Donald Cerrone has vowed to give UFC fans "what they want to see" when he faces Conor McGregor.
The Notorious returns to the Octagon for the first time in over 15 months when he faces Cerrone in Las Vegas in January.
And Cowboy says he still stand up in the bout against the former two-weight world champion.
He told MMA Junkie: “I’m going to go out there and stand up with him because that’s what everyone wants to see.
“Someone said earlier that’s like fighting not to win almost, but hell no. I’d rather go down in history as having the greatest fight ever and losing than fighting to just win and winning.
"I’m going out there to put on the line and throw down and give everyone what they want to see.
"To me, that’s what I want my legacy to be. I don’t want to be the guy that took the easy way and just ran the whole fight and tried to point fight. Hell, no. I’m going to stand and try to throw down.”
Cerrone also said he doesn't plan on bad mouthing McGregor ahead of the fight.
He added: “I’m not going to talk badly about him. I don’t really care.
"He does his life and whatever he wants to do he can. I’m just as wild and crazy as him, but in a different way.
"The media keep asking me, ‘What do you think of the trouble he gets in?’
"The guy lives under a microscope. Anything he does people want to blow up and make a big deal about it. That’s his life. I would never even dig at something like that. Hell, no."
If you haven't already, be sure to like our Irish Mirror Sport and Irish Mirror GAA pages on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
