It's not often you'll see two of the top five ranked UFC Featherweights taking second billing on a Fox Sports 1 Fight Night show, but Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson squared off once more time.
After dealing with the passing of his grandfather this week, and a loss just last month, the former UFC Lightweight Champion Edgar looked to rebound against a familiar foe in the form of Cub Swanson. Edgar found early success, cracking Swanson, but following up with a takedown attempt that couldn't land. Edgar would spend the next two rounds mixing effective leg kicks in with his superior speed and footwork on his way to a unanimous decision victory.
You can see an excerpt from our Fightful.com live coverage below.
Round Three: The round begins with Edgar nailing Swanson with a right while looking for the takedown, Swanson catches Edgar with a few lefts. Edgar comes forward to pop Swanson with an uppercut, Swanson recovers by catching Edgar with a right. Swanson blocks a high kick before catching Edgar with another right, Edgar recovers and he catches Swanson with a right hook. Swanson responds by nailing Edgar with a punch to the midsection, Edgar grabs Swanson and he gets him up against the cage wall. The fighters separate and Swanson lands a two punch combination, the fighters get into a brief striking exchange as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Edgar (Final Score: 30-27 for Edgar)
Official Result: #3 Frankie Edgar def. #4 Cub Swanson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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