After suffering a late-round submission defeat courtesy of Frankie Edgar his last time out, top-ranked Featherweight contender Cub Swanson needed to get back in the win column tonight (Sat., April 18, 2015) against Max Holloway -- winner of five straight -- if he wanted to compete for a 145-pound title anytime soon.
And it didn't happen. Not even close.
Holloway, sporting a considerable height and length advantage, was able to dictate the pace of the opening minutes with his legs, as well as punches when he decided to dive in for action. In fact, Swanson began to show signs of damage over his eye mid-way through the match.