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Cub Swanson Returns At UFC 227

Cub Swanson is returning at what could be the best event of the year.

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Cub Swanson has his next fight under the UFC banner set.

The promotion recently announced that the top contender would take on Renato Moicano in a featherweight bout at the upcoming UFC 227 pay-per-view event, which is currently shaping up to be a stacked card with several big names and entertaining fights.

Swanson enters this fight with needing to get a W in the win column as he has suffered back-to-back losses after picking up a four fight winning streak with wins over names such as Hacran Dias, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Dooho Choi and Artem Lobov.

In his latest fights, he was submitted by Brian Ortega this past December and then lost by decision to former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in April.

On the flip side, Moicano is coming off a unanimous decision win over Calvin Kattar at UFC 223. Before that, he was submitted by Ortega in the third round at UFC 214. In his first three fights in the UFC, he picked up wins over Tom Niinimaki, Zubaira Tukhugov, and Jeremy Stephens.

The UFC 227 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

This event will be headlined by a bantamweight title fight pitting champion TJ Dillashaw against Cody Garbrandt in a rematch.

The promotion will be announcing more bouts for the upcoming event in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card:

Champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt – for bantamweight title
Wuliji Buren vs. Bharat Kandare
J.J. Aldrich vs. Polyana Viana
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Ricardo Ramos
Renato Moicano vs. Cub Swanson
Derek Brunson vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
Danielle Taylor vs. Weili Zhang
Pedro Munhoz vs. Alejandro Perez
Benito Lopez vs. Ricky Simon
Irene Aldana vs. Bethe Correia
Beneil Dariush vs. opponent TBA

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Cub Swanson vs. Renato Moicano Official for UFC 227

Cub Swanson and Renato Moicano are headed to Tinseltown under the bright lights of Hollywood’s UFC 227 extravaganza. Cub Swanson (25-9) is eager to bounce back from his loss to Frankie Edgar last month and will do so by going home to take out his pent-…

Cub Swanson and Renato Moicano are headed to Tinseltown under the bright lights of Hollywood’s UFC 227 extravaganza. Cub Swanson (25-9) is eager to bounce back from his loss to Frankie Edgar last month and will do so by going home to take out his pent-up frustration on rising featherweight Renato Moicano. A mainstay in […]

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Dana White Reportedly Wants Cub Swanson vs. Renato Moicano For UFC 227

We may get to see Cub Swanson vs. Renato Moicano soon thanks to Dana White. Swanson and Moicano have expressed interest in doing battle. Moicano recently said that Swanson would provide a “good test” for him. Swanson responded by laying dow…

We may get to see Cub Swanson vs. Renato Moicano soon thanks to Dana White. Swanson and Moicano have expressed interest in doing battle. Moicano recently said that Swanson would provide a “good test” for him. Swanson responded by laying down a challenge for UFC 227. It appears both men may be getting their wish. […]

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Cub Swanson Answers Renato Moicano, Wants Bout at UFC 227

Cub Swanson wants to grant Renato Moicano his wish. Moicano recently expressed interest in a match-up with Swanson. While his ideal opponent is Frankie Edgar, he feels they’re too far apart in the rankings for the bout to materialize at this time…

Cub Swanson wants to grant Renato Moicano his wish. Moicano recently expressed interest in a match-up with Swanson. While his ideal opponent is Frankie Edgar, he feels they’re too far apart in the rankings for the bout to materialize at this time. He believes a win over Swanson could change that. It didn’t take long […]

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Renato Moicano Says Cub Swanson Would be “Good Test”

Renato Moicano is ready to tackle a stern challenge. Moicano recently bounced back from the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career. He defeated Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC 223. In the bout prior, Moica…

Renato Moicano is ready to tackle a stern challenge. Moicano recently bounced back from the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career. He defeated Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC 223. In the bout prior, Moicano was submitted by Brian Ortega in the third round. Admittedly, Moicano would […]

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Biggest Winners & Losers From UFC Atlantic City

Another Saturday night, another UFC event in the books with last night’s (Sat., April 21, 2018) UFC Fight Night 128 from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. There were blistering knockouts that thrilled the Atlantic City crowd, but nary a submission throughout all ten fights. Kevin Lee and David Branch delivered and others […]

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Another Saturday night, another UFC event in the books with last night’s (Sat., April 21, 2018) UFC Fight Night 128 from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

There were blistering knockouts that thrilled the Atlantic City crowd, but nary a submission throughout all ten fights.

Kevin Lee and David Branch delivered and others faltered, but overall the event was a lively one.

With that said, let’s take a look at the biggest winners and losers from UFC Atlantic City.

Biggest Winners:

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Kevin Lee

Lee bounced back from a submission loss to Tony Ferguson by destroying feared striker Edson Barboza.

Lee’s ground and pound was absolutely brutal, punishing Barboza until the fight was stopped in the fifth round. It was just a dominant performance from Lee, who certainly needed a victory to erase that Ferguson loss, which cost him a chance at UFC gold.

Lee could be a serious contender in the lightweight division, and Saturday’s win over Barboza places him right on track for title contention.

Perhaps a rematch with Al Iaquinta would be a good fight for Lee.

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