TAMPA, Fla. — Cub Swanson has been in the game long enough to know what kind of matchup he’s in. The longtime veteran takes on Kron Gracie this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 19, in what will be Gracie’s (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) second octagon appearance. Swanson (25-11 MMA, 10-7 UFC), on the other hand will be entering his 18th UFC fight, and understands the position he’s being set up in. “Well that’s how the game works,” Swanson told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN+ 19 open workouts. “I’m the veteran, I’m the older fighter.
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Cub Swanson doesn’t plan on being Kron Gracie’s ‘stepping stone’ at UFC on ESPN+ 19 – MMA Junkie