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Swick enjoying a new weight class & less pressure

By: CombatChaz on Wednesday, August 8, 2007

InsideFighting:
by John Buhl

"If you ask Mike Swick, he’ll respond without hesitation: he doesn’t back down from a fight.

So Swick was baffled, to say the least, when Jonathan Goulet started telling anyone who would listen in the online world that Swick turned down an offer to fight Goulet in the UFC.

“His name was never brought up as a possible opponent,” says Swick. “We kept talking to [UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva and that fight wasn’t offered. Maybe him and Joe talked, but we hadn’t heard anything about it when he started those rumors. He had a couple of losses and I think he was just trying to get another fight with the UFC.”

It certainly wasn’t the fight Swick had in mind for his welterweight debut. Despite being in the minority of fighters to actually walk around at his fighting weight rather than cut weight before weigh-ins, Swick solidified himself in the 185-pound division with wins over Joe Riggs and David Loiseau, and also went the distance with top contender Yushin Okami. Goulet, on the other hand, picked up two losses in his last three UFC appearances. "

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Anonymous's picture
Anonymous

Mike Swick sounds like a pretty cool guy, as for Leben, I'm surprised he is still fighting in the UFC. I was never impressed with him and his last 4 fights didnt help(1-3).

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Hammerfists

i'm with ya bigpete915

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mjollnar

I think Goulet has a deathwish if he is calling out Swick.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination."
- Tommy Lasorda

If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever had sex together, would thier offspring be invisible?

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KeithKLM

I thought swick was a decent size middleweight, huge for a welterweight. I would like to see him stay at 185

I pray, do yoga, meditate and still want to smack people

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chokeartist

yea, imo swick shoulda stayed at 185

RIP Carlson Gracie

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Tank-Jitsu

he might decide to go back. ppl like to try new things.



天下無難事，只怕有心人

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Anonymous

I think he is going to dominate at 170.

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