Filed under: UFC, NewsFittingly on a Veterans Day, the UFC made it official Thursday the Fight for the Troops 2 event will be held Jan. 22 in Fort Hood, Texas,
The UFC again will partner with the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to raise funds for soldiers…
Fittingly on a Veterans Day, the UFC made it official Thursday the Fight for the Troops 2 event will be held Jan. 22 in Fort Hood, Texas,
The UFC again will partner with the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to raise funds for soldiers with traumatic brain injuries.
“It’s always a great honor for us to entertain the men and women of the military by bringing them some great fights while raising money for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund,” said UFC president Dana White. “It’s the least we can do for the people who are defending this country and making so many sacrifices for our freedom, and this is a cause the UFC will always support.”
Source: Fighters Only
UFC officially announced UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 will take place January 2nd 2011 airing live on Spike TV from the Fort Hood Military Base in Killeen, Texas. The event will aid as a benefit for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which helps US Troops who have been injured during service. […]
UFC officially announced UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 will take place January 2nd 2011 airing live on Spike TV from the Fort Hood Military Base in Killeen, Texas. The event will aid as a benefit for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which helps US Troops who have been injured during service. The first UFC: Fight for the Troops event was held in December of 2008 and reportedly raised 4 million dollars during its broadcast.
The main card will feature Lightweights, Kenny Florian facing off against Evan Dunham and a co-main event between Welterweights, Mike Swick and David Mitchell. The undercard is likely to feature two Featherweight bouts including Mark Hominick Vs. George Roop. The full fight card is expected to breakdown as follows:
Announced Bouts:
-Kenny Florian vs. Evan Dunham
-Mike Swick vs. David Mitchell
-Matt Mitrione vs. Tim Hague
-DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Guymon
-Melvin Guillard vs. Yves Edwards
Rumored Bouts:
-Rani Yahya vs. Chan Sung Jung
-Charlie Brenneman vs. Amilcar Alves
-Mark Hominick vs. George Roop
-Pat Barry vs. Joey Beltran
-Waylon Lowe vs. Willamy Freire
Filed under: UFC, NewsTwo days after undergoing an experimental treatment for his ongoing esophageal issues, UFC welterweight Mike Swick told MMA Fighting on Thursday that he’s “optimistic” about his fighting future for the first time in a long time.
Two days after undergoing an experimental treatment for his ongoing esophageal issues, UFC welterweight Mike Swick told MMA Fighting on Thursday that he’s “optimistic” about his fighting future for the first time in a long time.
“I can tell already from waking up this morning that it’s already improving,” Swick said. “Pretty much, the way it was before I woke up miserable every day.”
Swick said it will still be a few more days before he knows for sure whether the botox injection in his esophagus had the desired effect of paralyzing his esophageal muscles in order to stop the spasms. While the treatment, which involved probing into his throat while he was sedated but semi-conscious, was “not super-pleasant,” he said, things are already looking up.
(Swick is back, and he’s got a new nutritionist.)
Reeling from back-to-back losses against Dan Hardy and Paulo Thiago — which he partly attributed to a medical misdiagnosis that screwed with his health for years — UFC welterweight contend…
Reeling from back-to-back losses against Dan Hardy and Paulo Thiago — which he partly attributed to a medical misdiagnosis that screwed with his health for years — UFC welterweight contender Mike Swick has a lot to prove in his next fight. According to MMA Weekly, Swick will compete at Fight for the Troops 2 on January 22nd, meeting up with David Mitchell (10-1, 0-1 UFC). Mitchell suffered the first loss of his career in his Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 22, dropping a decision to fellow first-timer TJ Waldburger — making Swick vs. Mitchell a true must-win for both fighters.
In 2006, Swick was incorrectly diagnosed with dyspepsia, and was put on a restrictive diet that made it impossible for him to keep weight on, which directly resulted in Swick’s drop from middleweight to welterweight. This year, Swick learned that he actually had "esophageal spasm with acid reflux," a condition that you don’t need to treat by starving yourself. At this very moment, Swick is taking the first step towards fixing his health problems once and for all, undergoing an "experimental medical procedure" that involves getting his esophagus injected with a neurotoxin. Sounds painful, but the ability to eat Thai food again should more than make up for it. Here’s to a "Quick" (yeah, yeah) recovery.
1. First off, congratulations to your teammate, Jon Fitch on his recent nuptials. You’re two years into your marriage, what advice did you give Fitch before he walked down the aisle? Is it similar […]
1. First off, congratulations to your teammate, Jon Fitch on his recent nuptials. You’re two years into your marriage, what advice did you give Fitch before he walked down the aisle? Is it similar advice you’d give him before making his walk toward the cage?
MS: I just said Congrats and have fun!
2. You recently spoke with Ben Fowlkes of MMAFighting.com and explained years of being plagued by a misdiagnosis for dyspepsia and now your illnesses have been correctly identified as a “combination of esophageal spasms and acid reflux”. The article goes on to discuss your plans for treatment, which may or may not include surgery. Can you tell us where you are with that?
MS: Still waiting to schedule the injections. Planning these things is more time consuming than I thought. Hopefully soon!
3. Within the article for MMAfighting.com, we learn that you’ve had the misfortune of having to cut delicious spicy foods including garlic from your diet for about four years, due to the misdiagnosis. You have also had to sacrifice proper nutrition leading up to bouts. You’ve managed to enjoy a majority of success in these last four years of your career. How important is diet to a fighter’s performance and what about your illness affected your last two performances? Also, how sucky is it that you haven’t been able to eat garlic?
MS: Diet is very important. So is sleep. Both of these have been affected by my condition and its been really hard on me. I am glad there are options and I can’t wait to try them and get on with my career and life. Sucks not eating Garlic, I use to could eat it and love it.
4. In your fight against Paulo Thiago, you refused to tap to the d’arce choke. What is it about a fighter who prefers to go to sleep rather than tap? Does it speak to your character as a fighter or is it simply that it happens so fast you don’t even think about it?
MS: Most likely I won’t ever tap from a choke. I am just stubborn and want to fight until the fight is over. If its an armbar or something than can brake and cause excessive time off from fighting, I would probably tap.
5. Do you have an idea of when we will see you back in the cage?
MS: Not sure now but I am training as much as I can and will hopefully get this problem solved real soon. Maybe beginning of next year.
6. Have you been playing a lot of online poker? How’s that going for you? Are you a gambler at heart, like do you bet on fighters or even yourself before bouts, or is it strictly that you are a poker player?
MS: I do play a lot of Poker. I have been with Full Tilt for years. I play in a lot of cash games, online tournaments and at the WSOP. I don’t gamble on much else.
7. Let’s talk about your teammate, Josh Koscheck. Did you watch the premiere episode of TUF 12? I have a few insiders telling me Kos was really a dream to work with on the show, but of course he’s been in the press calling GSP boring, etc…How much do we really not know about Kos? Does he secretly work in soup kitchens and play with kittens at the shelter on his days off? What is the nicest memory you’ve shared with him in recent weeks?
MS: Yes I saw the episode of TUF. Kos is just Kos. He is a good training partner and friend and he just has a different side when he’s out there. Sometimes in the gym too! haha
8. Do you think when people ask if you and your teammates would ever fight one another, that they overlook the obstacle that you all train at the same facility [American Kickboxing Academy] and that it would make things extremely difficult to decide on which of you would have to train elsewhere?
MS: I don’t think they care. I think they ask just because they want to see the fights. It’s [a] viable question.
9. Can you give us your opinion on who you think should be next in line for a Welterweight title-shot passed the Kos/GSP fight and why? And if that’s just too close to home to answer, could you tell us what you think of the new line up of “American Idol” judges?
MS: Not sure on next contender. It depends on how these next few fights go. I don’t watch American Idol…
10. Finally, I think we all know what question you are tired of being asked, [“Would you fight a teammate?] so I’m not going to ask what question you’re most tired of being asked. I am however going to assume you and your teammates have all at one point tried out the GSP French Canadian accent, so amongst the team, who does the best GSP impression?
MS: I don’t think we have ever mocked him… But if we did, Kos would win!
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveChances are you’ve witnessed this scene before. A victorious fighter, flush with adrenaline, steps up to the mic for a post-fight interview. His face is lit up like a full moon and, at least in that triumphant moment…
Chances are you’ve witnessed this scene before. A victorious fighter, flush with adrenaline, steps up to the mic for a post-fight interview. His face is lit up like a full moon and, at least in that triumphant moment, anything seems possible. He’s just cold-clocked a qualified competitor on national TV. He feels like a giant among ants.
He’s Julius Caesar. He’s Alexander the Great. Conqueror of kingdoms and destroyer of worlds. So is it any surprise what he says when asked who he’d like to face next?
‘I’ll fight anybody they put in front of me.’
Really? Anybody? Because – and don’t take this the wrong way, guy with only two or three UFC fights under his belt – ‘anybody’ covers a lot of territory. A lot of very, very dangerous territory.
And yet, to hear the fighters tell it, they’ve never turned down a fight. Not ever. Merely suggesting otherwise is enough to make you their enemy for life. But the thinking fan has to wonder, aren’t there times when it’s smart to turn down a fight? Isn’t it sometimes better to know your own limitations, particularly early in your career?
Fittingly on a Veterans Day, the UFC made it official Thursday the Fight for the Troops 2 event will be held Jan. 22 in Fort Hood, Texas,
Two days after undergoing an experimental treatment for his ongoing esophageal issues, UFC welterweight 
Chances are you’ve witnessed this scene before. A victorious fighter, flush with adrenaline, steps up to the mic for a post-fight interview. His face is lit up like a full moon and, at least in that triumphant moment, anything seems possible. He’s just cold-clocked a qualified competitor on national TV. He feels like a giant among ants.