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Islam Makhachev could beat Khabib Nurmagomedov, says Mike Swick
UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev could beat former divisional kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov, says former UFC fighter Mike Swick. Swick competed in the UFC for many years but these days he lives in Thailand and own and operates AKA Thailand. In the United States, Makhachev and Nurmagomedov train at AKA San Jose, so Swick is well versed […]
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Mike Swick attempting to secure Matt Hughes fight
Earlier this month, news surfaced that former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes was looking to potentially return to the Octagon if he felt he could win his return fight. That prompted UFC icon Royce Gracie to release a statement in which he campaigned for a rematch with Hughes, who was TKOd by Hughes at UFC […]
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | Real Quick with Mike Swick Episode 7 – Body Mutilation At The Phuket Vegetarian Festival
https://youtu.be/lKoFWkxVZEc Former top ranked UFC welterweight Mike “Quick” Swick has recently enjoyed a bit of a career resurgence as a coach at AKA Thailand, a Phuket-based satellite of the original American Kickboxing Academy location in San Jose, California. Under Swick’s leadership, this Phuket facility has been referred to by AKA founder Javier Mendez as “the dream gym.” […]
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VIDEO | Real Quick w/ Mike Swick EP #3 – Muay Thai life at AKA Thailand
[ooyala code=”wxaTJ0NDE6GPlHPJfe81_0L1wZR62Pvs” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ auto=”true” width=”1280″ height=”720″] Check out Mike “Quick” Swick and his crew over at AKA Thailand as they get into anything and everything in Phuket, Thailand in episode #3 of “Real Quick” with Mike Swick. From the video description: In the course of 9 days, Ad fights 2 Championship Pro Muay Thai fights, […]
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VIDEO | ‘Real Quick with Mike Swick’ Episode 1
[ooyala code=”hyZTJ0NDE6Vn2M3i5o4R3eE-YSnz6gtA” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ auto=”true” width=”1280″ height=”720″ autoplay=”true”] Former UFC fighter Mike Swick has been somewhat MIA since his last UFC fight back in July of 2015. Swick, who retired from MMA following the loss, runs AKA Thailand, and recently launched a new web series called ‘Real Quick’ with Mike Swick. Above you can see the […]
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Clip of the Day: Mike Swick KO’s Gideon Ray at UFC FN 1
Mike Swick vs Gideon Ray at UFC Fight Night 1 in Las Vegas, NV on August 6, 2005. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jan 4, 2016 at 7:06pm PST Talk about a throwback clip! In UFC President Dana White’s ‘Clip of the Day’ we see a very young Mike Swick picking […]
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UFC Fighters React To Mike Swick’s Retirement
UFC welterweight and TUF 1 vet Mike ‘Quick’ Swick has officially retired from the sport of MMA. Swick hadn’t been active in quite some time, until he came back at UFC 189 this past Saturday and loss a tough decision to Alex Garcia. After the fight Swick decided to hang up the gloves and call […]