{"id":275126,"date":"2018-04-22T09:35:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T16:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=275126"},"modified":"2018-04-22T09:35:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T16:35:55","slug":"cub-swanson-issues-statement-following-second-loss-to-frankie-edgar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cub-swanson\/cub-swanson-issues-statement-following-second-loss-to-frankie-edgar\/","title":{"rendered":"Cub Swanson issues statement following second loss to Frankie Edgar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cub Swanson issues statement following second loss to Frankie Edgar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perennial UFC featherweight contender Cub Swanson was looking for redemption when he squared off with former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar for a second time in the co-headliner of last night’s UFC Fight Night 128 event in Atlantic City.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for fans of “Killer Cub”, Frankie Edgar once again proved to have “The Answer” for Swanson, as the New Jersey native picked up a dominant three-round decision victory last night<\/a> in front of his home crowd.<\/p>\n

The loss served as Swanson’s second in a row, as he was previously defeated by top division contender Brian Ortega via submission.<\/p>\n

Prior to the setbacks, the California native had strung together an impressive five fight win streak which had him in the conversation for a title shot.<\/p>\n

Now after suffering losses to both Ortega and Edgar, Cub Swanson will likely need another solid win streak before being considered for any title shot opportunities.<\/p>\n

Swanson took to his Instagram last night where he issued the following statement to his fans<\/p>\n

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Well not the outcome I was looking for 😔 but that\u2019s the fight game. Congrats Frankie & I\u2019m sorry to hear about your father 🙏🏽 To all my supporters \u201cThank you so much & I promise to come back stronger!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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