Dana White Hopes Cub Swanson Re-Signs With The UFC
Longtime UFC featherweight contender Cub Swanson fought the last fight on his current UFC contract last night (Dec. 9, 2017), and it didn’t go as planned.
Taking on Brian Ortega in the main event of UFC Fight Night 123 from Fresno, California, Swanson was submitted in the second round of the bout. Speaking after the fight, Swanson said that he expects to negotiate with the UFC, but he also said that he doesn’t want to ‘crawl’ into a deal with the promotion:
“It stings,” Swanson told MMAjunkie. “It just gets thrown back in your face, ‘You don’t win the big ones.’ So, it’s like, what am I going to say? I’m sure we’ll negotiate. Dana said ‘let’s make a deal’ from outside the cage. But do I got to crawl back and say, ‘OK, I’ll take that deal I said no to.’
“We’ll see,” he continued. “I’m going to enjoy family over Christmas and all that and try not to be in low spirits. I thought I fought great. I just didn’t get the ending I wanted.”
UFC President Dana White, however, is hoping that Swanson remains with the promotion, and he’s aiming to make the veteran ‘happy’ with a new deal:
“I yelled up to him, ‘Let’s get a deal done,’” White said. “Cub’s been around forever. He’s a great kid, and I like him, and hopefully we can get something done with him, and I can keep him happy. I want him to be happy.”
If Swanson does indeed re-sign with the UFC, who would you like to see him fight next?
