Damir Ismagulov calls out Donald Cerrone after win at UFC Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – Damir Ismagulov ran his winning streak to 19 fights Saturday, but it wasn’t a walk in the park.

Ismagulov (24-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) took a split decision from Guram Kutateladze (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) on the main card at UFC on ESPN 37 in Austin, Texas. All five of his wins in the UFC since coming over as the M-1 Challenge lightweight champion have been by decision.

Given Kutateladze had a lengthy winning streak of his own going into the fight, that it was a tough battle isn’t much of a surprise.

But now that Ismagulov is past Kutateladze, he said he’s ready to add more of a household name to his resume: Donald Cerrone. “Cowboy” was supposed to fight at UFC on ESPN 37, but his fight with Joe Lauzon was scrapped on the day of the event. Cerrone wants to fight later this year, and that may be perfect timing for Ismagulov.

For what he had to say about Cerrone and a potential matchup, as well as his win over Kutateladze, check out the full interview with Ismagulov in the video above.