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Originally, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was expected to defend his title against Frankie Edgar at UFC 218 this December 2. When Edgar was forced out of the fight with an injury, however, the search for a replacement challenger began. One of the frontrunners in this search was Cub Swanson, who is scheduled for a mid-December showdown<\/a> with undefeated contender Brian Ortega.<\/p>\n

While Swanson was the most compelling option in the eyes of many fans, the UFC ultimately opted to pair Holloway with Aldo,<\/a> the very man he beat to win the title back in June.<\/p>\n

Having been snubbed on this last-minute title shot, Cub Swanson now worries the UFC doesn’t really appreciate him \u2013 which is why he’ll test his value as a free agent<\/a> after his fight with Ortega.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going to get paid the most if I fight for a title or hold a title. That\u2019s when the big opportunities come, but I haven\u2019t had that opportunity,\u201d Swanson said on a recent edition of The MMA Hour<\/a>.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI wanted to fight out my contract to see what other companies were going to offer me and be able to show UFC like, \u2018Look, I\u2019m worth [this amount], step it up.\u2019 I want to fight in the UFC, I love it. But, I also want to be taken care of and show what I\u2019m worth and I want to to be appreciated, I like that. I\u2019m old school.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking back at all the people that have gotten title fights… Chad Mendes got multiple [shots], Frankie Edgar has gotten multiple, Aldo multiple, Korean Zombie got one out of nowhere, Ricardo Lamas got one. All the people in the top have all gotten them. Max took forever to get one and I was very vocal about him deserving a title fight. I just don\u2019t see why in 10 years with the company I couldn\u2019t have gotten one. I feel like maybe they don\u2019t think that highly of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Cub Swanson should have gotten the featherweight title shot over Jose Aldo?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 15\/11\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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