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UFC 189: Mike Swick healthiest he's been in 8 years, predicts 1st round KO

A healthy Mike Swick is returning to the Octagon for UFC 189 and expects to finish Alex Garcia early.

Ultimate Fighter season one cast member Mike Swick is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 189 against Alex Garcia. It'll be Swick's first UFC bout since 2012 and he thought he was retired.

"I mean I never officially retired, but after that last fight, that was I guess the turning point in my career where I knew that if my health didn't get better that I couldn't do this," Swick told Submission Radio. "You know, I just couldn't eat the food I need and get the recovery that I needed to compete at that level and feel good.