Quotes from Cub Swanson

You almost need somebody to say, look, another day, in boxing that happens all the time. The coaches will say I'll give you one more round, if it looks the same I'm not going to allow you to keep going out and taking damage.

When I knock people out, they're not getting up.

Any time I've been knocked down, I've come back even better. I think everyone knows that about me.

The younger generation of fighters, they want to try to make a name for themselves. They want to be something that they're not.

Tough times not only make you stronger, but you grow from those experiences. The same is true with fighting. You have to lean into it.

I always thought I would make it as a professional athlete but I thought it would be playing soccer.

I'm just not into the whole begging for a title fight, managers try to get a whole campaign going... If you want to give me the title shot, then just give it to me, I'll show up and I'll perform, but for me, my fighting speaks for itself.

I feel like my work speaks for itself.

I'm a fan of many fighters but as soon as they start looking at me, the fighter in me comes out and I'm like, 'You better watch your damn mouth.'

I'm not a big fan of the WWE coming over into our sport and everyone making a show of themselves. It's not that, it doesn't bother me, its good for some guys, but that's just me, its not my personality, I told myself a long time ago I'm not gonna sell myself out, I'm not gonna sell my soul to be something I'm not.

I was born and raised in Palm Springs.

I'm still a martial artist at heart. I believe in controlling yourself... I think that's huge in life-to be a good man.

You look at my fight with Holloway, I don't even tell my corner I broke my hand and I broke my jaw and I fought three rounds. That's just what I do, in my mind I'm thinking I can still win this, I can still win this. That's your thing is to never give up.

I definitely think that a lot of these fighters should be taken care of long-term. But I feel like we're in that kind of situation where it's, like, the early NFL players. We're the ones that kind of set the standard, and then the next generation are probably going to get all the benefits from us growing the sport.

I like steering kids toward golf. If they really have it in their blood to fight, then fine, but it's a hell of a job. Golf is a safer bet.

I don't do a whole lot of interviews usually. I just like training hard, fighting, and getting back to my normal life.

I think I do pose the biggest threat to Aldo. I feel like my boxing is better than his. He's a kick boxer, with devastating kicks. Neither one of us cares to take it to the ground. I feel with my unpredictability and my boxing, I pose a big threat to him.

We all know what it's like to have the ups and downs in this sport.

Footwork isn't something you hear people talk about too much but it's something as fighters we have to be able to utilize.

When you're on a win streak, your confidence is high, and it means everything in your camp has been working and it means you're on the right track.

There are young guys coming up, trying to make their name off me, and I'm a stubborn dude. I don't want to let that happen. That's very motivating.

My stubbornness of wanting this fighting career has saved me.

Being the more experienced fighter absolutely gives you added confidence.

I understand I'm an entertainer and a fighter as well.