As one of the quickest-rising divisions in the UFC, the featherweight roster is brimming with unheralded potential. Divisional standouts Cub Swanson and Max Holloway lived up to that billing Saturday at UFC on Fox 15. Fresh off a disappointing defeat at the hands of former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar back in November, Swanson needed to […]
As one of the quickest-rising divisions in the UFC, the featherweight roster is brimming with unheralded potential. Divisional standouts Cub Swanson and Max Holloway lived up to that billing Saturday at UFC on Fox 15. Fresh off a disappointing defeat at the hands of former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar back in November, Swanson needed to […]
Cub Swanson has a different mentality when it comes to the fight game. He knows a complex understanding of both the physical and mental realms is required, and the process of putting those elements in sync is what his run up the UFC’s featherweight ladder has been all about. While others see trading leather inside […]
Cub Swanson has a different mentality when it comes to the fight game. He knows a complex understanding of both the physical and mental realms is required, and the process of putting those elements in sync is what his run up the UFC’s featherweight ladder has been all about. While others see trading leather inside […]
The UFC’s featherweight title picture just cleared up. Cub Swanson, he of the six-fight winning streak heading into UFC Fight Night Austin, is vanquished. And he went out not with a bang but a whisper, the victim of yet another stifling Frankie Edgar performance. Swanson strolled to the cage full of confidence, and his first-round […]
The UFC’s featherweight title picture just cleared up. Cub Swanson, he of the six-fight winning streak heading into UFC Fight Night Austin, is vanquished. And he went out not with a bang but a whisper, the victim of yet another stifling Frankie Edgar performance. Swanson strolled to the cage full of confidence, and his first-round […]
It’s clear Cub Swanson’s takedown defense still needs some work. Frankie Edgar dominated him with excellent wrestling skills en route to a last-second submission win in the fifth round. Per MMA Junkie, Edgar said he would take Swanson’s title shot, and he seemed to have done just that. Edgar maintained top position for much of the […]
It’s clear Cub Swanson’s takedown defense still needs some work. Frankie Edgar dominated him with excellent wrestling skills en route to a last-second submission win in the fifth round. Per MMA Junkie, Edgar said he would take Swanson’s title shot, and he seemed to have done just that. Edgar maintained top position for much of the […]
Cub Swanson entered UFC Fight Night 57 with a title shot hanging in the balance, but as he tried to climb the ladder to claim his shot, Frankie Edgar was there to pull him back down. Edgar dominated the fight for nearly 25 minutes on Saturday and got the rear-naked choke stoppage in the closing […]
Cub Swanson entered UFC Fight Night 57 with a title shot hanging in the balance, but as he tried to climb the ladder to claim his shot, Frankie Edgar was there to pull him back down. Edgar dominated the fight for nearly 25 minutes on Saturday and got the rear-naked choke stoppage in the closing […]
Frankie Edgar had all the answers for Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 57. The stage was set on Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center in the heart of Austin, Texas, for a featherweight showdown between top contenders Edgar and Swanson. A win would have guaranteed Swanson an opportunity to challenge Jose Aldo for […]
Frankie Edgar had all the answers for Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 57. The stage was set on Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center in the heart of Austin, Texas, for a featherweight showdown between top contenders Edgar and Swanson. A win would have guaranteed Swanson an opportunity to challenge Jose Aldo for […]