Swick Beats Burkman By Decision at UFC Fight Night

Mike Swick beat Josh Burkman by majority decision. (MMAweekly.com Photo)

It was one of the closest decisions the UFC has seen in years. On Wednesday, Jan. 23 in Las Vegas, Nev., Mike "Quick" Swick (11-2-0) won a thin majority decision over Josh Burkman (9-5-0) at UFC Fight Night.

Dropping from the 185-pound division to fight Burkman in the welterweight class, Swick was unable to land the crisp combinations that became his trademark in the middleweight category. Instead, he spent the majority of the match against the fence as Burkman bulled in for takedown attempts. Swick rocked Burkman twice in the fight, once with a punch and once with a kick, but failed to score a knockout in his 170-pound debut.

In other action, Canadian Patrick Cote (12-4-0) lived up to his promise and KO'd Iowa fighter Drew McFedries (6-3-0) in the first round of their middleweight brawl.

UFC contract winner Nate Diaz (8-2-0), Brazilian standout Thiago Tavares (17-1-0) and jiu-jitsu black belt Kurt Pellegrino (11-3-0) also won their fights.

Official Results for UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman
Jan. 23 - Las Vegas, Nev.

Matt Wiman def. Justin Buchholz by choke at 2:56 of R1
Corey Hill def. Joe Veres by TKO at 0:37 of R2
Jeremy Stephens def. Cole Miller by TKO at 4:44 of R2
Gray Maynard def. Dennis Siver by Unanimous Decision
Kurt Pellegrino def. Alberto Crane by TKO at 1:55 of R2
Nathan Diaz def. Alvin Robinson by triangle choke at 3:39 of R1
Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa by Unanimous Decision
Patrick Cote def. Drew McFedries by TKO at 1:44 of R1
Mike Swick def. Josh Burkman by Majority Decision

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