Josh Burkman says he was ready for a war with Mike Swick last Wednesday. He knew Swick was gonna bring it. At the weigh ins, the stare down, he saw fire in Swicks eyes. In a moment, it was gone though. He states that once the fight began and they clinched, Swick knew he was in there with a better fighter and he fought scared.
The world according to Burkman. Ok, Burkman did get hosed in this decision but he proved absolutely nothing about him being the better fighter. He was busier and that was about it. He didn't strike, go for takedowns, or try to submit. All he did was clinch and press Swick up against the cage. That's not proving you're a better fighter.
The truth of the matter is, and I posted this in my re-cap of the fight, they both fought scared. Burkman was just as scared as Swick was and it wasn't because of who they were fighting. It was because neither fighter looked particularly great in their last couple fights and they know Dana White and the UFC have short term memory. That kind of pressure makes a guy fight a bit tentative and that's exactly how both of them looked.
Really, the fight should have been a draw or they both should have lost. They accomplished nothing in Dana White's eyes either.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Burkman Says Swick was Scared
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Saw the fight and I wasn't impressed with either performance. I was actually looking forward to this fight for quite a while. Two really good, tough fighter and I thought it would be a brawl. Neither fighter "brought it" like I had hoped. You are correct. Both fought very cautious and were tentative.....afraid to make the first mistake. Sad cause it could have been a really good fight had both let it all go.
Arlovski got pushed way aside because of a couple boring fights. Neither of these guys will only because Dana White marketed these guys and they were TUF alums. Golf's too hard.
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