UFC Fight Night 57 is headlined by a Top Five featherweight tilt between No. 2-ranked featherweight Cub Swanson and No. 3-ranked Frankie Edgar.
The stakes are high. The winner will be in line for a shot at Jose Aldo’s featherweight championship belt. Monday after the UFC’s press event “The Time Is Now,” Dana White was on Fox Sports 1’s America’s Pregame and stated Swanson would get the title shot with a victory. No such promise was mentioned for Edgar.
Swanson is on an impressive six-fight winning streak, and Edgar has won back-to-back fights for the first time since 2010.
The featherweight division is deep, and these are two of the very best. Something will have to give Saturday night when the two step into the Octagon to become the next contender for the crown.
We move to the breakdown of UFC Fight Night 57’s main event, and let’s find out who is in line for Aldo’s 12 pounds of gold.