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03-07-2008, 10:57 AM
Armed with the knowledge that he will face the winner of the Saturday, April 19 match between Georges St. Pierre and Matt Serra, welterweight contender Jon Fitch zeroed in on one of the men he will challenge for the UFC’s 170pound title later this year. Fitch (16-2, 8-0 UFC) raised doubts about St. Pierre’s fortitude and questioned whether or not the electrifying Canadian had grown gun-shy in the two fights since his technical knockout loss to Serra at UFC 69 in April. St. Pierre (15-2, 9-2 UFC), a dynamic striker, outwrestled Josh Koscheck and Matt Hughes in subsequent wins.
“The thing I’ve noticed most out of St. Pierre in his last performances is he’s become a wrestler,” Fitch said. “To me, that shows he’s afraid to get knocked out.” On a 15-fight winning streak, Fitch tied UFC Hall-of-Famer Royce Gracie’s longstanding record with his eighth consecutive win inside the Octagon at UFC 82 “Pride of a Champion” on Saturday at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The 30-year-old Indianan defeated Team Quest’s Chris Wilson by unanimous decision. In wake of Fitch’s latest triumph, UFC president Dana White confirmed he was next in line for a shot at the welterweight belt.
“I think I’ve paid my dues,” Fitch said. “There aren’t too many guys that go 8-0 in the UFC. I’ve fought a lot of tough guys. Whether or not the fans really know the names of those guys who fought, those guys were all tough bastards. I’ve grinded away, and I think I’ve gotten to a position where I do deserve a title shot.”
Since he made his promotional debut with a unanimous decision win over Brock Larson in October 2005, Fitch has submitted Josh Burkman and Roan Carneiro, knocked out Thiago Alves and decisioned Diego Sanchez – who was 17-1 when they fought. He also holds UFC victories against Luigi Fioravanti and Kuniyoshi Hironaka.
“I’ve earned my position,” Fitch said. “Nobody took care of me. Nobody coddled me. Nobody gave me easy fights. I asked [UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva a long time ago to give me the toughest guys they could find to fight. I’m here to find out how good I am.”
Based out of the revered American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., Fitch has not lost since he suffered a technical knockout defeat to Wilson Gouveia in December 2002. The former captain of the Purdue wrestling team, he has finished nine of his 18 opponents. Competition fuels his fire.
“At the end of the day, it’s about me and about how I sleep at night,” Fitch said. “I don’t care how many people kiss my ass, how many people tell me I’m great. It’s about whether I [can] look at the guys that I’ve fought and say, ‘Those were some tough guys, and I beat them.’ That’s what [fighting] means to me.”
source subfighter.com
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He crazy for calling out GSP, I dont think Fitch is ready for georges yet.
overconfident in saying GSP will win against Serra he is.
War GSP:canada:
“The thing I’ve noticed most out of St. Pierre in his last performances is he’s become a wrestler,” Fitch said. “To me, that shows he’s afraid to get knocked out.” On a 15-fight winning streak, Fitch tied UFC Hall-of-Famer Royce Gracie’s longstanding record with his eighth consecutive win inside the Octagon at UFC 82 “Pride of a Champion” on Saturday at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The 30-year-old Indianan defeated Team Quest’s Chris Wilson by unanimous decision. In wake of Fitch’s latest triumph, UFC president Dana White confirmed he was next in line for a shot at the welterweight belt.
“I think I’ve paid my dues,” Fitch said. “There aren’t too many guys that go 8-0 in the UFC. I’ve fought a lot of tough guys. Whether or not the fans really know the names of those guys who fought, those guys were all tough bastards. I’ve grinded away, and I think I’ve gotten to a position where I do deserve a title shot.”
Since he made his promotional debut with a unanimous decision win over Brock Larson in October 2005, Fitch has submitted Josh Burkman and Roan Carneiro, knocked out Thiago Alves and decisioned Diego Sanchez – who was 17-1 when they fought. He also holds UFC victories against Luigi Fioravanti and Kuniyoshi Hironaka.
“I’ve earned my position,” Fitch said. “Nobody took care of me. Nobody coddled me. Nobody gave me easy fights. I asked [UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva a long time ago to give me the toughest guys they could find to fight. I’m here to find out how good I am.”
Based out of the revered American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., Fitch has not lost since he suffered a technical knockout defeat to Wilson Gouveia in December 2002. The former captain of the Purdue wrestling team, he has finished nine of his 18 opponents. Competition fuels his fire.
“At the end of the day, it’s about me and about how I sleep at night,” Fitch said. “I don’t care how many people kiss my ass, how many people tell me I’m great. It’s about whether I [can] look at the guys that I’ve fought and say, ‘Those were some tough guys, and I beat them.’ That’s what [fighting] means to me.”
source subfighter.com
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He crazy for calling out GSP, I dont think Fitch is ready for georges yet.
overconfident in saying GSP will win against Serra he is.
War GSP:canada: