Cub Swanson Quotes

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Cub Swanson

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : November 2, 1983

You almost need somebody to say, look, another day, in boxing that happens all the time. The coaches will say I'll give you one more round, if it looks the same I'm not going to allow you to keep going out and taking damage.

Cub Swanson

I always thought I would make it as a professional athlete but I thought it would be playing soccer.

Cub Swanson

I definitely think that a lot of these fighters should be taken care of long-term. But I feel like we're in that kind of situation where it's, like, the early NFL players. We're the ones that kind of set the standard, and then the next generation are probably going to get all the benefits from us growing the sport.

Cub Swanson

I'm a fan of many fighters but as soon as they start looking at me, the fighter in me comes out and I'm like, 'You better watch your damn mouth.'

Cub Swanson

My goal in this sport is to be the best version of myself that I can be.

Cub Swanson

In my whole career, I've never fought for a belt, so that's something that I would like to do, or at least have the opportunity to do.

Cub Swanson

I don't beg.

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I'm not going to shy away from a brawl.

Cub Swanson

Footwork isn't something you hear people talk about too much but it's something as fighters we have to be able to utilize.

Cub Swanson

I don't want a broken jaw again.

Cub Swanson

I have so many plans inside and outside the Octagon.

Cub Swanson

My passion is with the UFC.

Cub Swanson

If I never fought for the belt, it wouldn't bother me. That whole song and dance gets tiring, and it's a lot of playing favorites. I've just had it dangled in front of me so many times, I'm just like, whatever, man.

Cub Swanson

I'm not one of the guys who talks a lot, I don't enjoy that, I've always believed in just going out there and putting on the best show possible.

Cub Swanson

Just give me the big fights and pay me to show up and let me do my thing, and I'll go home and hang out with my family and do my thing.

Cub Swanson

I think my speed and awkwardness is hard to deal with for any fighter.

Cub Swanson

Every fight I'm excited to get out there and do better. I put a lot of pressure on myself to go out there and be better.

Cub Swanson

You should be who you are and not be somebody you're not.

Cub Swanson

As a fighter, your hands are always hurting.

Cub Swanson

I know I'm not trying to fight past 40 so I'd like to get in as many as I can and keep the train moving.

Cub Swanson