UFC fighter Cub Swanson scored a significant win at the recently concluded UFC Tamapa and said he might go again if the timing is right.
Swanson faced Billy Quarantillo in the co-main event of UFC Tampa and displayed impressive striking skills. The two went round for round with connecting blows and savage punches, but in the final third round, Swanson scored a KO that earned him Fight of the Night.
After his win, the fighter teased about retiring, but he has given no clear confirmation if this will happen soon.
“I’m always going to be tempted,” Swanson said. “We’ll see how I heal up. I’ve got three little kids that are getting a little bit older now and definitely want my attention more. I’ve got a bunch of fighters, my Team Bloodline, my guys I manage and coach. I put a lot of effort into them. these last couple of fights have really allowed me to show them how to do it and not just talk about it. I was able to be about it and show them, to lead by example. And I honestly am more excited to be a coach at this point. I love this sport and the nice thing about being on the other side of the cage is I don’t go home with lumps and bruises.”
“For sure, that definitely could be a storybook ending, so it’s going to have to be something exciting to get me motivated,” Swanson added.
Swanson has had a long run in his career with a 30-14 pro record. The fighter has battled notable fighters like Charles Oliveira, Doo Ho Choi and many others and recently won his eighth UFC Fight of the Night bonus. Although he has had a fulfilling 20-year career, the fighter is still considering retiring and has been battling with the idea for quite some time.
“My mom and my stepmom, who both are very close to me, begged me to stop fighting in 2011 when I fractured my face, and I could have stopped then,” Swanson said. “I could have stopped at any moment, but I just always felt like I had more to do. At this point, I feel like I’ve done a lot and I’m proud of it, so like I said, it would have to be something really exciting, so we’ll see what happens.”
Swanson says it will be difficult to hang up the glove and speaks about his most memorable moments in the cage, and says he will be open to a rematch with former opponent Doo Ho Choi.
“I mean, the Doo Ho Choi fight is hard to top,” Swanson said. “I have so many fights that are special for different moments. People don’t understand there’s so many things that happen in camps and in life that you need to overcome, so there’s special fights for different reasons, but for sure, the Doo Ho Choi fight because I had the fight of the year, I made the Hall of Fame because of it, and then I found out I was going to be a father that night, so it’s pretty hard to top.”
“I try not to put too much on it because it’s ultimately my decision and what I want to do, but my biggest thing for this fight was just to not be pressured, put the pressure on myself to perform and be tense and have this war,” Swanson said. “I had a little bit of a war, but I was trying to be fast and loose and paint a picture and make it beautiful and something I could be proud of, and if it was the last, that I could say, ‘Man, I’m happy with that.’”
Although there are clear signs that Swanson’s fight with Quarantillo may be the last in his career but the fighter is still sceptical about renewing his contract with the promotion or retiring.
