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Last week Donald Cerrone made some news when he hinted at a moving down in weight on MMA Madness' Ground & Pound.

Speaking to MMA Junkie Cerrone once again reiterated his desire to drop to bantamweight.

"After this fight, I'm going to dabble down at 145," said Cerrone, who headlines the Versus-televised WEC 45 event at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. "I'm going to give it a go, win or lose. But it's going to be a win, so I'm not real worried about it.

"I kind of leaked it out to you guys before I even spoke to the WEC. But they don't care. If I can make the weight, I'll be there. It's not like they're going to tell me no."

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"It's nothing against Aldo at all," Cerrone said. "I just think I can make 145. I think there are a lot of challenging fighters at 145, and I'd just like to go down there and give it a whirl."

"I'm just going to go to 145 and take a couple fights. ... Back and forth. However, they want to do it."

Cerrone's intention to drop weight win or lose takes some of the drama out of his main event fight with Ed Ratcliff this weekend but a fighter has to do what is in his best interest.

SBN coverage of WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff