As Cub Swanson was walking out of the Octagon, former fighter and current UFC color commentator Paul Felder admitted he almost wished “Killer” wouldn’t hung up his gloves on a high note. During the UFC Tampa post-fight press conference, Swanson said he gets a bit more joy out of coaching other fighters (via MMAFighting).

“I’m always going to be tempted,” Swanson said. “We’ll see how I heal up. I’ve got three little kids that are getting a little bit older now and definitely want my attention more. I’ve got a bunch of fighters, my Team Bloodline, my guys I manage and coach, I put a lot of effort into them and these last couple of fights have really allowed me to show them how to do it and not just talk about it, I was able to be about it and show them, lead by example. I honestly am more excited to be a coach at this point. I love this sport and the nice thing about being on the other side of the cage is I don’t go home with lumps and bruises.”

Swanson said that while he understands that going out on a big KO win might be the way to go, he didn’t deny that something could lure him back to the Octagon.

“For sure, that definitely could be a storybook ending, so it’s going to have to be something exciting to get me motivated,” Swanson added.