In Mike Swick’s 170lb debut he encountered a dangerous obstacle. That obstacle was dealing with decreased strength from cutting weight while fighting one of the strongest men at 170lbs. Josh Burkman is 3 inches shorter and has a lot more muscle mass than Swick. Burkman pushed the entire fight and never gave Swick a chance to get started. Swick landed one head kick and one body kick in the second round. That was all the action we saw from Swick. Burkman constantly pushed for a takedown and dominated the hand exchanges.
At one point in the fight he even felt confident to throw a spinning front roundhouse kick that was totally ubsurd, but entertaining. When the decision came back the judges gave the fight to Swick for some unknown reason. The crowd booed and Burkman simply walked out of the cage. Swick apoligized for his performance.
A NOTE TO DANA WHITE: You left boxing because of it’s deep corruption. Having the judges throw a fight because you hope to promote one fighter over another is just as bad as Mora/Manfredo II from the Contender fiasco. Please, Please don’t start down that dangerous road, we love the UFC.
In a previous fight Patrick Cote found himself on the giving end of some punishment and pain as he knocked Drew McFeddries out cold.
