Laura Sanko wishes Cub Swanson retired at UFC Tampa: ‘It doesn’t get better than that’

Cub Swanson straddled the line of a retirement announcement after his knockout of Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN 63 this month.

UFC commentator Laura Sanko understands it’s no easy choice to make, especially after a highlight-reel finish in the Fight of the Night. But given how spectacular the moment was, and Swanson (30-14 MMA, 15-10 UFC) had his wife and family in attendance, Sanko would’ve liked for the longtime veteran to ride off into the subset.

“I’ll be honest: I wish he would’ve done it in the moment – In the octagon with the visual of putting his gloves down with the moment on the microphone,” Sanko told MMA Junkie. “I wish that because I want all of those things for him because he deserves all of that.”