Chris Leben has declined to rematch Mike Swick at UFC Fight Night 11 on September 19, according to a recent MySpace rant from “Quick.”
The former contestants on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) were penciled in to face off in either a middleweight or welterweight showdown — it didn’t matter according to Swick — in the main event of the Spike television special.
It appears Swick accepted the fight, but Leben did not. Reasons behind the Leben decision are not clear at this time.
Here’s a snip from Swick:
“After almost a week of waiting for an answer [Leben] declined the fight at any weight class. This absolutely baffled me. We figured he was pondering what weight he wanted to fight me at and he was really pondering taking the fight at all. Is this the same guy who says he will fight anyone, anywhere, anytime? The same guy that promised me a rematch on the second episode of the first season of the Ultimate Fighter? Why would he pass up a main event fight considering he is coming off 2 losses? Who gets opportunities like that then passes them up? I don’t mean to rant on but I am so upset at the situation. He has a win over me from a long time ago and holds it over my head any chance he gets. I think it’s absolutely cowardly to not give me a chance to avenge my loss. It’s not like I am asking for an instant rematch, it’s been over 3 years. If he’s better than me then why not take the fight and show the world in a main event on Spike TV?”
With Leben seemingly no longer in the picture, four-fight UFC veteran Jonathan Goulet capitalized on the situation to call out Swick and return to the Octagon for the first time since a submission loss to Josh Koscheck in August 2006.
The Canadian, who trains with former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, has been busy ever since in smaller promotions such as TKO to work his way back in the Octagon, compiling a decent (3-1) record since his departure.
Goulet apparently left a message in an MMAWeekly.com forum thread, saying that Swick is “scared” to fight him.
Here’s the snip:
“Wanted to fight Mike Swick to replace Leben at 170 for the UFC Fight Night in September, but he refused. Is he scared to go to sleep against me? I will beat his ass …”
Not one to back down, Swick has verbally accepted the challenge from Goulet to fill-in for Leben. While it’s not yet official, he seems like it’s just up to the UFC execs to book the match up.
Here’s another snip from Swick:
“… Jonathan Goulet started trash talking me on the internet saying I chickened out of a fight with him as my next opponent. This caught me completely off guard since I never even knew he was in the equation. Or the UFC for that matter. Apparently he had been trying to get the fight from the UFC. I guess I can’t blame him, he is a very talented fighter who really wants to revamp his UFC career and a solid fight with me on Spike could do that, but what shocked me most was his blatant lie that I chickened out. Since the other opponents we were trying to get an agreement with fell through, why not fight Goulet? I mean he is a good fighter and at least has some juevos. So Jonathan Goulet, let’s see if you can back up all that tough talk. Contract is in the mail, just sign the dotted line and let’s give these fans what they…well, get for free on Spike TV!”
With the Swick-Leben bout now apparently scrapped, it’s unclear if a Swick-Goulet 170-pound fight would headline the show from the The Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Of course, the lightweight clash between Spencer Fisher and Din Thomas was already supposed to be a co-feature. It wouldn’t surprise me if it ends the night, considering the latest developments.
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Swick seems a bit arrogant. Decent fighter, but I think his nickname has gotten the best of him, and it’s gonna come back to bite him in the ass when someone knocks him out early.
Swick might be to much for Goulet though, Swick is no Luke Cummo.
I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE LEBEN!!!!! That guy is such a bad fighter. Granted he has a chin but he fights so flat footed its rediculous. And I hate his attitude. I was hoping for this rematch just to see him lose again. And why the hell would anyone want him as an instructer in Hawaii anyway? Hes already had 3 losses. UFC contract is suppose to be up unless Dana cut him a break (which he shouldnt) Pathetic guy, pathetic attitude, pathetic fighter, and pathetic hair color. lol. There Im done. THE TRUTH!
Chris Leben has many flaws to go along with his fat boy belly. He has lost 3 out of his last 4 fights. This is hard to eblieve since he trains with a good team (Team Quest). He doesnt seem to be in great carido shape, he looks like your typical guy who goes straight from work to the bar as evidence in his belly. He makes too many mistakes in the octagon and his aggression may be a reason why.
Mike Swick would definitly defeat Leben at 170 pounds no question about it. Leben would certainly be exhausted from cutting down to that weight. His rolly polly self probably walsk around at 200 pounds.
Swick is no Luke Cummo ? Must be one of Luke Cummo’s little cousin’s or something. Is Cummo on anybody’s radar … is he top 15? top 20?
Im quite dumbfounded
Kevin “cuts” Kelly
I think Mike Swick would more than like win this fight at 185 pounds as well. Would probably end in the third.
[quote post="2768"]Im quite dumbfounded[/quote]
Goulet defeated Cummo.
“Wanted to fight Mike Swick to replace Leben at 170 for the UFC Fight Night in September, but he refused. Is he scared to go to sleep against me? I will beat his ass …”
This was a snip from Jonathon Goulet … Is this english ? I have an easier time trying to solve chinese arithmatic
Didn’t Goulet get ktfu in under five seconds not too terribly long ago?
I like Goulet, and he is a good fighter, but his chin seems to be nonexistant. The last few times we’ve seen him, he gets dropped fairly easily by grazing/glancing punches. If he got himself a metal jaw he would be a force
[quote comment="107053"]“Wanted to fight Mike Swick to replace Leben at 170 for the UFC Fight Night in September, but he refused. Is he scared to go to sleep against me? I will beat his ass …”
This was a snip from Jonathon Goulet … Is this english ? I have an easier time trying to solve chinese arithmatic[/quote]
Also known as french canadian jibber-jabber
[quote post="2768"]“Wanted to fight Mike Swick to replace Leben at 170 for the UFC Fight Night in September, but he refused. Is he scared to go to sleep against me? I will beat his ass …”
This was a snip from Jonathon Goulet … Is this english ? I have an easier time trying to solve chinese arithmatic[/quote]
Put an “I” in front of “wanted.”
Anyhow, Chris Leben either has tiny shoulders, a VERY big head, or both.
Swick by knockout in the 1st rd.
I didn’t know that all you need to do is run your mouth on your MySpace page to get yourself in a main event of a UFC event? What a joke.
Classic myspace tough guy ness
I was looking forward to that fight, because i wanted to see who would win these time around.
Jonathon Goulet should not be getting this much attention nor should we be keeping productivity at work down with the likes of him haha.
P.S. Is it me or does Goulet look like a 5 year old used his head as his class fingerpaint project
goulet’s not bad, but i’d still rather see swick/leban, its always fun to see a rematch and even though it sometimes makes for a shitty slow paced fight(sanchez/koscheck) i still like when the fight has some shit talking to build it up, i wonder why leban turned the fight down, thats not his style, and this would have been a big opportunity for him to get a little bit of credibility back, maybe possibly losing 4 out of 5 fights had something to do with it, but again thats not lebans style, either way leban needs to come out and make a statement…swick/goulet is definitely not gonna be main event worthy, that will for sure go to thomas/fisher, this’ll be the king’s like 3rd or 4th fight night main event, he lives on spike tv…
Soups
Jul 18th, 2007 at 9:38 am Quote this comment
“Wanted to fight Mike Swick to replace Leben at 170 for the UFC Fight Night in September, but he refused. Is he scared to go to sleep against me? I will beat his ass …”
This was a snip from Jonathon Goulet … Is this english ? I have an easier time trying to solve chinese arithmatic
Put an “I” in front of “wanted.”
Anyhow, Chris Leben either has tiny shoulders, a VERY big head, or both
EVEN IF YOU DO SO …. IT STILL IS FRENCH JIBBER JABBER …. HIEROGLYPHICS MAKES MORE SENSE
Leben …. Lesbian ?
Losing 4 out of your last 5 fights which is what the outcome would be if Leben fought Swick would end his UFC career for sure END IT.
Unless of course Dana White casts him on TUF 11 “Where have they gone” much like an E True Hollywood Story which would feature the likes of Seth Petruselli and Jeff Monson lol.
If Chris were to fight Swick and undoubtedly lose odds are he’d have to go back to Oregon, get his GED and work at the Dairy Barn. Or he could try and roll with Bam Margera since he is somewhat of a skater punk
[quote comment="107077"]Didn’t Goulet get ktfu in under five seconds not too terribly long ago?[/quote]
Yeah, Duane Ludwig knocked him out in 11 seconds at Fight Night 3 in January of 2006. Duane Ludwig hasn’t fought in the UFC since, no clue why.
Swicks not arrogant at all he’s just anxious to get back in thereand succeed. Leben is already a beat horse. He realizes he could lose this fight to Sick this time around.
Is Swick getting paid good money by Spike TV to suck them off in his little comments? Shameless sham promotion tactics from a cocky, irritating Swick. Hate that guy.
Love it!
You guys are responding to Swick’s Myspace column like it’s the word of law. Does anyone here actually KNOW that Chris Leben turned this fight down? Are UFC fighters actually givin this choice? Are any of you familiar with ANY CONCRETE details.
And Kevin Kelly, Leben would not “undoubtedly” lose to Swick. Remember that old maxim ’styles make fights’. I’m not sure that Swick could or would have an easy time with Leben. He won’t overpower Leben, won’t submit him, and he surely won’t knock Leben out. How does he beat Leben? On the other hand, I can see several ways that Leben could beat Swick – namely TKO or KO.
Just my two cents…
jonathan is not a good fight for swick bro ur moving down down down the ladder
Leben is a pretty good fighter. He’s got heart thats for sure. He’s got to build himself back up. He’s better than alot give him credit for.
i didn’t know robert goulet was fighting
[quote comment="107197"]Love it!
You guys are responding to Swick’s Myspace column like it’s the word of law. Does anyone here actually KNOW that Chris Leben turned this fight down? Are UFC fighters actually givin this choice? Are any of you familiar with ANY CONCRETE details.
And Kevin Kelly, Leben would not “undoubtedly” lose to Swick. Remember that old maxim ’styles make fights’. I’m not sure that Swick could or would have an easy time with Leben. He won’t overpower Leben, won’t submit him, and he surely won’t knock Leben out. How does he beat Leben? On the other hand, I can see several ways that Leben could beat Swick – namely TKO or KO.
Just my two cents…[/quote]
Swick wouldn’t submit Leben? Leben just lost to Jason McDonald with a Guilotine which coincidentally is how Swick won 2 of his last 4 fights. I will give you however that he won’t knock out Leben with anything short of a flying knee or head kick. Easy fight for Swick to win on points though. More than likely I see Leben trying to GnP and getting submitted.
If Swick is really looking for redemption why not get the uninjured Yushin Okami. Yushin pretty much unscathed in the Franklin bout and I am sure he would be more and happy to fight Swick again, having such an easy go at it last time!
[quote comment="107263"][quote comment="107197"]Love it!
You guys are responding to Swick’s Myspace column like it’s the word of law. Does anyone here actually KNOW that Chris Leben turned this fight down? Are UFC fighters actually givin this choice? Are any of you familiar with ANY CONCRETE details.
And Kevin Kelly, Leben would not “undoubtedly” lose to Swick. Remember that old maxim ’styles make fights’. I’m not sure that Swick could or would have an easy time with Leben. He won’t overpower Leben, won’t submit him, and he surely won’t knock Leben out. How does he beat Leben? On the other hand, I can see several ways that Leben could beat Swick – namely TKO or KO.
Just my two cents…[/quote]
Swick wouldn’t submit Leben? Leben just lost to Jason McDonald with a Guilotine which coincidentally is how Swick won 2 of his last 4 fights. I will give you however that he won’t knock out Leben with anything short of a flying knee or head kick. Easy fight for Swick to win on points though. More than likely I see Leben trying to GnP and getting submitted.[/quote]
Swick is good at submissions, but I don’t think that he’s strong enough to submit Leben. You’re right, Leben was submitted by Mac, but I think Mac is a much better ground fighter than Swick. You’re also right, Swick could win on points. I think that would be the way he could beat Leben. There’s a big difference between submitting Riggs versus submitting Leben.
Chris Leben = Guy I’d like to have fight with me at a local bar
Chris Leben = Not a guy I see beating anyone credible in the middleweight division. A guy who would definitly turn down a Mike Swick fight because losing 4 out of 5 fights gets you kicked out of the UFC.
Leben is crap. Fullstop. I’m glad he turned the fight down. With a bit of luck we’ll never see the fat loser in UFC again
kevin kelly
not if ur cote or mir it wont
leben would knock swicks head off his shoulders
I wish this fight would go down because whatever happens you know their sound bites would be funny as hell. I mean, that was funner as hail. Leben vs. Starnes post-fight
Swick is a bum. The guys more concerned about his myspace than winning fights.
Man there is a lot of hate, for Leban. Some people sound like they’ve been bitch slapped by him in front of their girlfriends. Addmitedly the guy is seriously lacking in some MMA skills, but I always find him entertaining to watch. He never backs down when fighting, he gives it more
Damn, pressed the wrong key as my boss was coming towards me, I’ll try that again
There seems to be a lot of hate, for Leban. Some people sound like they’ve been bitch slapped by him in front of their girlfriends. Addmitedly the guy is seriously lacking in some MMA skills, but I always find him entertaining to watch. He never backs down when fighting, he gives it more than a 100% and as far as I’m concerned he’s never had any boring fights win or lose. I don’t think theres anything wrong with attitude, this guy loves to fight and always try to entertain. If you don’t like him just because he’s a brawler that’s fair enough, but at least when he fights you are guaranteed action.
There are a lot of guys out there winning more fights than Leban but most of them do not put on half the show Leban puts on. They should keep him around if only for that reason.
A little bit of history for Tryangle CHOKE :
Chris Leben’s biggest win in his entire fight career is against Jorge Rivera … DO WE ALL KNOW THIS BY NOW ?
The only way that Chris Leben does the following :
tryangleCHOKE
Jul 18th, 2007 at 7:12 pm Quote this comment
leben would knock swicks head off his shoulders
WOULD BE IF IT WAS WITH A LOUISVILLE SLUGGER (MICKEY MANTLE SERIES)
Talk to me when you know what your talking about
[quote post="2768"]There seems to be a lot of hate, for Leban. Some people sound like they’ve been bitch slapped by him in front of their girlfriends. Addmitedly the guy is seriously lacking in some MMA skills, but I always find him entertaining to watch. He never backs down when fighting, he gives it more than a 100% and as far as I’m concerned he’s never had any boring fights win or lose. I don’t think theres anything wrong with attitude, this guy loves to fight and always try to entertain. If you don’t like him just because he’s a brawler that’s fair enough, but at least when he fights you are guaranteed action.
There are a lot of guys out there winning more fights than Leban but most of them do not put on half the show Leban puts on. They should keep him around if only for that reason. [/quote]
Totally agree. I actually like Chris Leben, and have rooted for him in everyone of his fights. If he was in any other weight class though, there are many fighters that I like more than him. Chris Leben always puts on a show. When he’s fighting you KNOW that you are going to get ACTION.
Got nothing but respect for you Violent Mike always think you put some good replies up here but I got to tell you this …
Whether it is “displayed” in a fight or not, every fighter brings 100% if they dont a la St. Pierre vs. Serra, they are plain dumb shits.
Josh Koscheck and Sean Sherk bring “it” every time they fight. I think ground fights are as entertaining as anything because of the technical aspect it brings. If fans think it is not entertaining they should be watching WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (WWF).
Chris Leben may be “entertaining” but is he putting food on the table like Rich Franklin or Matt Hughes ? Its like a rapper saying “Hey Im keepin it hood and gansta” but he aint sellin records.
I guess we should hate on 50 Cent because he is mainstream and making millions.
Its about getting wins in the UFC, if you can “entertain” its icing on the cake.
Its kinda funny that Swick comes off like a total hard ass after having to drop a weight class getting his ass whooped. All three of these guys doubt have the talent it takes to be on a top card, so let them squabble to try to get their popularity up. GL… dont pee dirty.
[quote post="2768"]Got nothing but respect for you Violent Mike always think you put some good replies up here but I got to tell you this …
Whether it is “displayed” in a fight or not, every fighter brings 100% if they dont a la St. Pierre vs. Serra, they are plain dumb shits.
Josh Koscheck and Sean Sherk bring “it” every time they fight. I think ground fights are as entertaining as anything because of the technical aspect it brings. If fans think it is not entertaining they should be watching WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (WWF).
Chris Leben may be “entertaining” but is he putting food on the table like Rich Franklin or Matt Hughes ? Its like a rapper saying “Hey Im keepin it hood and gansta” but he aint sellin records.
I guess we should hate on 50 Cent because he is mainstream and making millions.
Its about getting wins in the UFC, if you can “entertain” its icing on the cake. [/quote]
I too agree with you Kevin, as I just about always do. I enjoyed the Sherk/Franca fight more than the average fan, and completely disagree that they should have been stood up on numerous occasions. Possibly once or twice, but not numberous. The ease in the way Sherk passed guard into side control was something I’ve never seen before. Diego vs Karo was an AWESOME fight with all sorts of scrambling. That’s what I love to see. But what I’m saying is wouldn’t you enjoy seeing a Chris Leben type fight after seeing 2 Sherk/Franca type fights that go to the judges? I do appreciate all the apsects of MMA, but sometimes it is fun to see two guys just go at it. But if that’s all the sport was, I wouldn’t even watch it.
Very true …
Leben turned dow the fight because he would get a beating from Swick and take another loss, which he can not afford right now. So i dont blame him for not taking this fight.
[quote comment="115875"]Leben turned dow the fight because he would get a beating from Swick and take another loss, which he can not afford right now. So i dont blame him for not taking this fight.[/quote]
Yeah maybe but the word was that he didnt want to change weight classes.
French Canadians can speak English too. It’s a little bit upsetting that old war between French/English people.
Leben is da shit
Chris if ur listining ur cool bro ur doing good
Mike Swick, dude just hold the microphone so you can interview the true fighters. Your not impressive to watch in the ring. I have a camp of 20 who all agree that you should find another career. Trash talkin is only cool if it is done from a respectable person. OPen up the classifieds…..