Long-time UFC featherweight contender Cub Swanson believes he knows the “perfect leader” for a potential fighters association: Brian Stann.<\/p>\n
Over the last few weeks, a host of UFC fighters have aired their grievances with respect to fighter pay<\/a>\u2014most notably UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal.<\/p>\n This has led to renewed conversations surrounding the importance of creating a fighters association.<\/p>\n If an association were created, Swanson believes former UFC middleweight contender Brian Stann would be the perfect man to lead.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always said I thought Brian Stann was a perfect leader to represent the fighters,\u201d Swanson told MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cHe was just a very moral person, and he would stop and go, \u2018Hey, guy\u2019s, that\u2019s not right.\u2019 And you\u2019d think about it and go, hey, man, I think it\u2019s the military, and truly I think the fighters need a group of people that represent them, they will negotiate on everyone\u2019s behalf and just make sure that we\u2019re set up for long term. That\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n