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  May 26, 2009

  UFC 2009 Undisputed with Mike "Quick" Swick

  Mike “Quick” Swick is not only ferocious in the octagon, but lives up to his nickname in THQ’s video game, UFC 2009 Undisputed. Swick met up with ESPN: The Magazine and spoke about playing the game himself.
  
  "I created a guy and I'm going through career mode so I can see how I progress. I want to fight my teammates and eventually myself," says Swick. "They made me so good in the game, though, I think I'm going to get knocked out by myself, but I'll see what I can do. If anyone knows my weakness, it's me, right? I know when I've played as myself I've been knocked out twice with the Superman punch, so it looks like that's my Achilles heel in the game.
  
  "Funny thing is THQ made my character look just like me. It's actually kind of creepy, because when I get knocked down in the game or when I lose, my heart kind of skips a beat because it looks like I'm watching a video of myself getting beat, like it's a past fight. It's a little too real. But to someone who grew up playing games, it's a dream come true to see myself on the screen. When you're a kid, you're playing these games and you envision yourself in whatever game you're playing. You play games to get into that false reality, so you can be something that is admirable to you at that time. I've always thought it would be amazing to be in a video game. I always wanted to be good enough at something so someone would want me in a video game, so when I saw myself in the game for the first time, it was just so surreal."

  Look out for Mike Swick in his next fight in only a couple of weeks."My last fight was aggressive, and my next fight is June 13 against Ben Saunders, and it's going to be even more so," says Swick. "I want to put the pressure on my opponent and let him know that he's in a fight.
  
  "I actually just fought Saunders on the game and I was so nervous because I figured if he ended up beating me, it was some sort of sign that I was going to lose in real life. I was so nervous, but then I won by knockout. I just hope it comes true."
  
  Read the entire ESPN article on Mike Swick in ESPN: The Magazine.

  Source: ESPN The Magazine

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