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#3 Best: Burgos arrives as a contender
Featherweight is one of the most exciting divisions in MMA right now, and the weight class just gained a brand new contender last night in the form of Shane ‘Hurricane’ Burgos. Burgos beat Cub Swanson by split decision in what really should’ve been a unanimous call for the New Yorker; despite some spurts from the veteran Swanson, Burgos largely kept him at the end of his longer punches and pieced him up throughout the fight.
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It was by far the biggest win of Burgos’ career, as even though Swanson is past his best, he was still a top ten ranked fighter coming into this clash and will probably see his spot usurped by Burgos come next week.
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The best part is that with the likes of Swanson and Ricardo Lamas seemingly on the way down in their careers, right now might be the best time to be a rising star at 145lbs.
Burgos would make a great fight for someone like Renato Moicano, Josh Emmett, or the Korean Zombie right now, and with an exciting style and a lot of swagger, he’s got the potential to catch on as a fan favourite, too. The UFC needs to handle him well as he could be a future star.
