What a war!
Fight fans will forever be indebted to both Cub Swanson and Doo Ho Choi as the featherweight striking specialists put on a show for the ages in front of a Toronto crowd that refused to sit down for the fifteen minutes of action on Saturday night.
Swanson claimed a unanimous decision after what is now being recognised as an undeniable Fight of the Year contender as both men took the other’s best shots but refused to quit.
The second round was the pick of the bunch as both men came close to finishing, with Swanson continuing to trod forward with winged shots, each and every one of which was gobbled up by Choi, who displayed an iron chin throughout.
Uppercuts, left hooks, cartwheel kicks, counter rights. It was a tornado of strikes that saw every limb flung in the direction of the opponent’s chin.
But both warriors stood firm, in spite of the below action.
WHAT AN INSANE FIGHT! Take a bow @CubSwanson and @KoreanSuperBoy7! 👏👏👏 #UFC206 https://t.co/ugCWd3ONDE
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) December 11, 2016
Swanson is now three for three since losing to Max Holloway in April last year, while Choi’s defeat is his first reverse in four UFC bouts.
And the action certainly got the blood pumping among those who didn’t take the viewing pleasure for granted.
Fuck FIGHT OF THE NIGHT this is FIGHT OF THE YEAR
— danawhite (@danawhite) December 11, 2016
Wow !!!!!! @CubSwanson and @KoreanSuperBoy7 that was incredible!!! One of the best fights I've ever seen
— Joe Duffy (@Duffy_MMA) December 11, 2016
Sweet mother. Without a doubt one of the best fights of the year.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/BrianStann/status/807807282834767873
What a fight!!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Wyman/status/807806809671016448
Madre de Dios. If that wasn't a fight of the night, I don't know what one is. 🇺🇸🇰🇷👊🏻
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) December 11, 2016
Wow. What a fight from these two. Toronto wins on this one. #UFC206
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) December 11, 2016
What a damn fight this is.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) December 11, 2016
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