The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) made a trip to Atlantic City, New Jersey over the weekend. This time around, the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion hosted the highly anticipated fight card of UFC Fight Night 128.
Co-headlining the night’s card from the Boardwalk Hall, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and tough contender Cub Swanson went to war in a featherweight match up for division dominance.
Frankie Edgar was coming off of a tough loss to undefeated contender Brian Ortega coming in to UFC Fight Night 128. With that in mind, Edgar put on a dominant performance over his opponent over the weekend.
In the end, the fighter earned a unanimous decision victory over Cub Swanson to get back inside the winning column. Check out what many fighters had to say about the match within the social media posts down below:
Looks like Cub will be "going back to Cali" with a loss. #UFCAC pic.twitter.com/lzyKF9YzOp
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) April 22, 2018
Take some time to appreciate @FrankieEdgar and everything he has done in @ufc #octagon true warrior it might be one of the last times we see him square off
— Damon Jackson (@DamonTheLeech) April 22, 2018
Frankie won on volume
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) April 22, 2018
Edgar should take that fight. Stayed busy and landed some leg kicks mixed in with take down pressure and hands. Cub just didn't really get going but had sparks throughout
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) April 22, 2018
Congrats to Frankie. #UFCAC pic.twitter.com/lWMgAj0PYc
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) April 22, 2018
Thanks why we love Frankie!! Ignore those dumb statistics saying you can't bounce back!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) April 22, 2018