Swanson was a WEC veteran, known more for his spectacular losses (to Jose Aldo specifically) than wins. However, he would exit the WEC on a high note with a close decision win against Mackens Semerzier, and finally made his UFC debut almost a year later. In that debut, Swanson would be choked out by fellow WEC’er Ricardo Lamas.

Cub Swanson vs George Roop Odds;
Swanson- (-130) @ Bovada.Lv
Roop – (Evens) @ Bovada.Lv

Roop has had quite the career. He entered the WEC as a UFC reject, and after a failed debut at bantamweight, played spoiler to fan favourite Chan Sung Jung. He would be quickly knocked out by Mark Hominick in his next fight, however his last two fights have seen his stock surge as he dominated Josh Grispi in an upset, and then lost a very close split decision to the heavily favored Hatsu Hioki. Despite the spotty record, Roop is pretty high up in the UFC featherweight division.

I really don’t know how this fight is going to go, but I honestly give Roop nearly every advantage, although Swanson has an okay guillotine. Roop has continually showed superb striking outside of the Hominick fight, and I really don’t believe Swanson is on his level. Further, Roop was able to effectively negate the grappling of Hioki, who at this point I would consider to be a superior grappler than Swanson. Therefore, I have to think Roop can either stuff Swanson’s takedowns, or return to his feet in the event of the takedown.

Further, Roop showed against Hioki that he’s got some underrated takedown abilities of his own, and worst case scenario, he could be the one to take Swanson down.

The Cub Swanson vs George Roop prediction is that Swanson comes to bang, and Roop comes to snipe, with Roop tagging Swanson at will for a late stoppage. It’s a winnable fight for Roop as Swanson has underrated striking, and as mentioned, a strong guillotine, but I really feel this is Roop’s fight to lose. At the +130 odds, I think therefore a small play has to be warranted on George Roop for the mild upset.

Cub Swanson vs George Roop Betting Odds Conclusion: Not counting the Hominick fight, Roop has looked fantastic lately, and you have to play the +130 line small.

Please note that the  Cub Swanson vs George Roop Odds now show Roop as evens. We still recommend a small bet.

Cub Swanson vs George Roop Odds;
Swanson- (-130) @ Bovada.Lv
Roop – (Evens) @ Bovada.Lv