LAS VEGAS – Cub Swanson ’s media day appearance ahead of UFC Fight Night 212 was an odd one. Swanson (28-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC), a longtime featherweight contender who will make his bantamweight debut on Saturday against Jonathan Martinez (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), usually offers thoughtful and insightful answers during his media day duties with reporters. Ahead of the upcoming fight, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+, though, Swanson took things in a different direction. In fact, he didn’t speak at all. Swanson had his teammate Dan Argueta answer all questions on his behalf and did not say a single word during the brief interaction with reporters. “Cub’s trying to relax his voice a little bit he’s had a lot of phone calls and interviews to do,” Argueta told MMA Junkie and other reporters.
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