Cub Swanson is doubling down on his desire to drop down to 135 pounds. Swanson (28-12 MMA, 18-11 UFC), who’s coming off a first-round TKO of Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 199 in December, expressed interest in facing fellow WEC veteran Urijah Faber at the post-fight press conference, a fight he thinks should have already happened years ago. Both Faber (35-11 MMA, 11-7 UFC) and Swanson competed at 145 pounds during their WEC days. Faber held the promotion’s title and defended it four times. But the pair never ended up crossing paths and Swanson thinks now would be the perfect time. “After fighting a stretch of up-and-comers, I was excited to fight Elkins because it was somebody that’s been around for a while, someone there’s tons of tape on, somebody close to my age,” Swanson told MMA Junkie Radio
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Cub Swanson wants Urijah Faber fight for ‘honorary WEC belt’ at bantamweight – MMA Junkie