{"id":244063,"date":"2017-07-10T06:53:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T13:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=244063"},"modified":"2017-07-10T06:53:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T13:53:09","slug":"cub-swanson-reacts-news-max-holloway-vs-frankie-edgar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cub-swanson\/cub-swanson-reacts-news-max-holloway-vs-frankie-edgar\/","title":{"rendered":"Cub Swanson reacts to news of Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in June, streaking Hawaiian talent Max Holloway shook up the featherweight division by thrashing once-dominant champion Jose Aldo to a TKO victory. With the belt firmly around his waist, Holloway then shifted his focus to two men: Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson, both of whom stand out as top contenders in the UFC featherweight division.<\/p>\n

In the wake of Holloway’s title win, both Edgar and Swanson argued their case for the next title shot. Both made good points, and both seemed to have a real chance of earning the shot they desired.<\/p>\n

In the end, however, the UFC seems to have sided with Edgar<\/a> \u2013 probably on the basis that Swanson has already lost to Holloway.<\/p>\n

UFC President Dana White announced plans for a Holloway vs. Edgar fight during an appearance on\u00a0KHON<\/a>-2.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking at Frankie Edgar, but we don\u2019t know where.\u201d White stated of his plans for Holloway. \u201cAbsolutely. (it will happen before the end of the year).”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

This news, unsurprisingly, was not well received by Swanson, who will probably now have to win one more fight before getting his long awaited crack at the UFC featherweight title. Swanson gave his take on this news in a Sunday night post to Twitter.<\/p>\n

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The fans know I’m the more exciting and the more deserving<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n