UFC betting online: It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Mike Swick (15-5, 8 KOs, 3 SUBs) in action, but the one-time welterweight contender will finally return to the octagon to face Canadian Alex Garcia (12-2, 5 KOs, 5 SUBs) at UFC 189 in Las Vegas.
The bout is scheduled to take place on the FOX Sports 1 prelim portion of the event. The main card, headlined by a featherweight championship bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor, will be televised on pay-per-view.
Currently, Bookmaker’s online UFC 189 odds have Alex Garcia as a huge minus-336 favorite, with Swick’s money line at plus+273. Full odds, like the over/under and prop bets are typically listed a few days before fight night, so keep checking the sportsbook for the latest updates and additions.
After 31 months on the sidelines due to various injuries, it’s impossible to know how much Swick has left at age 36. He fought only four times between 2009-2012, posting a disappointing 1-4 record with losses to Dan Hardy, Paulo Thiago and Matt Brown. His vaunted speed seemed gone in his last bout in 2012, and he was knocked out cold in that match against Brown on top of that. Sadly, oddsmakers are making the assumption that the sport has passed him by.
Garcia is looking to rebound from his first UFC loss. The Canadian dropped a unanimous decision to prospect Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night 40, snapping a six-fight winning streak. Prior to that, he knocked out Ben Wall in less than a minute in his UFC debut then followed that up with a split-decision win over Sean Spencer at UFC 171. Garcia trains at TriStar Gym in Montreal, widely regarded as one of the finest fight camps on the continent.
If you bet on Garcia vs. Swick with our UFC 189 odds, the safe pick is Garcia. If you think that Swick can turn back the clock, you might want to reconsider. Even before his injuries, he hardly looked like the same fighter that was wrecking opponents as a TUF 1 alum. At 27 years old, Garcia is the younger, stronger fighter – and he’s been far more active than Swick, who will have to deal with ring rust on top of the pressure to perform. The pick here is Garcia to win by a second-round submission.
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