Swick Vs. Goulet At UFC Fight Night 11

Sandstorm · 07-18-2007, 10:25 AM

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Following his loss to Yushin Okami at UFC 69 in Houston, Texas, Mike Swick decided to make the move from the middleweight division down to the welterweight division. Rumors have been swirling about a rematch with Chris Leben, but the situation took a bizarre turn when Jonathan Goulet started a thread in the MMAWeekly SoundOff Forum yesterday titled, "Wanna Fight."

In the thread Jonathan stated, "Wanted to fight Mike Swick to replace Leben at 170 for the UFC Fight Night in September, but he refused. Is he scared to go to sleep against me? I will beat his ass..."

When contacted by MMAWeekly, Swick responded, "I'm surprised to hear Goulet make a comment like that about me. It's completely disrespectful to come on here and blantley lie about something I never said. I have always had a lot of respect for his whole team, and it's so sad he is so desperate for a UFC fight that he has to make me look bad to get it. For the record, I never turned down Goulet. You talked to Joe Silva and know who I was asking for... Sometimes you get what you wish for, so..."

Sources close to the situation have informed MMAWeekly that the match is being put together and that both fighters have agreed to the fight.

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FightFan76 · 07-18-2007, 10:39 AM

I am not really very thrilled about this fight; I think Leben would have been a better opponent. I actually was impressed w/ Goulet until he got dismantled by Kos; I really thought that was gonna be a good fight.

BlingDogg · 07-18-2007, 10:53 AM

no disrespect to Goulet, but: Are you kidding me?
Please, please let this be just a rumor.

GSPALLTHEWAY · 07-18-2007, 10:54 AM

theres alot harder competition at WW... not sure what the hell he is thinking... plus he starts towards the bottom again and has to work his way up...

Sandstorm · 07-18-2007, 10:59 AM

After the loss to Okami he was towards the bottem again anyway aleast now he has a better chance at beating the harder compitition.

Heatwaves · 07-18-2007, 11:05 AM

If I call out Chuck Liddell will the UFC set that one up too?

No disrespect to Goulet, but this is in no way a compelling matchup for the fans. Goulet has obvious talent, but it's a bit of a re-tred for the UFC to bring him back simply because he's making noise and issuing challenges. They should wait until they do another 'comeback' version of TUF.

FightFan76 · 07-18-2007, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Sandstorm

After the loss to Okami he was towards the bottem again anyway aleast now he has a better chance at beating the harder compitition.

Swick is a really good athlete who is well rounded; I think he could be a serious title contender at this weight. He matches up well w/ anyone on his feet and good enough on the ground to hold his own. I can see him sorta like Chuck is in the LHW against fighters like Diego or Kos by using excellent takedown defense and forcing those guys to fight him on their feet. If he can do that he will work his way into title contention. The one fighter at that weight that could give him hell would be GSP imo which he may not even face until he is fighting for a title a good ways down the road anyway.

jm1010 · 07-18-2007, 11:14 AM

I was really hoping for Swick to fight a better opponent. Oh well this will be his first fight at WW so I guess you got to start somewhere.

Daniel · 07-18-2007, 11:18 AM

This will be over in less than a minute.

FightFan76 · 07-18-2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel

This will be over in less than a minute.

I can see that as well.....

Saskabush · 07-18-2007, 11:35 AM

I'll take Goulet by second round TKO, he is no slouch. If you guys doubt me watch some of his fights in TKO, he is an impressive fighter imo.

comucazi · 07-18-2007, 12:09 PM

swick in the first, i think he could get a better fight though than goulet. not htat goulet isn't a respectable fighter

The_Iceman · 07-18-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by comucazi

swick in the first, i think he could get a better fight though than goulet. not htat goulet isn't a respectable fighter

How can you say he isn't a respectable fighter? Is it because of what you read on mma weekly or is it because of fight you saw of him and bang? The guy has KO power himself, sure he gets caught every now and then, but who doesn't anymore. I'd rather see him fight swick or anybody other then "9 lives" Leben any day.

comucazi · 07-18-2007, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Iceman

How can you say he isn't a respectable fighter? Is it because of what you read on mma weekly or is it because of fight you saw of him and bang? The guy has KO power himself, sure he gets caught every now and then, but who doesn't anymore. I'd rather see him fight swick or anybody other then "9 lives" Leben any day.

i said that he was a respectable fighter, if you look at my post i say not that goulet isn't a respectable fighter cause he is

The_Iceman · 07-18-2007, 01:10 PM

Sorry dude, my bad. I read it fast and was confused on the structure of your comment and misinterpreted it.

riversideblues · 07-18-2007, 01:36 PM

Just let Swick beat the hell out of Goulet so we can see what we really want to see

Swick - Cummo

Tha ONE · 07-18-2007, 01:56 PM

This is great,Swick is gonna knock that cat out.Goulet shouldn't be hyping Swick up like that he might just regret it.

comucazi · 07-18-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Iceman

Sorry dude, my bad. I read it fast and was confused on the structure of your comment and misinterpreted it.

its cool man

OneTwoPunch · 07-18-2007, 02:17 PM

I hope this is just a rumor Swick would destroy Goulet. I can't belive Goulet, with his losses, would headline an ultimate fight night. Swick would be a huge favorite, but at this day in age you never know when an upset can come.

Saskabush · 07-18-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTwoPunch

I hope this is just a rumor Swick would destroy Goulet. I can't belive Goulet, with his losses, would headline an ultimate fight night. Swick would be a huge favorite, but at this day in age you never know when an upset can come.

You guys are delusional. Look at Goulet's record outside of the UFC, he has some impressive wins over guys like Shonie Carter and Jeff Joslin. You need to look outside the box, UFC records are not the only ones that matter.

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