UFC veteran Cub Swanson will co-headline the UFC’s upcoming event in Tampa, Florida against Kron Gracie. And because of his opponent’s last name, Swanson says he’s received some backlash from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies.
“I’ve been able to get a lot of jiu-jitsu in because he’s a Gracie, and he has the name. It’s been an interesting one,” Swanson said in a recent episode of UFC Unfiltered (transcript by MMA Junkie). “I’ve been kicked out of a couple of jiu-jitsu schools because of the respect. They don’t want to train somebody that isn’t a Gracie, which really pisses me off.