Donald Cerrone says it's hard not to be friends with Conor McGregor after getting dismantled by the Irishman last month.
It took McGregor just 40 seconds to destroy Cowboy in their main event bout at UFC 246.
When asked on Instagram if he was now friends with the former two-weight champion, Cerrone replied: "After an a** whooping like that, it’s hard not to be."
Cerrone's admiration for McGregor comes after Khabib Nurmagomedov once again ruled out a rematch with The Notorious.
'The Eagle' told RT: "I have a fight on April 18th. A very serious fight. For the past month and a half I’ve been consistently training day and night.
"I’ve gotten myself in good shape, to where I’m supposed to be 70 days before a fight. I feel great.
"What’ll happen after the fight – no one knows. I don’t worry about it. That’s what they want.
"I’m surprised that people even question me about a rematch. It seems that people want to continue the festivities after that fight.
"Everyone saw what happened in the octagon [versus McGregor]. I controlled the fight every step of the way. I did everything I wanted to him, he even gave up. How can we even discuss a rematch?
"We can only talk about continuing the festivities and making money. The question is: do I want that? I am focused on Tony Ferguson."
