Top ten featherweights, Cub Swanson and Dustin Poirier, battled one another for three rounds in a back and forth bout that was awarded fight of the night honors. In the end, it was Swanson who emerged victorious and will continue his climb up the ranks.
With Anthony Pettis getting the next crack at Jose Aldo, it looks like a title shot isn’t going to happen. This does however open up the opportunity for another rematch that Swanson asked the UFC for, when he requested the opportunity to avenge his loss to Ricardo Lamas fifteen months ago. Swanson said he thought he was winning the fight right up until Lamas countered a guillotine attempt with an arm triangle choke, winning him the fight. The UFC declined his request for a rematch, stating that it didn’t make any sense.
Lamas was on the brink of a title shot himself, but of course, Pettis spoiled that opportunity. Now with Swanson and Lamas both at the top of the featherweight ranks with a four fight win streak, a rematch between the two would not only be a guaranteed exciting fight, but could determine the next number one contender. If I was Joe Silva, I couldn’t get that fight on the books fast enough. I’m not calling this fight before it happens, if it even happens at all, but if Swanson can muster up a win over Lamas, that screams number one contender.
As Swanson stated in the post fight press conference, he’s done playing around, and he treats every fight like it’s his last. He knows that his MMA career would end with one more serious injury occurring. From his recent performances, fans can see that his attitude has changed for the better, and he seems more focused then ever to capture the UFC featherweight belt.
– Ryan “Fight Freek” Poli
@FightFreek