Leben's fights are terrible. How can anyone say otherwise? There is no one slower than him in his weight class (and maybe in any weight classes). I tried to like him. I sided with him during his TUF season because he looked to me like the helpless kid, whom no one understands, and on whom everyone picks.
But now, after many fights, I realize the guy is just plain bad and will not improve. His fighting style has never changed. He gases out in every fight and his "stregth" in the stand up game does not even compare to that of the top ten strikers in the MW division.
Swick is a different story. He is serious. He has improved and he deserves to fight better opponents. But, given that Leben gave him a loss (hardly important anymore as he has already lost a second), the UFC will try to milk the cow by having them fight each other, despite the fact that Mike had already made up his mind to go down to WW (we have seen the UFC force guys to fight is weight classes they did not want to fight - Jason Miller comes to mind).
Terrible news, but thanks for sharing.
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