“When someone throws a power shot and you want to counter, you have to lean into it as you block it so that you can come right out with what you are throwing. If you roll away or lean back, it's going to knock you off balance, and you won't be able to counter the punch. Being able to do that comes from experience, and life is the same exact way.”

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.