Issue 118
August 2014
Fighting your teammates is a taboo subject in MMA, so FO stages its own three-round, 15-question face-off
American Kickboxing Academy teammates Mike ‘Quick’ Swick and Luke Rockhold go head to head in our fantasy Octagon
What age did you start training?
Swick
“In martial arts, I was aged eight.”
Rockhold
“I did judo as a kid, and started wrestling in grade school and BJJ in college.”
How quick was your fastest knockout?
Swick
“It was 20 seconds against Alex Schoenauer.” (TUF 1 Finale, 2005)
Rockhold
“Paul Bradley in the first, with a knee.” (2:24, Strikeforce: Challengers 6, 2010)
Favorite move to end a fight?
Swick
“Knockout via a right hand.”
Rockhold
“Liver kick, plain and simple.”
Toughest opponent faced?
Swick
“Yushin Okami.”
Rockhold
Jacare Souza
How many Fight, Sub’ or KOs...of the Night’ bonuses have you had?
Swick
“Two ‘KO of the Nights.’”
Rockhold
“Just one ‘KO of the Night’ so far.”
Favorite luxury item?
Swick
“My computer, because it’s expensive, very practical and I’m on it a lot.”
Rockhold
“I love shoes, and lots of them. Scratch that: it’s fine women and fine dining.”
Do you have any pets?
Swick
“Yes, two small dogs – a Morkie and a Maltese.”
Rockhold
“I’m a big dog guy, not a cat person. But I travel too much to have any pets.”
How many Twitter/Facebook friends have you got?
Swick
“I have 75,000 on Twitter and 10,000 on Instagram. I don’t really do Facebook.”
Rockhold
“42,000 on Twitter. 18,000 on Facebook.”
Who is your hero?
Swick
“The Rock. He came from sports and has made it as an actor.”
Rockhold
“I don’t have any one hero. I take things from different people that I admire.”
Who is your ideal woman?
Swick
“My wife, of course.”
Rockhold
“Caramel skin, brown hair, not too tall and a great ass. Tits are a bonus (laughs).”
HAVE YOU EVER
…stolen anything from a hotel?
Swick
“Soap. I’ve not stolen anything big that I’d admit to... at this moment.”
Rockhold
“Yes. A Ritz Carlton robe.”
…killed your own dinner?
Swick
“Yes. I’m not a hunter now, but as a kid, growing up in Texas, we’d go hunting.”
Rockhold
“I went fishing with my brother and I caught the only one, which we ate.”
…ridden an animal?
Swick
“Yes, sir (laughs).”
Rockhold
“Yes. A horse.”
… made your own booze?
Swick
“I’ve mixed a bunch of crap together, but I’ve never ‘brewed’ it.”
Rockhold
“I haven’t, but my friends have and I tried it. I’m not good at waiting for alcohol.”
…considered taking a bullet for someone?
Swick
“Yes, my family, for sure.”
Rockhold
“That’s not really a thought that would cross my mind.”
