Cub Swanson Wants His Rematch With New UFC Champion Max Holloway

Cub Swanson believes he is the man to challenge new UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. Assigned to work the UFC 212 coverage for FOX Sports over the weekend, Swanson used his time to make a call to face “Blessed” following his win over Jose Aldo. “Clearly me. We had a good go at it. He […]

Cub Swanson believes he is the man to challenge new UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. Assigned to work the UFC 212 coverage for FOX Sports over the weekend, Swanson used his time to make a call to face “Blessed” following his win over Jose Aldo. “Clearly me. We had a good go at it. He […]

That Time Jose Aldo’s Flying Knee KO’d Cub Swanson in 8 Seconds Flat

MMA is often swift with its violence.
One second you’re on the couch with nachos, making your way toward the dip; the next, the guy you were rooting for is on his back hugging an invisible entity and you have no idea how it happened.
That’s largely how…

MMA is often swift with its violence.

One second you’re on the couch with nachos, making your way toward the dip; the next, the guy you were rooting for is on his back hugging an invisible entity and you have no idea how it happened.

That’s largely how Cub Swanson fans felt on June 7, 2009, when their boy took on a rising featherweight by the name of Jose Aldo.

Swanson himself was no joke, sitting at 13-2 going into the bout, and the winner was expected to tackle Mike Brown for the WEC featherweight title—the most prestigious at the weight class in that era.

Aldo was, believe it or not, a pretty quiet 4-0 in the promotion to that point, though many suggested he might be something special given the ferocity with which he was dispatching opponents.

Against Killer Cub, it took him a mere eight seconds to confirm as much.

Coming out of the corner after his trademark “stare at the ground and ponder the destruction you’re about to unleash on some poor schmuck” setup, Aldo came to the center of the cage and launched into a single flying knee.

It landed.

Swanson, even now known for his durability going on a decade later, crumpled to the mat holding his face. Aldo followed up with some shots on the ground, and the fight was called.

All over. Eight seconds.

It was the birth of the greatest featherweight the sport had ever seen, as Aldo went on to torch Brown in his next bout and hold the belt for seven years, long after it was converted into the UFC featherweight title. (Aldo defends the lightweight strap Saturday at UFC 212 against interim champ Max Holloway.)

Check out the whole thing in GIF form below.

    

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Cub Swanson Feels he Could be Next For Featherweight Title Shot

Cub Swanson believes he’ll leapfrog Frankie Edgar to get the next featherweight title shot. Swason was last seen inside the Octagon in April. He defeated Artem Lobov via unanimous decision. It was “Killer’s” fourth straight victory. In a recent interview with Flo Combat, Swanson said no matter who wins the featherweight unification bout between Jose […]

Cub Swanson believes he’ll leapfrog Frankie Edgar to get the next featherweight title shot. Swason was last seen inside the Octagon in April. He defeated Artem Lobov via unanimous decision. It was “Killer’s” fourth straight victory. In a recent interview with Flo Combat, Swanson said no matter who wins the featherweight unification bout between Jose […]

Best UFC Fight, Knockout, Submission From Month of April

While we sit back and wait for the spectacle that will be UFC 211, let us take a look back at what went down in the month of April inside the Octagon. Three events were completed, with several worthy contenders for “Fight, Knockout and Submission of the Month” being up for consideration. After going back […]

While we sit back and wait for the spectacle that will be UFC 211, let us take a look back at what went down in the month of April inside the Octagon. Three events were completed, with several worthy contenders for “Fight, Knockout and Submission of the Month” being up for consideration. After going back […]

UFC Fight Night 108 Medical Suspensions: Four Fighters Face Long Layoff

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fight Night 108, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov headlined the event while Al Iaquinta vs. Diego Sanchez in a lightweight bout

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With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fight Night 108, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov headlined the event while Al Iaquinta vs. Diego Sanchez in a lightweight bout served as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card were Ovince Saint Preux vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima in a light heavyweight bout, John Dodson vs. Eddie Wineland in a bantamweight bout, Joe Lauzon vs. Stevie Ray in a lightweight bout and Jake Ellenberger vs. Mike Perry in a welterweight bout.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Lobov being suspended 60 days or until cleared by physician and 30 days no contact for right foot, Marcos Rogerio de Lima being suspended 60 days or until cleared by physician and 30 days no contact for cut and Mike Perry being suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for nose.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

Cub Swanson: suspended 7 days with 7 days no contact

Artem Lobov: suspended 60 days or until cleared by physician and 30 days no contact for right foot

Diego Sanchez: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

Marcos Rogerio de Lima: suspended 60 days or until cleared by physician and 30 days no contact for cut

Eddie Wineland: suspended 60 days and 60 days no contact or until cleared by physician

Joe Lauzon: suspended 60 days and 60 days no contact or until cleared by physician for cut

Stevie Ray: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact for cut

Mike Perry: suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for nose

Jake Ellenberger: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact

Sam Alvey: suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for left ankle

Dustin Ortiz: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact

Scott Holtzman: suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for possible right foot fracture

Michael McBride: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for hard bout

Cindy Dandois: suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for possible right foot fracture

Joe Proctor: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

Matt Schnell: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

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Fallout: Al Iaquinta Battling For More Pay Should Be A Wake Up Call For The UFC

So, another week, another UFC event where fighters put it all on the line for a chance at glory. Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov had a pretty entertaining scrap in which ‘The Russian Hammer’ showed that he’s perhaps more talented than we first gave him credit for. Lobov by no means is a world beater, but the fact that he was competitive with Cub Swanson shows that he does indeed have some talent. With so many different fights on the card it’s hard to pick one out of the bunch to highlight. But for me, one fighter comes to mind more than anyone else and that’s Al Iaquinta.

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So, another week, another UFC event where fighters put it all on the line for a chance at glory. Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov had a pretty entertaining scrap in which ‘The Russian Hammer’ showed that he’s perhaps more talented than we first gave him credit for. Lobov by no means is a world beater, but the fact that he was competitive with Cub Swanson shows that he does indeed have some talent. With so many different fights on the card it’s hard to pick one out of the bunch to highlight. But for me, one fighter comes to mind more than anyone else and that’s Al Iaquinta.

The Strong Island native (that’s right, I said it) proved once again why he should be considered a hot commodity in the UFC. The guy is young, talented, and sharp when it comes to his striking ability. With a two year lay off, people were thinking that Al Iaquinta may not have had that pop anymore, that the sport was leaving him in the rear view. He shut up those critics pretty emphatically with his knockout victory over veteran Diego Sanchez. The interesting part about the win for ‘Raging’ Al however was the fact that he didn’t truly have a chance to enjoy the fruits of his labor.

While I still believe that the UFC is the biggest, brightest, and most talent rich promotion in the world, it’s becoming obvious that fighters are getting more and more disgruntled. When you consider the fact that Iaquinta received $26,000 to show and another $26,000 to win, it’s easy to see why the talented lightweight would consider walking away from the sport. He could easily find himself up there with some of the best of the best in the lightweight division and the fact that he’s getting underpaid to knockout fighters that are getting paid more than him is a major issue that the promotion needs to solve.

Make no mistake, Al Iaquinta could easily become a star in the UFC. He could have New York on his back much in the same vain his stablemate Chris Weidman has been doing for years now. But if the UFC is content to let their high level talent seek other employment because they won’t show them the money, then you can bet your ass that Al Iaquinta will be taking his real estate career pretty damn seriously moving forward.

Do you think the UFC is making a mistake not paying Al Iaquinta the big bucks?


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