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This past weekend, in the main event of UFC 212, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped into the Octagon with Jose Aldo, where he claimed the undisputed featherweight title.<\/a><\/p>\n

Immediately following the fight, many began to speculate as to who Holloway would defend his title against first, with the general consensus being that former UFC lightweight champion turned featherweight Frankie Edgar was the #1 contender<\/a>. Holloway spoke at the post-fight press conference, and welcomed a fight with Edgar.<\/p>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

With that being said, top ranked featherweight Cub Swanson has been campaigning for a title shot. This week, Frankie Edgar spoke in an interview to shut down Swanson’s claim<\/a> to a title shot, explaining that Swanson hasn’t consistently fought the same calibre of fighters that he has.<\/p>\n

Now, Swanson has fired back in an interview with MMAJunkie<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason why I was going to get it over him either way was because Frankie has fought for the title a bunch of times. And when you fight for the title a bunch of times and you don\u2019t win, it\u2019s pretty hard to sell that. Taking nothing away from him, I respect the guy, I think he\u2019s an amazing fighter and he has a win over me, but since then I have been on a tear. And the fact is he is 0-4 in his last four title fights…and the fact that you can get that many title fights is crazy. Like I said, I\u2019m just looking for one. I\u2019ve never had the opportunity and I\u2019ve been promised multiple times and had it taken away from me. And I\u2019ve had to rebuild, get better. For 13 years I\u2019ve been on the grind trying to be the best version of myself and I have never been better than right now. All I\u2019m asking for is an opportunity.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Cub<\/p>\n

Who would you like to see get the featherweight title shot? Sound off below PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 6\/7\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This past weekend, in the main event of UFC 212, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped into the Octagon with Jose Aldo, where he claimed the undisputed featherweight title. 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