LAS VEGAS – Cub Swanson’s media day appearance ahead of UFC Fight Night 212 was an odd one.
Swanson (28-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC), a longtime featherweight contender who will make his bantamweight debut on Saturday against Jonathan Martinez (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), usually offers thoughtful and insightful answers during his media day duties with reporters.
Ahead of the upcoming fight, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+, though, Swanson took things in a different direction. In fact, he didn’t speak at all.
Swanson had his teammate Dan Argueta answer all questions on his behalf and did not say a single word during the brief interaction with reporters.
“Cub’s trying to relax his voice a little bit he’s had a lot of phone calls and interviews to do,” Argueta told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “So I decided to fill in. He wanted to test me and he wanted to see if I answer everything correctly for him.”
Watch the entire bizarre media day session above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 212.
Video: Cub Swanson doesn’t speak, has stand-in for bizarre UFC Fight Night 212 media day session
