Mike
Swick has been in a fight for his life the past few months.
“The Ultimate Fighter 1” cast member shared via Instagram that he
was recently diagnosed with cancer, calling it “the toughest and
most aggressive battle I have ever had.” Swick revealed that he
underwent chemotherapy and had more than 15 swollen lymph nodes in
his neck.
Swick did not specify what type of cancer he was diagnosed with,
but he added that he had the disease for seven months without
knowing. He initially attributed the swollen lymph nodes to a side
effect from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Swick is currently at home and is optimistic about his recovery
prospects.
“Now recovering at home and actually feeling amazing mentally!”
Swick wrote. “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…”
After his appearance on “TUF 1,” Swick went on to compile a 10-5
record in the UFC from 2005 to 2015, earning wins over the likes of
Joe
Riggs, Joshua
Burkman, Marcus Davis
and Ben
Saunders. The 42-year-old later went on to become the founder
of the AKA Thailand camp, and he also hosts his own podcast.
The entirety of Swick’s Instagram post is as follows:
“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!
“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! ”