PFF Editor-in-Chief Scott Dryden has confirmed with AKA that Mike Swick is injured; no replacement for Swick has been announced. Swick was scheduled to battle Martin Kampmann on September 19 at UFC 103 for the right to battle UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre for the title.
Archive for September, 2009
Mike Swick Update: Swick out of UFC 103 bout with injury
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Mayweather vs. Marquez-24/7 Episode 2
Sunday, September 6th, 2009Juan Manuel Marquez will be fighting at the heaviest weight of his career when he steps into the ring against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in two weeks. Therefore his training and diet were much of the focus in the latest edition of 24/7.
He is up at dawn and training at 14,000 feet. Rigorous, rockwork is followed by a trip down the hill and a nice, big cup of blended Quail eggs for the protein and vitamins they provide. I’ll take his word for it…
When at the Romanza gym, trainer Nacho Beristain has brought in sparring partners to fight identical to Mayweather. In studying tapes of past Mayweather fights he has noticed certain shoulder dips and motions that he feels if played out by sparring partners, will give Juan a sneak peak into what to expect September 19th. (more…)