Mike Swick reveals he is battling cancer: “The toughest and most aggressive battle I have ever had”
Former UFC fighter Mike Swick revealed he is battling cancer, saying it is “the toughest and most aggressive battle I have ever had.”
Swick, who was a contestant on the first season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” took to his social media on Wednesday to reveal that he has cancer. According to the 42-year-old American, he recently found out about his cancer diagnosis and has been going through chemotherapy. According to Swick, who had a professional MMA record of 15-6 and wins over the likes of Ben Saunders, Josh Burkman, and Joe Riggs, this is the toughest fight he’s ever faced in his life. But he knows he will win.
“Sometimes life throws you lemons, and then sometimes the whole lemon tree falls on your head! Anyway, for those wondering where I have been the last 5 weeks, I been battling Cancer in the toughest and most aggressive battle I have ever had. Started with a 48 hour water fast, then the first Chemo session with an additional 24 hour water fast, then a day of solid plant based organic food, followed by another chemo and fast, then plant based again, keeping this routine until the week was over. From then I kept Chemo every other day for the next 3 weeks while eating only plant based organic cancer killing foods daily. After 7 days all 15+ swollen lymph nodes in my neck were completely gone. Never had a single fever throughout, and vitals were always normal. Round 1 went to me for sure!” wrote Swick.
“Then I continued same chemo and plant based routine, without anymore fasting, until I checked out a couple days ago. Now recovering at home and actually feeling amazing mentally! Vitals all still good but still full of Chemo and a little weak and quite skinny. The lowest I got after the fasts and first week was 151lbs. I will get a scan and update in just over a week but I decided not to hide this. I want everyone to watch as I beat this BS and recover myself back to 100% with a full recovery. So stay tuned… 🙏🏻 P.S. I apparently had this for over 7 months without knowing. Even after passing an initial biopsy on my lymph node. Since all vitals were good and I passed all regular tests and blood work, we assumed it was the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine side effects, since the nodes swole up literally the day after I got it. So if you scroll back 7 months on my IG, you can see how much fun I was having with cancer and not even knowing it. Free-diving, skydiving, training… kinda crazy. Be safe everyone and never listen to the first diagnosis. P.S.S. Lastly and MOST important is all the appreciation in the world to my wonderful girlfriend Julia, who has supported me more than I ever thought a human could! We are about to have an amazing Chapter 2 my love!”
We at MyMMANews.com give MMA pioneer Mike Swick our very best wishes as he fights to defeat cancer.
