Cub Swanson gets ready to face Andre Fili on the preliminary card for UFC 303. With a record of 29 wins and 13 losses, ‘Killer’ is coming out of a one-fight winning streak. His opponent, on the other hand, lost his last bout and is on a one-fight losing streak. Needless to say, both of the fighters are looking up for a win. But today, let’s take a dive into Swanson’s personal life. 

The 29-year-old featherweight fighter has repeatedly shown his fighting prowess inside the Octagon. He has earned phenomenal victories over big names like Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira, as well. The mixed martial artist’s last fight against Hakeem Dawodu at UFC on ESPN 51 ended in a victory with all three judges deciding in his favor. This leads to the question: Does Cub Swanson’s family play a role in him being a mixed martial artist? Let’s find out.

What is Cub Swanson’s ethnicity and nationality?

Cub Swanson hails from Palm Springs, California. He sure is a proud American, as he represents the flag with blue, red, and white inside the Octagon. However, his father was a Swedish-American, while his mother had her ancestry in Mexico. Therefore, it is safe to say that Swanson’s family tree extends to the Hispanic sections, too. On Instagram, he didn’t even back down from calling himself a half-breed.

Without a doubt, Swanson’s family played a major role in his career. The fighter along with his brothers, Steve and Aaron, made the decision to become professional athletes pretty early in their life. But it was the youngest sibling who stuck to the decision and earned numerous victories in martial arts. 

The martial artist keeps it all simple. He splits his time between California, Indio, and his training at Albuquerque. Although the Californian fighter faced quite a bit of trouble during his younger days, he is now a respectable fighter in the UFC. 

A fighter’s family is his, or her greatest supporter. Swanson, without a doubt, has found his backbone in his family. Now, let’s shift our focus to the fighter’s family.

All we know about the UFC star’s family and parents

Swanson had a pretty tough time growing up. He lost his father to melanoma when he was just three months old. His grieving mother could not handle the sorrow and fell into the trap of drug addiction. Owing to this, Swanson and his two brothers and two sisters were adopted by their father’s cousin. But when he was 14, his adoptive parents were divorced and he had the custody returned to his mother. Thankfully, she had recovered from her addiction. But dangers kept swaying in his direction. Swanson survived several shootings and overcame his addictions. Married to Kenda Perez, Swanson is now a family man and a father of three beautiful kids. Needless to say, the MMA fighter claims that they are the reason why he strives to excel in the Octagon.

And now, all he looks for is winning his fights. ‘Killer’s real name is Kevin Luke Swanson, however, his younger brother couldn’t say ‘Kevin’ properly and called him Cub. And it seems like the new name was lucky for the American mixed martial artist. Even though he lost his very first fight in the realm of mixed martial arts to a rear naked choke, Swanson began rolling wins after wins and went on an 11-fight win streak. The same story repeated when he stepped into the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He lost his first fight in the UFC against Ricardo Lamas and then went to claim 6 consecutive victories. Although the fighter then had ups and downs in the chart, he brought nothing but pride to the Swanson name.

Do you think Swanson can use his heritage and the support from his family to claim a victory over Fili? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.