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UFC 162′s Cub Swanson believes he or Lamas, not Jung, should be in title fight

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 03:30:00 +0000

At this point in his career, there’s probably no reason for Cub Swanson to mince words. Swanson (19-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) fights Dennis Siver (21-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) next week at UFC 162, which takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It’s a fight Swanson is fine with. Sort of. Considering the musical chairs that have been going on in the UFC’s featherweight division of late, Swanson thought if there was any flip-flopping that went on, he might be the recipient of a fight that would get him closer to a title shot – or into the next title fight itself. Swanson recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) the Siver fight was what was offered, and rather than sit back with no other options, he took it – with a caveat he was hoping the UFC would be down with. But when Anthony Pettis pulled out of his featherweight title fight with champ Jose Aldo at UFC 163, the UFC broke up the Ricardo Lamas – Chan Sung Jung fight at UFC 162 and put “The Korean Zombie” into the fight with Aldo, leaving Lamas without an opponent. And instead of Swanson getting a call, his fight with Siver was left intact

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MMAjunkie.com’s Matt Erickson on ‘UFC Central’ on Toronto 590 at 9:40 p.m. ET

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:40:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com assistant editor Matt Erickson is a guest on tonight’s edition of “UFC Central” on Sportsnet 590 The FAN at 9:40 p.m. ET (6:40 p.m. PT). Erickson and host “Showdown” Joe Ferraro will discuss the latest from the world of MMA, including this past Saturday’s UFC 161 card in Winnipeg, the upcoming UFC 162 in Las Vegas, the musical chairs of UFC title shots and much more. Catch the show on 590 AM in Toronto, or listen online at www.fan590.com . Edit this article There is no related news for this post

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Co-Main Event Podcast: Episode No. 54 available with Ben Fowlkes, Chad Dundas

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Episode No. 54 of the Co-Main Event Podcast now is available for streaming and download. MMAjunkie.com/USA TODAY columnist Ben Fowlkes and ESPN.com MMA writer Chad Dundas host the weekly show (also dubbed the “CME,” if you nasty). This week, the fellas look at the musical chairs happening with UFC 161, discuss Miesha Tate ‘s new coaching gig on “TUF 18,” look ahead to UFC on FUEL TV 10 and much more. Check it out at www.comainevent.com

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Co-Main Event Podcast: Episode No. 54 available with Ben Fowlkes, Chad Dundas – MMA Junkie