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Old 02-20-2013, 03:55 PM
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Jon Fitch among 16 fighters released from UFC on Tuesday
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Former welterweight contender Jon Fitch was among the 16 UFC fighters who were released from the promotion on Tuesday.
UFC president Dana White also confirmed with MMAFighting.com that the following fighters were also let go: Wagner Prado, Mike Russow, Jacob Volkmann, Vladimir Matyushenko, Che Mills, Jay Hieron, Terry Etim, Paul Sass, Jorge Santiago, Mike Stumpf, Simeon Thoresen, C.J. Keith, Motonobu Tezuka, Josh Grispi and Ulysses Gomez.
Each fighter was coming off at least one loss in his most recent fight.
Jon Fitch (Overall record: 24-5-1, 1 no-contest; Last fight: Unanimous decision loss to Demian Maia at UFC 156; 1-2-1 in last four UFC fights)


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Old 02-20-2013, 04:09 PM
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not totally surprised cause he's 1-2 i think in his last 3 fights including being KO'd and hes 34

Who see's him going to bellator now?

that would be interesting if he entered the tournament hes so established...
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Old 02-20-2013, 04:15 PM
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not totally surprised cause he's 1-2 i think in his last 3 fights including being KO'd and hes 34

Who see's him going to bellator now?

that would be interesting if he entered the tournament hes so established...

Yeah, but has a GREAT record overall.

I think it's a bad move.
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Yeah, but has a GREAT record overall.

I think it's a bad move.
Certainly a bad move for the fans but it makes sense from a financial point of view which is really all that matters to the UFC.

Hopefully he goes to Bellator, it would be nice to see Ben Askren finally fight a top 10 fighter.
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Old 02-20-2013, 05:23 PM
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Certainly a bad move for the fans but it makes sense from a financial point of view which is really all that matters to the UFC.

Hopefully he goes to Bellator, it would be nice to see Ben Askren finally fight a top 10 fighter.
You have to wonder if giving him up to Bellator is a good financial move. Then again, they can always match the offer I'm sure.
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Old 02-20-2013, 05:44 PM
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Sucks for Jacob Volkmann. Good guy, met him at the U of M wrestling camp the couple years I went (hell a decade ago now) and met back up with him when we both trained out of Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Very nice guy and easy to approach.

Shocked Fitch is on the list. Did he get beat that badly last time out against Demian Maia?
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Old 02-20-2013, 05:46 PM
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Sucks for Jacob Volkmann. Good guy, met him at the U of M wrestling camp the couple years I went (hell a decade ago now) and met back up with him when we both trained out of Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Very nice guy and easy to approach.

Shocked Fitch is on the list. Did he get beat that badly last time out against Demian Maia?

Agreed about Volk,

No, it was a boring fight, not his fault though.

Guys like Dan Hardy can lose 4 times in a row and this guy gets cut?
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Old 02-20-2013, 05:52 PM
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Fitch is a beast. Gonna miss watching him fight in the UFC. If Bellator gets him, I'll definitely watch.
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Leonard Garcia barely has as many wins in the UFC as Fitch has losses in the UFC and he still keeps his job.

I understand that people want to see exciting fighters and so do I...if they are SKILLED.

If I wanna watch brawling I'll watch tough man contests.
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When you were in a fight like this, promoters tend to keep you around...

leonard garcia vs chan sung jung - Korean Zombie...
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When you were in a fight like this, promoters tend to keep you around...

leonard garcia vs chan sung jung - Korean Zombie 1st Fight Highlight - YouTube

He's SUB 500.

He sucks. A can. Shut it Humper, you know i'm right.
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terrible move to drop fitch. i get people don't like his style, but he won FOTN his second to last fight against silva. i dont get it. volkman im not surprised about.
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Old 02-20-2013, 06:26 PM
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He's SUB 500.

He sucks. A can. Shut it Humper, you know i'm right.
Not saying you're wrong. I drove down to south Florida and one of his fights were on the card. Complete suck-fest. I say give him 1-2 more lackluster fights and he will be gone.
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He's SUB 500.

He sucks. A can. Shut it Humper, you know i'm right.
Garcia is for the most part is an exciting fighter, he puts on a show win or lose. Fitch is boring to me, hes most exciting fight was him getting Koed by Hendricks. Yea Fitch is the better fighter but i would rather be entertained.
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He's SUB 500.

He sucks. A can. Shut it Humper, you know i'm right.
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