Cub
Swanson was in top form at UFC Fight Night 199, as he
overwhelmed fellow veteran Darren
Elkins in a first-round technical knockout victory this past
Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Although the 38-year-old featherweight has been victorious in three
of his last four Octagon appearances, he is considering a change in
weight class late in his UFC career.
“I had talked about maybe dropping to 135, just to switch it up,
try something new. I know I can make it,” Swanson said at the
post-fight press conference (via
MMAjunkie.com). “I don’t know how difficult it would be. This
was one of the easier cuts I’ve had. I just feel like I’m naturally
a little lighter than I used to be. I guess I’m just not holding on
muscle like I was before. That’s a possibility.”
Swanson’s promotional tenure reached 21 fights on Saturday, and he
has at least one item left on his bucket list, though it involves
the UFC hitting the road again for Fight Night events. Currently,
the Las Vegas-based promotion has set up shop at the UFC Apex for
all of its smaller events during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Swanson is a Palm Springs, Calif., native, and he hopes to be able
to fight in front of his hometown fans before all is said and
done.
“The one thing that I would love to do still is they’re building a
big arena, a 10,000-person arena, in Palm Springs,” Swanson said.
“That’ll be done by the end of the year. If I can get the UFC to
have a Fight Night in Palm Springs, I’d stick around for that for
sure.”