Cub Swanson Wants Jose Aldo to Move Up and Challenge Himself at Lightweight

Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo were scheduled to fight at featherweight last year, but an injury to Pettis forced the bout to be cancelled. He made a quick return and won the UFC Lightweight Championship, while Aldo continued to defend his featherweight title. Now, after Aldo’s latest successful title defense, we might be getting the fight […]

Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo were scheduled to fight at featherweight last year, but an injury to Pettis forced the bout to be cancelled. He made a quick return and won the UFC Lightweight Championship, while Aldo continued to defend his featherweight title. Now, after Aldo’s latest successful title defense, we might be getting the fight […]

Dana White: Chad Mendes vs. Cub Swanson Title Fight Makes Sense If Aldo Moves Up

So much has surrounded UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and his future plans in the promotion. Will he stay at featherweight and fend off the division’s core group of contenders? Will he move to lightweight and challenge titleholder Anthony Pettis for superfight supremacy? Or will he take his talents to South Beach and former “The […]

So much has surrounded UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and his future plans in the promotion. Will he stay at featherweight and fend off the division’s core group of contenders? Will he move to lightweight and challenge titleholder Anthony Pettis for superfight supremacy? Or will he take his talents to South Beach and former “The […]

UFC 168 Results: Dustin Poirier Wants Cub Swanson Rematch

Back in February at UFC on Fuel TV 7, Dustin Poirier and Cub Swanson put on an absolutely tantalizing battle of back-and-forth striking, grappling and Octagon persistence. They fought to the bitter end as Swanson captured his fourth straight victory and left “The Diamond” wondering why he took such a high profile fight on 63 […]

Back in February at UFC on Fuel TV 7, Dustin Poirier and Cub Swanson put on an absolutely tantalizing battle of back-and-forth striking, grappling and Octagon persistence. They fought to the bitter end as Swanson captured his fourth straight victory and left “The Diamond” wondering why he took such a high profile fight on 63 […]

Cub Swanson Excited About the Road Ahead, Looking to Return in Early 2014

The past two years have been crazy for Cub Swanson. Where the 30-year-old was once seemingly fixed on the roller-coaster ride of unfulfilled potential, those days have long since been in the rearview mirror. Once the Palm Springs, Calif., native found the confidence to go with his diverse, explosive skill set, the results came quickly—and […]

The past two years have been crazy for Cub Swanson. Where the 30-year-old was once seemingly fixed on the roller-coaster ride of unfulfilled potential, those days have long since been in the rearview mirror. Once the Palm Springs, Calif., native found the confidence to go with his diverse, explosive skill set, the results came quickly—and […]

Cub Swanson to Conor McGregor: ‘You Better Watch Your Damn Mouth’

Fans? Yeah, recent UFC acquisition Conor McGregor made a lot of those when he scored a first-round knockout over Marcus Brimage in his inaugural fight with the promotion. Friends at the office? Nah, McGregor hasn’t picked up too many of those just yet.  The outspoken Irishman recently drew the ire of featherweight contender Cub Swanson, […]

Fans? Yeah, recent UFC acquisition Conor McGregor made a lot of those when he scored a first-round knockout over Marcus Brimage in his inaugural fight with the promotion. Friends at the office? Nah, McGregor hasn’t picked up too many of those just yet.  The outspoken Irishman recently drew the ire of featherweight contender Cub Swanson, […]

Cub Swanson Wants Aldo/Zombie Winner, and He Deserves It

It was June 7, 2009.  The event was WEC 41, and the main event featured featherweight champion Mike Brown defending his title against former champion Urijah Faber. Brown was successful that night, dispatching Faber by decision, but it was the co-main event that produced the most memorable moment of the night. It was a fight […]

It was June 7, 2009.  The event was WEC 41, and the main event featured featherweight champion Mike Brown defending his title against former champion Urijah Faber. Brown was successful that night, dispatching Faber by decision, but it was the co-main event that produced the most memorable moment of the night. It was a fight […]