With Cub Swanson heading into his twenty second UFC battle, all eyes might be on the co-main occasion to UFC Struggle Evening: Grasso versus Araujo on Sunday, on the Apex in Nevada. The 38-year-old has a formidable 13-8 document within the UFC and is coming off a knockout towards Darren Elkins. The veteran fighter might be up towards Jonathan Martinez within the bantamweight division, and can intention to ‘make it ugly’ to ‘dictate the battle’.
Talking to Hindustan Instances, he stated, “I believe he is a tricky younger child and he is seeking to take a step up in competitors. He is been round for a little bit bit and I believe I am the most important title. He is purchased and he is executed a extremely good job at, you already know, making the battle. When he is received his fights, he is all the time dictating the tempo. Form of makes individuals battle his battle. I believe it is going to be essential for me to dictate the battle and make it my battle and possibly make it ugly and soiled and wild when he desires it managed and and calm. I believe the most important distinction between the 2 of us is I do not assume he likes to get hit and I do not thoughts it a lot. I believe if I make it ugly in there, he is not going to love it.”
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Identified to be an entertaining fighter, Swanson careworn on the significance of being inventive. “I believe it is my want to be inventive and do issues that different individuals have not executed. Truthfully, I simply get bored in there. If we’re simply standing there taking a look at one another, I really feel like I skilled manner too exhausting to waste time. I wish to get after it. I wish to get into the motion. We solely have quarter-hour and we prepare months and months for it. So to get in there and get to work, that is what I am seeking to do”, he stated.
Swanson by no means tried MMA as a child, and performed soccer whereas rising up. In keeping with him, he performed at a high-level however then it got here to an finish after faculty. Following his commencement, he received into a celebration way of life after which needed to get his life again on observe. It was solely after that, he joined a jiu-jitsu membership and fell in love with the game. “I felt like I wanted some self-discipline and so I went right into a jiu-jitsu faculty, eager to study a martial artwork. Simply to offer myself some self-discipline and steerage, I fell in love with jiu-jitsu. I had no thought what it was. I did not comprehend it was floor preventing. I assumed it was like Taekwondo. I fell in love with it. I began competing quite a bit after which I noticed an MMA battle for the primary time and fell in love with that. I needed to offer it a try to right here I’m now”, he stated.
Having essentially the most post-fight bonus awards (9) in his UFC division, he acknowledged that the journey was by no means straightforward as he suffered a number of damaged bones and a variety of setbacks. He additionally revealed that there have been occasions when he considered quitting the game, however his want to succeed in full potential has all the time stored him going.
Lastly, having a message for the UFC followers in India, he stated, “I do know that the game is simply rising over there. I requested UFC earlier than to take me on the market.”
“I understand how huge of a rustic it’s. I all the time wish to go after followers, who’re simply beginning to get into this sport.”
Watch the LIVE protection of UFC Struggle Evening – Grasso vs Araujo on SONY TEN 2 (English), SONY TEN 3 (Hindi) & SONY TEN 4 (Tamil & Telugu) channels at 4:30 am IST on sixteenth October 2022.