Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos Initially, Cub Swanson wasn’t real happy when UFC officials told him he’d be fighting fellow featherweight Jeremy Stephens in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 44 headliner. It’s not that Swanson (20-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) thinks Stephens (23-9 MMA, 10-8 UFC) isn’t a tough opponent; it’s just that when you look at the rankings, Stephens’ name appears further down the list than some of Swanson’s other opponents. Swanson, ranked No. 3 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA featherweight rankings , looks for his sixth straight UFC victory after topping the likes of Dustin Poirier and Dennis Siver in recent outings
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UFC Fight Night 44 headliner Cub Swanson initially not happy with choice of opponent – MMA Junkie