Cub Swanson (21-6 MMA, 6-1 UFC) likely punched his ticket to a UFC featherweight championship fight on Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over Jeremy Stephens (23-10 MMA, 10-9 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 44 headliner. The stakes for Swanson and Stephens were clear prior to the fight, and even though title shots are never guaranteed in the UFC, the nature of Swanson’s victory, plus his six-fight UFC winning streak, makes him hard to deny. Now he must wait to see who emerges victorious from the UFC 176 headliner between divisional kingpin Jose Aldo and No. 1 contender Chad Mendes. To see what fans, media and fighters in the MMA community thought about Swanson’s sixth consecutive UFC victory, read the Twitter reactions below: https://twitter.com/ufc/status/483108480425816064 Here we go!!!! Been waiting for this fight!!!! @ FOXSports1 Cub vs Jeremy!! I love this fight— Dana White (@danawhite) June 29, 2014 Good entrance song choice by stevens— Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) June 29, 2014 Pumped for @ LiLHeathenMMA vs @ CubSwanson fight! It's gonna be an absolute scrap!!!— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) June 29, 2014 Will 12-months away from the Octagon hinder Cub Swanson?— Sherdog.com (@sherdogdotcom) June 29, 2014 I feel like Cub Swanson is missing an opportunity if he doesn't someday open a friendly neighborhood tavern called Cub Swanson's.— Chad Dundas (@chaddundas) June 29, 2014 I can't stop thinking about the time Dana tried to get Jeremy Stephens out of jail to fight.
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Twitter reacts to Cub Swanson’s UFC Fight Night 44 win over Jeremy Stephens – MMA Junkie