Cub Swanson: “He wants us to finish.””

by Kelsey Mowatt | source: fcfighter.com

“I’ve been here over three years and he’s (Jackson) never ever told me to cruise it,” said Swanson, who is coming off back-to-back, second round stoppage wins over George Roop and Ross Pearson. “He’s never said to try and last. It’s always been about finishing fights, train harder and push it. He’s never said to play it safe.”

“This is a guy, that when I was in the WEC, I broke my hand a week before the fight, and he asked ‘do you want to fight?’ When I said ‘yeah’, he said ‘alright, let’s do it,” said Swanson, who is 7-3 in his last 10 bouts. “Didn’t try to talk me out of it. He supported me 100 %. He told me that if I didn’t throw that broken hand right away that he would be pissed at me; that he wanted me to go after the guy right away.”

“He didn’t want me going in there fighting dumb, scared and injured,” Swanson furthered. “That’s the kind of guy he is; so for people to say he’s the type of person to say play it safe, is bull. He’s a fight coach, and when it comes down to it, he wants us to fight. He wants us to finish.”

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