October 14, 2022 8: 50 am ET
Cub Swanson hasactually been striking his mark on the scale for featherweight for more than 16 years.
Friday, he’s got a brand-new obstacle at bantamweight. Swanson (28-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC), who will turn 39 early next month, takes on Jonathan Martinez (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at 135 pounds in the UFC Fight Night 212 co-main occasion Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Given Swanson neverever hasactually missedouton weight in almost 30 featherweight bouts in the UFC and WEC priorto that, he stated the brand-new difficulty at bantamweight is suggested to revitalize him.
“Honestly, I was influenced by (Jose) Aldo – he looked so fantastic when he did it,” Swanson informed longtime MMA broadcaster Ron Kruck earlier this week for