St-Pierre until after his fight with Hardy. Swick was rocked by a straight right hand from Hardy early in the first round and rocked again in the second and third rounds. He went on to lose the fight by unanimous decision. At UFC 109, on February 6, 2010, Swick lost to Paulo Thiago via technical submission by a d'arce choke, after taking a counter left in an exchange in the second round. Swick refused to tap to the choke, rendering him unconscious. In early September, Swick stated that he had been mis-diagnosed with a stomach disease. The disease which he was incorrectly told he had, forced him onto a very bland and restrictive diet, which made it virtually impossible for Swick to put and keep on any muscle mass. Swick was expected to return to action against David Mitchell on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23. Although it was thought he might return to action at middleweight, Swick and David Mitchell verbally agreed to a January 22 fight in the welterweight division. However, Mitchell was forced out of the fight with a back injury and Swick felt as if his stomach condition was not completely healed, so the bout was scrapped from the card altogether. Swick was expected to face promotional newcomer Erick Silva on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134. However, on August 4, 2011, it was announced that Swick had to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury. Swick faced DaMarques Johnson on August 4, 2012 at UFC on FOX 4. He defeated Johnson via KO at 1:20 into the second round. The finish came when Swick caught a leg kick, tripped Johnson to the ground, and landed a diving punch that immediately knocked Johnson out. The performance earned Swick Knockout of the Night honors. On August 28, 2012, it was announced that Swick has signed a new four fight contract with the UFC. In the second match since his return, Swick faced Matt Brown on December 8, 2012 at UFC on Fox 5. Swick lost the fight, after being knocked out in the second round. Swick spent all of 2013 in Phuket Thailand, building his dream gym, AKA Thailand. The gym, one of the biggest in the world, hosts Thailand's largest indoor matted MMA/BJJ training facility. After two-and-a-half years away from active fighting, Swick returned from hiatus and faced Alex Garcia on July