Mike Swick vs Jonathan Goulet UFC Fort Bragg match up being discussed
by MMAmania.com on Sep 17, 2008 2:29 PM EDT
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Welterweights Mike Swick (12-2) and Jonathan Goulet (22-9) will attempt to hook ‘em up once again at UFC Fight Night 16: "Fights for the Troops" from Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., on December 10.
The pair was first scheduled to collide at UFC Fight Night 11 on September 19, 2007; however, "Quick" injured his ribs during training and was forced to withdraw from the 170-pound showdown.
And that was after the Canadian called out Swick when the camp of Chris Leben turned down the opportunity to rematch Swick in the main event of the evening (handlers for "The Crippler" opted for Terry Martin instead).
Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Goulet.
Swick is coming off his most impressive performance in more than a year, outpointing Marcus Davis on all three judges scorecards at UFC 85: "Bedlam" in June. It was the first loss for the "Irish Hand Grenade" in 11 fights, snapping a win streak that dated back to early 2006.
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) product -– who most recently used time off from elbow surgery to tie the knot -- took home a lackluster majority decision win over Josh Burkman at UFC Fight Night 12 in his welterweight debut.
Goulet, on the other hand, is also tending to some injuries -- he was supposed to face undefeated welterweight Paul Kelly at UFC 85 before pulling out because of undisclosed health concerns.
"The Road Warrior" is riding back-to-back wins after a recent technical knockout of Kuniyoshi Hironaka at UFC 83: "Serra vs. St. Pierre" earlier this year, earning "Fight of the Night" honors. Prior to that he choked out Paul Georgieff in the first round at TUF 6 Finale.
UFC Fight Night 16: "Fights for the Troops" could also feature another welterweight bout between Josh Koscheck and Yoshiyuki Yoshida ... stick around for more good news.
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How do you go from fighting Davis to fight Goulet?? That is a stepdown in competion.
by yoda on Sep 17, 2008 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This match up is straight up laughable! Swick should be fighting Rumble Johnson. This match up is crap!
Joe Silva: Get your head out of your ass!
by john on Sep 17, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rumble johnson….if your a swick fan be careful what you wish for….because rumble will destroy his next opponent do to his last bull sh*t loss
by babalu101 on Sep 17, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YEah, and Swick won’t be “swickin’ it out” against Rumble, that’s for sure!
by The Negation on Sep 17, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing. Give Swick a worthy opponent for crying out loud.
by LJ on Sep 17, 2008 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if swick cant beat this goof, than it truly is the end of an over-rated fighter in the first place.
by bradpittfightclub on Sep 17, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He won’t even need to “swick out” to KO Goulet.
by chefdaddy on Sep 17, 2008 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it does nothing for him,unless your talking about goulet.
by roy on Sep 17, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
by b.w. on Sep 17, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this match up is to give Swick a chance to really serve notice to the rest of the division that he’s arrived. His last 2 fights weren’t the most exciting and not his typical approach to fighting like we saw when he was in the MW division. Now with his injuries taken care of and an opponent that’s not exactly in his league in any category…he should reallay be able to put on a show for the fans. He hasn’t finished a fight since Joe Riggs at UFC 60 so it’s time for him to put the stamp down.
Being Canadian…I have to like Goulet at least a little bit. The guy has a lot of heart but his skills will never match it. As with any fight…he’s got a puncher’s chance but I think he’ll be outclassed the second the bell rings. Swick via 1st round TKO.
by Buster Bluth on Sep 17, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did any of you see Goulet’s last fight? he’s a total game oponent for swick, and I seem to be the only one here who thinks he will take it.
by Ro-J on Sep 17, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think goulet is only in the ufc still b/c he is friends with gsp and probably fights cheap. sorry canadian fans (i love gsp and cote btw). goulet would be better suited in the wec, if that. swick should fight koscheck or fitch…….oh wait.
by b.w. on Sep 17, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes ro-j i saw his last fight, but its all the other ones before that and that swick is so tall.
by roy on Sep 17, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Duerta (stud contestant on TUF) will NOT fight for the UFC!
This officially sucks!
by john on Sep 17, 2008 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
damn, why not?
and this match-up is garbage, swick should take this real easy.
by medecine balls on Sep 17, 2008 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, what is the purpose of your ambiguous posts? We all know how you love to post breaking news stories that you get from your “inside sources”, but when you post crap like this it reaks or histrionic personality disorder. Look it up.
Of course, when the attention you get is negative you peg that person as a “hater”.
by Grasshopper on Sep 17, 2008 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Swick is NOT undefeated. He’s 12-2 with losses coming from Okami and Chris Leben.
by Daniel on Sep 17, 2008 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Goulet has a nice set of skills…just that damn chin holds him back…I see Swick knocking him out…I think now would be the time to actually push Swick, he obviously wont fight AKA members (Kos and Fitch). Since they both recently lost to GSP, Id think now would be the time to give Swick opponants that would make him a contender sooner. Karo (if hes not seriously hurt), Rumble, Yoshida, are all better for Swick right now than Goulet,(out of the fighters who arent spoken for already) imo.
by mma dude on Sep 17, 2008 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree! I want to see Swick go at it with bigger names. Swick held his own at MW (even though he was undersized) with some good names. Now at WW he should be a contender?
by JV on Sep 17, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he even held his own at 205 during tuf 1 didnt he
by medecine balls on Sep 17, 2008 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea thats true! I think he was a replacement in with Bonnar and almost took it (I think)
by JV on Sep 17, 2008 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah thats what i was thinkin about. he almost tapped him in the first and then got tapped himself with just a few seconds left
by medecine balls on Sep 17, 2008 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For what its worth, Goulet is supposed to be the best in Canada (besides GSP).
by kama kaze on Sep 17, 2008 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, well Bryan Adams is the second best Canadian musical act, but that doesn’t mean people will pay to see him.
by PW on Sep 17, 2008 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The second best at what, exactly? Surely not fighting. lol. I have faith that our neighbors up north can produce FAR better fighters than this guy. Can’t wait for the Crow to come back to the UFC!!!!!
by chefdaddy on Sep 18, 2008 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy win for Swick. I have no idea why Dana keps bringing back Goulet.
by the_mexicutioner on Sep 17, 2008 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Even though I know Goulet and I realize how much the fans on Mania love him…Dana usually uses good business sense and brings back a fighter who recently scored a Fight of the Night bonus. I know Goulet has had his knocks (weak chin, 8 second Bang Ludwig KO, etc) but if anyone saw his fight at UFC 83, he fought a great fight and beat a tough opponent after he got rocked hard in the 1st. My two cents for what it’s worth…cheers all.
by Seamus on Sep 17, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But you’re Canadian, so your biased!!! LOL
How you bean Sean?
by ViolentMike on Sep 17, 2008 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed mmadude, rumble would be a good test for swick but before that happens id rather see rumble johnson avenge that bullshit loss to that balding fagit kevin “the poker” Burns.
by blazinBrad on Sep 17, 2008 3:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess is was pointless for swick to move to ww cause he beats davis, and now hes taking a stepdown in comp. thats retarded.
Anthony Johnson vs Mike Swick!!!!!!!
by belfort_fan on Sep 17, 2008 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree that Johnson got robbed out of a call his last fight but don’t think that makes him top tier. He’s on the same level as Goulet really. Johnson’s only win was Tommy Speer.
A step up from Davis would be Hughes, Hazlett, Sanchez, even Fioravanti. Not Rumble; he’s got a ways to go yet.
by JB on Sep 17, 2008 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tom Speer isnt the only win for johnson… he knocked out chad riener also
by belfort_fan on Sep 17, 2008 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea I know what u mean by step down comp it this the BS match up I have herd yet, and for them to put Swick in another main event even if it is free after his last two fights… I mean come on he was putting me to sleep both times when he fought that BS fight against Burkman, and laying on top of Davis and flailing his arms lick a little B*tch.
also Johnson is a Great up and coming fighter and the hype is there for a reason he knocked out Tommy Spear, who is a decent fighter himself when he is not fight Danzing and AJ (no I am not comparing Danzing to AJ) and Riener who ois no push over himself.
So I agree with Belfort Fan on this one.
by Wanderlei Fan on Sep 17, 2008 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JB are you out of your mind? .. have you ever seen AJ fight? the guy would be a tough fight for anybody in the WW division.. he’s only fought a few times in the UFC and knocked out unknown fighters but that does not change his skill or his potential which is to be a future champion.. I think he would knock out Jon Fitch and that’s serious business.. and please, he would demolish guys like Hughes and Fioravanti!
by RoB on Sep 17, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the same for Swick just wait tell he has to fight someone better on the ground than him that can actually get it there and keep it there unlike Burkman. I dare him to call out Hazlett, Sanchez, or Fioravanti.
by Wanderlei Fan on Sep 17, 2008 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think it is because goulet called him out when leben declined the fight, and that was the reason this match was originally put together then swick came back to talk some smack saying goulet was using him to get back in the ufc, and now i guessing swick wants to knock him back out of the ufc
by matt on Sep 17, 2008 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
All this hating on Goulet is gonna make him KO’ing Swick all the more sweet.
I cannot wait for this now after reading this tripe.
;)
by Jas on Sep 17, 2008 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope he dose KO swick but most likely swick is going to look for the easy way out like moving to WW where the two best wrestlers are his good friends and he can just skate by in every fight win or lose. Swick ran from MW division like a scared little school girl.
by Wanderlei Fan on Sep 17, 2008 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol yushin okami ragdolled him around the ring in their fight, not a bad reason to roll out of that division
by brendan on Sep 17, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gimme a break. Whats with giving Swick all these soft balls? Swick should be fighting Hazellete or Yoshida next
by PP on Sep 17, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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