Mike: Daley's not a top fighter The 30-year-old criticised the win Daley scored over highly rated welterweight title contender Martin Kampmann at UFC 103. Swick claimed the Englishman's victory was due to the Dane's lacklusture performance rather than his own ability. He also ridiculed the number of defeats the 26-year-old has on his record - despite being a vastly less experienced fighter. The young Brit has lost eight times in 32 fights but is currently enjoying a three-fight win streak. Swick - who is 14-2 in his professional MMA career - faces Daley's team-mate Dan Hardy in his next bout, which will see the winner handed a title shot against champion Georges St Pierre next year. But the American has now risked the wrath of Semtex and his Rough House team-mate Hardy by casting further doubt on his abilities. Swick said: "I was surprised by the result of Paul's debut, but more so the way Kampmann fought. "Daley is a great striker, but I don't think he's got much on the ground - he's not a great mixed martial artist. He beat the worst Martin Kampmann I've ever seen. "Kampmann played right into Daley's hands. He got a win handed to him, and that's it? "Daley has a big mouth, but it's going to get shut sooner or later. Even though I like Dan Hardy, I am glad I am fighting him and not Daley. "Paul has just come on the scene and isn't well rounded, while Hardy is a bigger fight and better test. "Maybe I will fight Paul at some point, but fighting him does not excite me as much as fighting Hardy."
By MARK GILBERT
MIKE SWICK has mocked Paul Daley's credentials as a top-tier UFC fighter as the pair's war of words threatens to boil over.
So so.....AKA has to call out everyone that wins to themselves fights. Where the heck is Joe Silva???
ttt for quick
i think swick would put an end daley in the 1st round
ttt for sem
kent paul - If Mike Swick stood toe to toe with Paul Daley on his feet, he would get knocked out real quickly IMO.
I think the whole point is that that would be the only way for Daley to win because his ground game is not up to par.
Not to see that I agree or disagree with that assessment.
Mike would Swickaconda Daley in nothing flat.
Whats with this "if they went toe to toe" stuff, isn't this supposed to be MMA? It's a fighters job to take the fight to a place where their opponent is weakest..
Going toe to toe with a solid striker with question marks over their ground game would be like agreeing to a nutshots only match with Cheik Kongo.
I think Daley can KO swick standing...Mike better be shooting...quick
look out for the "Swickatine"
kent paul - If Mike Swick stood toe to toe with Paul Daley on his feet, he would get knocked out real quickly IMO.Not so sure. But if daley goes to the ground with swick its definetly over. Fact
great matchup IMO
yeah, aka has talked tons of shit this week
should make for good fights
newbyfan - yeah, aka has talked tons of shit this week
I'm suspecting a premeditated PR campaign being employed here.
AKA is talking tons of shit and Swick seems to be getting a bit big for his boots. He's in the situation he's in (ie near a title shot) because of the way the division has panned out but it seems to be going to his head.
Or on the other hand he's just trying to be interesting. Either way, he isn't beating Hardy and I doubt he would beat Daley.
kent paul - If Mike Swick stood toe to toe with Paul Daley on his feet, he would get knocked out real quickly IMO.
Phew. good thing it's not a boxing match and he doesn't have to do that... Hell, even good boxers don't usually stand toe to toe with their opponents.
"Paul has just come on the scene"
I guess Swick is a TUF N00b then, as Daley has been fighting pro since 2003 and has nearly twice as many fights as Swick.
fiercedragon -kent paul - If Mike Swick stood toe to toe with Paul Daley on his feet, he would get knocked out real quickly IMO.
i don't think so...1 thing swick has that most fighters don't even train for is quick hands. a quick combo from swick may end daley's night early...
didn't leben wreck swick?
kent paul - If Mike Swick stood toe to toe with Paul Daley on his feet, he would get knocked out real quickly IMO.
+1