Erick Silva takes on Mike Swick at UFC:Rio

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: JonnyRico
Date: May 25, 2011 at 02:44 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

Brazilian welterweight prospect Erick Silva has signed with the UFC and will make his promotional debut against Mike Swick at UFC 134.
Sherdog.com confirmed the match-up on Wednesday morning with a source close to the contest.
Headlined by a middleweight title bout between dominant champion Anderson Silva and the last man to beat him in Yushin Okami, UFC 134 goes down Aug. 27 from HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The reigning Jungle Fight welterweight champion, Silva has stayed unbeaten as a professional in his six-year career, notching a 11-0 record with one no contest. The X-Gym representative captured the welterweight strap in October by submitting Francisco Ayon in the championship tournament final with an arm-triangle choke at Jungle Fight 23.
A product of the vaunted American Kickboxing Academy, Swick is a first-season veteran of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Swick joined the UFC in 2005 as a middleweight and made the cut to 170 pounds in 2008. Since dropping to welterweight, “Quick” has posted a 4-2 record inside the Octagon, though he currently rides a two-fight skid.
After dropping bouts to Dan Hardy and Paulo Thiago, Swick was scheduled to return to the cage in January to face David Mitchell. However, after Mitchell withdrew from the bout due to injury, Swick also pulled out due to a lingering stomach condition.
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: jaktucke
Date: May 25, 2011 at 02:47 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

Very glad to see Swick getting back into the cage. Hopefully he has his stomach issues under control and he can actually focus on fighting for once.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: ResoluteProtector
Date: May 25, 2011 at 03:04 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

Glad to see that he will be returning after the long lay off. Best of luck to him!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: GOODNIGHTIRENE
Date: May 25, 2011 at 03:43 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

ResoluteProtector said:
Glad to see that he will be returning after the long lay off. Best of luck to him!
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sapper
Date: May 25, 2011 at 03:57 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

I have always like Swick, hope he is able to look like his old self again.... Although like someone has already said this could be a bad fight for him to come back too. I would expect nothing less from Swick though. He always wants to fight tough guys.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: feijaofan
Date: May 25, 2011 at 04:02 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

Either:
1) Swick pulls out or
2) Swick gets beat up in Brazil
Which will happen?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: GOODNIGHTIRENE
Date: May 25, 2011 at 05:09 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

imagine if brazilian fighters who fight out of brazil all have some type of jetlag, and now that they fight in their home turf, the u.s fighters have the jet lag and the brazilians just maul everyone lol.
i think indio wins this convincingly
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/xxnzW6QWpAo[/youtube]

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: mabrown45
Date: May 25, 2011 at 05:43 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

is it wrong for me to not want ANOTHER silva to succeed in MMA?...........sorry but too many to keep track

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: PsychoIcon
Date: May 25, 2011 at 06:17 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

mabrown45 said:
is it wrong for me to not want ANOTHER silva to succeed in MMA?...........sorry but too many to keep track
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Fo Real! I would think about a name change or something or just call them by first and middle, its getting kinda rediculous
Asilva Tsilva Esilva, Soon we will have the whole alphabet.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Puxin
Date: May 25, 2011 at 07:49 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/erick-silva-takes-on-mike-swick-at-ufc-rio.39046/

jaktucke said:
Very glad to see Swick getting back into the cage. Hopefully he has his stomach issues under control and he can actually focus on fighting for once.
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+1
GOODNIGHTIRENE said:
imagine if brazilian fighters who fight out of brazil all have some type of jetlag, and now that they fight in their home turf, the u.s fighters have the jet lag and the brazilians just maul everyone lol.
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Brazilians aren't likely to have jet lag fighting in the US (traveling west for 1-3 time zones rarely results jet lag). If the American fighters are susceptible to jet lag in Brazil, they'll probably arrive there early to adjust.