“I definitely think that a lot of these fighters should be taken care of long-term. But I feel like we're in that kind of situation where it's, like, the early NFL players. We're the ones that kind of set the standard, and then the next generation are probably going to get all the benefits from us growing the sport.”

American former mixed martial artist

Cub Swanson is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He fought in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and his career ran from 2004 to 2026. He is best known for his long run in major mixed martial arts competition and for the post-fight awards he collected along the way. In the UFC featherweight division, he holds the record for the most post-fight bonus awards, with eleven, and across his UFC and WEC tenure he received fifteen post-fight honors in total.