UFC Corridor of Famer Cub Swanson could be finished preventing for good.
The fan favourite recognized merely as ‘Killer Cub’ returned to the octagon on Saturday evening at UFC Tampa. Again for the primary time since a controversial resolution loss to Andre Fili in June, Cub Swanson confronted Billy Quarantillo. A fellow motion fighter in his personal proper, ‘Billy Q’ entered the bout after a submission loss to Youssef Zalal in March.
As anticipated, the combat was an absolute slugfest. The 2 landed large photographs for 2 rounds earlier than Cub Swanson closed the present in spherical three with a brutal 1-2. Following the knockout win, the UFC Corridor of Famer admitted that the bout may’ve been his final. At 41 years previous, Swanson admitted that he’s been enthusiastic about hanging up the gloves for some time.
Talking on Ariel Helwani’s podcast earlier in the present day, the featherweight contender mentioned his future. There, Cub Swanson once more said that Saturday evening would possibly actually be it for him. Whereas ‘Killer Cub’ is conscious that he can nonetheless compete on the high stage, it’s probably not about that. For Swanson, he’s able to focus extra on his household and transfer on from preventing.
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“For probably the most half, the way in which I’m feeling proper now, I’m fairly glad. I believe I will be finished proper now.”@CubSwanson displays on if his win at UFC Tampa will probably be his final combat. pic.twitter.com/kobovYKbww
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 16, 2024
Cub Swanson offers replace on potential retirement following UFC Tampa knockout win
Later within the interview, the 41-year-old admitted that he would’ve retired in June, had he gotten the nod over Andre Fili. Nevertheless, Cub Swanson additionally added that he’s nonetheless bought some extra considering to do about retirement. Throughout UFC Tampa combat week, the featherweight did present curiosity in a possible rematch with Doo Ho Choi.
“No, I’ve been feeling prefer it’s shut.” Cub Swanson said to Ariel Helwani, when requested about his post-fight retirement feedback at UFC Tampa. “I didn’t wish to put a stamp on it, one factor I needed to do although was get my thirtieth win. I wakened on my final combat, with the Fili combat, I believed ‘Man, it’s Worldwide Struggle Week, I’m on the primary card, it’s going to be large, what an evening if I’m going on the market and placed on a present, I’ll name it’. If I get beat up, I in all probability shouldn’t be preventing.”
He continued, “So, I went on the market and placed on an ideal combat. Then, everybody was like ‘I believed you received’, you appeared ripped, you appeared nice’, it left me sort of empty. I didn’t get a solution. So, I needed to get proper again in there and do it once more, and I bought this chance… I’m very content material on the place I stand proper now. We’ll see if I get enthusiastic about one thing. However for probably the most half, the way in which I’m feeling proper now, I’m fairly glad. I believe I will be finished proper now.”
What do you make of those feedback from the UFC Corridor of Famer? Do you wish to see Cub Swanson combat once more?