UFC welterweight combatants Jon Fitch and Jake Ellenberger are set to fight on the Superbowl weekend UFC 126 card, despite the fact Fitch had expressed an interest to take on the winner of the Jake Shields and Martin Kampmann fight, that Shields won via decision at UFC 121.
Dana White confirmed this at today’s UFC 117 Press Conference.
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UFC 117 Silva vs Sonnen is now also to include Fitch vs Alves 2. The Rematch has been a long time coming and has faced numerous postponements along the way.
This week former title contender Jon Fitch sat down with sportsnet to talk about the upcoming title bout against GSP and his teammate Josh Koscheck. Not surprisingly, Fitch is picking Kos to beat GSP, and says that if it happens and Josh successfully defends his belt, he’ll move up to middleweight indefinitely.”The first fight, Koscheck lost the fight to a takedown. He won the first round, lost the second round and in the third he shoots a single, switches of to a double and Georges is able to defend it
Jon Fitch speaks about criticism from fans about his last 6 fights going to decision. Fitch has a record of 21-3 with 4 ko’s and 5 submission wins but has been unable to finish anyone since he submitted Roan Carneiro in 2007.
American Kickbox Academy team member, Jon Fitch, hold a record of 21-3-1 and is currently heading into UFC 111 with a three fight win streak as he rematches Thiago Alves who holds a record of 17-6 and is coming off a title fight loss to Georges St Pierre. Fitch believes if he beat Alves, he should get another shot at the UFC Welterweight title.
“If I could stop Thiago, most definitely. If I can finish Thiago in three rounds, there’s no way you can argue anyone else getting a title shot over me.” said
The two fighters will meet for the second time at UFC 111. Alves will look to avenge the KO loss he suffered in their first match.
