UFC Quick Quote: Ben Saunders ready to ‘whoop’ Mike Swicks ass with his ‘blades’ on June 13
“I don’t believe his hand speed will be that big of a difference, especially with the lack of a reach advantage, which he has had in almost all his other fights. It means I can hit him without getting hit and close the distance easier than him. He needs to be worried about my blades. The clinch is only one aspect and not something I feel I have to get. People seem to think that because I used it so well in my last fight, that it’s my bread and butter. I love the clinch and feel very confident there, but it is by no means my best and only form of attack. I am a striker at heart and believe I can stand and bang with the best of them. That’s why I fight for the UFC to test myself and see where I am and where I am going. But I am evolving as a mixed martial artist, adding submissions, takedowns, ground and pound and additional striking to my game. I just keep getting better…. I need to go out there and do what I do best; go out there and whoop that ass. I love what I do and it gets me hyped up just thinking about it. I don’t have to be there, I want to be there. If he beats me, he beats me. There is nothing I can do or say to change that, but I’ll be damned if I beat myself by doubting my skills in any way. I’m confident and come June 13th, I’ll be well-prepared to take that stiff test and hopefully prove to myself and the world that I truly do belong in the UFC.”
– Ben Saunders talks to FightHype.com about his looming showdown with Mike Swick at UFC 99: “The Comeback” — another exciting welterweight fight on tap at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on June 13. “Berserk” feels that with a win over Swick, which would be his fourth inside the Octagon, that he’d deserve to take on the top players in the division moving forward. Does Saunders have the talent and ability to challenge the best at 170 pounds or will he remain on the outside looking in? We’ll find out soon enough …