Longtime UFC featherweight Cub Swanson is dropping down to the bantamweight division, he announced Tuesday.
Swanson said he'll face Jonathan Martinez in his 135-pound debut at the UFC Fight Night event scheduled for Oct. 15.
The 38-year-old is following in the footsteps of former opponents Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar, who moved to bantamweight from featherweight in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Swanson is coming off a stoppage win over veteran Darren Elkins last December. He's 2-1 over the past two years, with the other results being a knockout loss to top-15 featherweight Giga Chikadze and a knockout win over Daniel Pineda.
The California native was a top contender in the featherweight division for years but never challenged for UFC gold. His 2016 fight with Doo Ho Choi - which Swanson won by unanimous decision - was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame earlier in July.
