BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » List Of Names https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Cub Swanson Wants a Title Shot, but Isn’t Going to Wait for One https://www.badmma.com/cub-swanson-wants-a-title-shot-but-isnt-going-to-wait-for-one.html https://www.badmma.com/cub-swanson-wants-a-title-shot-but-isnt-going-to-wait-for-one.html#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:30:08 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/cub-swanson-wants-a-title-shot-but-isnt-going-to-wait-for-one.html UFC featherweight contender Cub Swanson wants a title shot against champion Jose Aldo , but isn’t going to sit around and wait for it to happen. Riding a five-fight winning streak and finishing four of his last five opponents, Swanson has positioned himself on a short list of names at the top of the 145-pound division. Aldo is scheduled to face Chan Sung Jung , “The Korean Zombie,” on August 3 at UFC 163 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and if Swanson has to take another fight before getting a crack at the title, he has some names in mind. “Well, if they are going to give someone else Aldo then that’s way too long for me to wait.  I’m in prime position right now.  I’m doing well.  There’s no sense in me waiting, but I do want that fight and if I have to fight one more time then I would like the Ricardo Lamas fight or the Frankie Edgar fight,” Swanson told MMAWeekly.com content partner Knockout Radio . “There’s also Chad Mendes , but he’s got to get through my teammate, Clay Guida , first,” he added.  “So my first choice would be Aldo.  I don’t think The Korean Zombie is going to beat him and so then after that it would either be Lamas or Edgar.  They’d be my next choices.” Taking another fight in the talent-rich 145-pound division is risky, but it’s a risk Swanson is willing to take. “I’ve thought about that and I just think that if I did, for some reason, lose because the talent is so high, I wouldn’t get down on myself.  I would just make the adjustments and try to get right back on a win streak because at this point of my career and in my life, I’m having so much fun fighting and I just like to get out there and do it,” he said

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/cub-swanson-wants-a-title-shot-but-isnt-going-to-wait-for-one.html/feed 0 Phil Davis vs. Lyoto Machida Slated for UFC 163 in Rio https://www.badmma.com/phil-davis-vs-lyoto-machida-slated-for-ufc-163-in-rio.html https://www.badmma.com/phil-davis-vs-lyoto-machida-slated-for-ufc-163-in-rio.html#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:04:35 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/phil-davis-vs-lyoto-machida-slated-for-ufc-163-in-rio.html A light heavyweight match-up between former titleholder Lyoto Machida and Phil Davis has been added to the UFC 163 fight card. Portaldovaletudo.uol.com first reported the match-up on Monday and MMAWeekly.com has confirmed through sources close to the bout that Davis and Machida have verbally agreed to the fight. Machida (19-3) is on a two-fight winning streak, defeating Ryan Bader and Dan Henderson in his last two outings.  A win over Davis could move Machida to the top of a short list of names to get a title shot. Davis (11-1-1) is also riding a two-fight winning streak and has only been defeated by former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans . UFC 163 takes places on August 3 at the HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and his headlined by a featherweight title bout between champion Jose Aldo and challenger Anthony Pettis

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