UFC wins at 23 and third in appearances with 38. However, his career was in freefall before he decided to initially close the door on fighting, with Cerrone failing to win his last nine fights.
