On February 6th, 2010 Mike Swick will battle Paulo Thiago in Las Vegas as part of the UFC 109: Redemption event. Swick is stepping in to replace Josh Koscheck, as he was forced out of action due to injury. Both fighters, from the United States have had history from within the UFC circuit.
Mike Swick, otherwise known as “Quick” will be putting his 14-3 record on the line. Swick is a 6′1, 170lbs fighter born and raised in Houston Texas, but not fights out of San Jose, California. He began his fighting career in the World Extreme Cagefighting. He won his first five fights, before Chris Leben knocked him out in 45 seconds. In his last fight, Mike was downed by Dan Hardy who hails from the UK. In that fight, it took three rounds for Hardy to win in a unanimous decision. That fight was part of the UFC 105 that took place in the UK. Before that, Swick won four straight fights. Swick will turn 31 years old this coming June.
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Thiago is a Brazilian fighter that is signed with UFC through the welterweight division. Currently MMA Weekly ranks him # 8 in his class. Paulo stands at 5′11, 170lbs. Thiago has been fighting since 2005. Thiago made his professional debut in 2005 during the Storm Samurai 8. In that fight, he took on Ricardo Petrucio and won in three rounds. Overall, his MMA record is a sweet 12-1, with 2 knockouts. In November of 2009, Thiago fought United States fighter Jacob Volkmann and beat him in an unanimous decision. That fight took place in Las Vegas, as part of the UFC 106. Thiago’s full name is Paulo Thiago Alencar Artunes. He will turn 29 years old on January 25th.
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