Swick announces retirement
Coming off the loss at UFC 189 to Alex Garcia and now thirty six years old, veteran Mike Swick official announced his retirement.
After an almost three year layoff from active competition, Mike Swick returned to the UFC, losing a decision to Alex Garcia. Coming off the loss and now thirty six years old, Mike Swick official announced his retirement:
Mike Swick, a 15-fight veteran of the UFC and one of the members of the original cast of The Ultimate Fighter has taken to social media to announce that he is retiring from the sport.
Swick (15-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) returned to action this past weekend at UFC 189, losing a unanimous decision to Alex Garcia (13-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC). The fight was Swick’s first since December 2012 and only his fourth since 2010. Four of his last five bouts ended in defeat.
Following the loss to Garcia, Swick spoke to MMAjunkie and sounded as though he was questioning his future.
I dealt with medical problems during my prime, when I should have been doing the best, Swick said. That sucks now, because no matter how hard I train at this point, I am still 36 years old and I’ve been around for a long time. That’s just a fact, and it’s not going to change. I’m not the 25-year-old kid that I was when I first got in the UFC.
