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Mike Swick Changes Tune on Dan Hardy's Challenge to Georges St Pierre at UFC 111 - Bloody Elbow

Ariel Helwani gets the scoop:

This is, of course, a dramatic change in tune from Mike Swick, who not long ago was smack talking Dan Hardy at every opportunity.

I will give Swick this, I'd certainly rather see Dan Hardy vs Georges St Pierre than Mike Swick vs Georges St Pierre.

I hope Dana White appreciates this bit of team spirit from Swick as they enter the final push to sell UFC 111.

The return of popular welterweight champion Georges St Pierre is very important to the UFC for business reasons. They don't need their own independent contractors shit-talking their matchmaking.

[mattc25]

.....Swick said the same thing basically before he fought Paulo Thiago in the countdown leading up to the fight.

[TBEAR]

Swick was pissed he got beat ok, but start talking right after a loss then say you did not mean it.

Davis and Mir did the samething, "I am going to talk shit until it gives me neg press results" the I will say I am sorry.


To get this sport up to full mainstream I think we will need more people like Randy and GSP and Jens CLASSY EDUCATED, PROs who think before they speak

[jaljn]

Respect to Swick for admitting he was wrong to say it....i always thought he was a decent bloke from TUF series 1 and a good fighter but more a gatekeeper than title contender.
People seem to be warming to Hardy a bit recently, not hugely but little by little.

[QOTSA420]

I actually think this is more of the Zuffa brass getting on his ass for bashing their promoted card. You dont want an employee criticizing your work.

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

I personally feel like this is more of a case of Swick realizing that it makes him look like a lesser challenge by saying the guy who beat him fairly(if slighly dully) isn't worth it, which is kinda like saying your personal stock isn't too worthwhile in a way. If I got beaten by somebody, I'd put them over like a million bucks so people didn't think it was that I was a bad fighter, rather my foe is just REEEEEALLY good. It's all about perspective here and by altering it, Swick's just trying to up his own value, coming off two pisspoor performances. This feels like spin and nothing more.

HOWEVA, I also feel as if there MAYBE some people(Kos, Fitch, other WWs) being be told to STFU by Dana and co because in all honesty, Hardy has zero claim to the number one contendership with his record and skillset and the more discourse there is about his unworthiness and utter hopelessness, the less interest there is to pay money to watch him challenge GSP on PPV, which serves nobody well.

[Xanatos]

I never had anything against Hardy. He deservs his shot and he's a pretty good fighter. I just think he's going to lose in a spectacular fashion. All this shows me is the Welterweight Division is running a little dry.

[willpunisher]

i know he already apologized but he thinks he deserves a shot?
did he forget what happened at his last fight against paulo thiago? thats what happens when u put to sleep, you forget things =)
like bispin saying he was going to beat wandy. he got kFo by hendo and forgot what it was like to fight a legend. lol

[RonPaulForPeace]

hardys on a win streak but we all know he got pushed to it, he should of had to fight at least a top 8 ww to get the shot fitch, alves, kos, thiago, damn even a hughs or serra

[RonPaulForPeace]

beating swick in my eyes doesnt get you a title fight he hasnt beaten a top 10 guy like ever