You could hear the envy in Jason Jackson ’s voice as UFC featherweight Cub Swanson told the story of how Chad Mendes got to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 189. Mendes, as the story goes, was hunting in the wilderness when he got a call from UFC officials. When champ Jose Aldo withdrew from the pay-per-view headliner, the promotion offered him $500,000 to step in on short notice. He put down his gun and got into the gym. “I guess I need to start training if that’s the case,” Jackson (7-2) said to Swanson and the other guests on MMAjunkie Radio
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