Mike Swick has always been one of the most exciting fighters int he UFC, unfortunately Mike Swick will not be returning to the UFC at the January 22 Fight for the Troops event. The Ultimate Fighter season one alumnus confirmed via his Facebook page that Mitchell has backed out of the fight due to an injury, and due to an esophageal condition that Swick has been battling throughout this entire training camp, the Swick and his camp have opted to put the fight off altogether.
A veteran of the WEC and a longtime favorite for fans of the UFC’s Welterweight division, Swick’s most recent bout came at UFC 105 in a No. 1
contender’s bout against Dan Hardy. The bout would have been to decide the then-next challenger to Georges St-Pierre a fight that was very quickly set for UFC 111 in New Jersey.
The fight with Mitchell, who is predominantly a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter and holds most of his career wins in the submission department, would have marked the first fight Swick has had in over a year since the unanimous decision loss to Hardy. It is unclear when Swick will return to the Octagon and be able to fight again, but all indicators seem to be that it will be some time this year.
This, the second UFC Fight for the Troops in the company’s history, is to be headlined by a potentially explosive lightweight battle between Melvin Guillard and Evan Dunham. Guillard is on a three fight win streak and won a split decision vs. Jeremy Stephens in his lat fight at UFC 119. Dunham was 11 – 0 until his last fight at UFC 119 against Sean Sherk where he lost a split decision to the veteran. Dunham seems to have the skills that Guillard is weak against, but he has to avoid the onslaught of offense from Guillard if he hopes to win. It should be an exciting fight.
Also featured on this card are the likes of Pat Barry, Cole Miller, Mark Hominick, Matt Mitrione and others. This event live from Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, and is the second time the UFC held an event for United States military personnel.
