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Cub Swanson vs. Kron Gracie was a slugfest at UFC Tampa. The two fighters met in a featherweight bout at the UFC Tampa event on Saturday night from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. Gracie started to turn things up and was popping Swanson with some good shots near the […]

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Cub Swanson will be making his return to the Octagon against Kron Gracie next week in the co-main event of UFC Tampa.

All the action goes down from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, October 12. Speaking to the “UFC Unfiltered” podcast ahead of the matchup with Gracie, Swanson admitted he had trouble finding a gym that would train him given he was facing a Gracie. The Gracie name is almost synonymous with jiu-jitsu, so when some schools found out Swanson was fighting Kron Gracie, he was given the boot. (H/T MMA Junkie)

“I’ve been able to get a lot of jiu-jitsu in because he’s a Gracie, and he has the name. It’s been an interesting one,” Swanson said. “I’ve been kicked out of a couple of jiu-jitsu schools because of the respect. They don’t want to train somebody that isn’t a Gracie, which really pisses me off.”

It’s an unfortunate situation for Swanson, who says jiu-jitsu really saved his life and opened up the door for his venture into MMA. Of course, the reason he decided to begin training in MMA is because he learned the politics within the sport of jiu-jitsu itself.

“This is what I mean by it takes me back, because when I got into jiu-jitsu as a sport, it helped save my life,” Swanson said. “I was going down the wrong path. People know the story, I was getting into trouble, and I found jiu-jitsu. I fell in love, and I just competed all the time, and it became a passion.”

“I was really interested in the Gracie family and what they did,” Swanson added. “And huge honor and respect to them and then after competing and doing all that, I learned the politics of the sport and how ridiculous it could be, and it kind of left a little sour taste in my mouth, and that’s why I started doing more MMA.”

What do you think about Swanson being kicked out of jiu-jitsu schools ahead of his fight with a Gracie?

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The UFC on ESPN+ 19 card is shaping up very nicely. In addition to a tremendous women’s strawweight bout between Michelle Waterson and Joanna J?drzejczyk, an interesting featherweight bout has also been added.

According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the UFC has paired up Cub Swanson and Kron Gracie for the October 12 card:

The action goes down from the Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Swanson enters the bout on a four-fight losing streak, with two of those defeats coming by way of submission.

The longtime UFC veteran will now have to take on a jiu-jitsu ace in Gracie, the 30-year-old who had a successful UFC debut in February. Gracie submitted Alex Caceres in the first round via rear-naked choke. Now, Gracie will surely have his striking challenged against a knockout artist in Swanson.

Gracie started his mixed martial arts (MMA) career back in 2014 and has been undefeated ever since with a 4-0 record. All of his victories have come by way of submission, with only one of those wins making it out of the first round. It will be interesting to see how Gracie handles the pressure and power of Swanson.

Likewise, it will be interesting to see if Swanson can withstand Gracie’s grappling ability, and prevent the jiu-jitsu specialist from taking his back.

What do you think about the matchup between Swanson and Gracie?

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