Edgar vs. Swanson set for UFC Fight Night main event
Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson are both viable contenders for the featherweight title, but now the two are scheduled to meet and a title shot likely awaits the winner.
Both Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson can be considered viable contenders for the featherweight title, but now the two are scheduled to meet and a title shot likely awaits the winner:
The main and co-main event bouts for the UFC’s visit to Austin, Texas on November 22 are set, and fight fans in the Lone Star State will see two pivotal matchups as former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar faces top contender Cub Swanson in the five-round featherweight main event, and Brazilian bomber Edson Barboza takes on Bobby King Green in a battle of exciting 155-pound standouts.
Tickets for this event at the Frank Erwin Center, the UFC’s first in Austin since September of 2010, go on sale on Friday, October 17.
