Cub Swanson on Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: I don’t want to spend $100 to watch them fight

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While there is a slew of enthralling UFC fight cards over the next few weeks, including the UFC 187 PPV event in May, the boxing superfight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will undoubtedly overshadow the upcoming month of MMA events.

UFC on FOX 15’s Cub Swanson understands why the Mayweather/Pacquiao match-up is the main attraction over the coming few weeks, but doesn’t see it as a difficult match to predict.

“I think Mayweather will win,” Swanson told Phoenix Carnevale. “The only way I see Pacquiao winning is if it is a close decision. That way I can see them try and make another (fight).

Given that Swanson is not overly excited about the upcoming boxing fight, he cannot find a reason to spend nearly $100 on a pay-per-view event.

“But I kinda don’t want to spend $100 to watch them fight. I’ve kind of been against that and I’m not a fan of Mayweather’s antics. I don’t really feel like I want to contribute to his purses.”

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Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan is a investigative reporter and feature writer focusing on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for BloodyElbow since 2014 and has served as an associate editor since 2016. He also writes for The New York Times and The Guardian. Karim has been invited to speak about his work at numerous universities, including Princeton, and was a panelist at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and the Oslo Freedom Forum. He also participated in the United Nations counter-terrorism conference in 2021. His reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov’s involvement in MMA, much of which was done for Bloody Elbow, has led to numerous award nominations, and was the basis of an award-winning HBO Real Sports documentary.