LAS VEGAS – Cub Swanson expects his experience to play a major factor against one of the brightest prospects in the UFC’s featherweight division. Swanson (27-11 MMA, 12-7 UFC) meets Giga Chikadze (12-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 23 co-main event, where he’ll look to hand the streaking contender his first octagon loss. Having competed against a who’s who list of contenders throughout his UFC tenure, Swanson has seen it all. He holds notable wins over current title challenger Charles Oliveira and former interim champion Dustin Poirier but is also no stranger to killing hype trains such as Doo Ho Choi and Kron Gracie. In Chikadze, Swanson sees a talented fighter, but one that hasn’t been tested yet, and he plans on showing him that there are levels to this game
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