Cub Swanson News

Tom Taylor - February 28, 2017

On April 22, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Nashville, Tennessee, unranked featherweight Artem Lobov will take on the division’s fourth ranked fighter in Cub Swanson. Given their starkly different stations in the featherweight division not many people seem to give Lobov, who trains alongside Conor McGregor at SBG Ireland, much of a chance. According to Lobov himself, however, this is a dream fight, and one he expects to win by knockout. “Cub Swanson, I’ve been watching him for many years and he has a very good style,” Lobov said on The MMA Hour (via TheMacLife.com). “He likes to stand and he goes for it. When I saw his fight against [Doo Ho] Choi, I thought ‘that was a great fight, I’d love to be involved in one of those’. And realistically, I thought they might give me Choi. I didn’t actually expect to get Cub, even though I wanted him, I wasn’t sure they would give him to me.

Tom Taylor - February 28, 2017

Late last week, reports of a massive welterweight contender bout between Demian Maia and Jorge Masvidal began to surface. Though this fight has not yet been announced by the UFC, these reports suggested that this fight would serve as the main event of the UFC’s April 22 trip to Nashville, Tennessee. If this was indeed the case, this would mean that Cub Swanson’s recently announced featherweight battle with Artem Lobov would not serve as the main event, as originally expected. According to Swanson himself, however, his fight with Lobov will still serve as Nashville’s main event. The featherweight star has apparently confirmed this with the UFC.

Tom Taylor - February 13, 2017

Over the weekend, we learned that Conor McGregor training partner Artem Lobov had been granted the fight he’s been campaigning for: a scrap with the UFC’s fourth-raked featherweight, Cub Swanson. The two will headline the UFC’s upcoming trip to Nashville, Tennessee on April 22. Given that Swanson is soundly inside the featherweight top-5, and Lobov is not even ranked, many people consider this booking a bit of a head-scratcher. As Lobov explained in a recent interview with Peter Carroll of Newstalk, however, it makes perfect sense.

Chris Taylor - February 11, 2017

During tonight’s UFC 208 broadcast the promotion announced two exciting fights which will take place in April. The first fight announced was a key featherweight tilt featuring Cub Swanson taking on Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night in Nashville on April 22.

Chris Taylor - January 8, 2017

Earlier today we reported that featherweight prospect Artem Lobov was looking to score a fight with either Cub Swanson or “The Korean Superboy” Doo Ho Choi. Lobov explained this desire in a recent interview with Peter Carroll of SevereMMA.com.

Tom Taylor - December 21, 2016

2016 was a banner year for fun fights. Over the course of the year, we witnessed a long list of unforgettable battles, all of which stand out contenders for this year’s Fight of the Year honors.

Tom Taylor - December 19, 2016

Earlier this month, on the main card of UFC 206, Cub Swanson and Doo Ho Choi collided in a fight that had long been considered a frontrunner for Fight of the Night. In the end, the two featherweights surpassed all expectation, delivering a scrap that was not only a shoo in for Fight of the Night honors, but a clear-cut contender for Fight of the Year. The fight, which was contested almost entirely on the feet, saw the two stone-fisted fighters pummel each other to the brink of consciousness, with Swanson ultimately emerging the victor with a unanimous decision.

Russell Ess - December 13, 2016

After a war like Cub Swanson and Doo Ho Choi got into over the weekend at UFC 206 in Toronto, Canada, there was a great amount of respect earned for both opponents. The two athletes that left everything they had in the Octagon had gained a great amount of admiration for each other and from fans around the world. Following the announcement of the judge’s unanimous decision in favor of Swanson, the JacksonWink MMA fighter said in his post-fight Octagon interview that Choi lit a fire when he called him out to fight.

Chris Taylor - December 11, 2016

https://youtu.be/Xnghchybhb4 Cub Swanson and Dooho Choi delivered one of the best fights of all-time at last night’s UFC 206 pay-per-view event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Chris Taylor - December 11, 2016

UFC featherweight contenders Cub Swanson and Dooho Choi went to war on the main card of last night’s UFC 206 pay-per-view event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fight, which many fans and analysts are calling “Fight of the year”, went the distance with Swanson earning the unanimous decision victory (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) from the judges in attendance.

Chris Taylor - December 11, 2016

Featherweights Cub Swanson and Dooho Choi stole the show at last night’s UFC 206 pay-per-view event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Tom Taylor - December 11, 2016

Last night, the UFC touched down in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the first time since September of 2013. The organization did so with UFC 206, a card that, despite being criticized for its lack of big names, produced some of the most memorable moments of the year. Some of the highlights of the card included Lando Vannata’s highlight reel, wheel kick knockout of John Makdessi, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s third-round head-kick destruction of Matt Brown, and Max Holloway’s interim featherweight title winning TKO of former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis. As exciting as all of these moments were, however, they all paled in comparison to Cub Swanson’s and Doo Ho Choi’s main card featherweight war.

Tom Taylor - December 7, 2016

If you don't know @KoreanSuperBoy7 yet, you will soon! #UFC206 pic.twitter.com/0x5b7gxqkc — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 7, 2016

Tom Taylor - December 6, 2016

This Saturday, the UFC will return to Toronto for the first time since September of 2013. It will do so with UFC 206, a card that has been rocked by fighter withdrawals but still stands out as a very exciting one.

bjpenndotcom - October 13, 2016

After a few call-outs between the two, the UFC has finally booked Cub Swanson vs. Dooho Choi. ‘The Korean Superboy’ burst on to the scene with three knockouts in a row after signing with the UFC, scoring brutal finishes over Juan Puig, Sam Sicilia and most recently Thiago Tavares.

Chris Taylor - August 13, 2016

UFC featherweight Doo Ho Choi (14-1 MMA) is quickly making a name for himself in the UFC’s stacked featherweight division. The “Korean Superboy” has gone 3-0 inside the octagon scoring first-round knockouts in all three of those victories.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

WOW @CubSwanson reverses the takedown and lands in full mount!! He's trying to sink in the #RNC!! #UFCSLC https://t.co/pwpBlHqeTB — UFC (@ufc) August 6, 2016