Jon Fitch: 'Waiting around for Thiago Alves to get better was not an option'

by Jesse Holland on Nov 4, 2009 2:28 PM EST

Props: Pro MMA Radio Quoteworthy: "I needed to fight, I was (previously) scheduled for Nov. 21 and I've been training 5-6 weeks already. I don't like a lot of down time, I like to fight often. Waiting around for Thiago (Alves) to get better was not an option. The last week has just been up and...

UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch featured on tonight’s edition of Pro MMA Radio

by Jesse Holland on Nov 2, 2009 7:48 AM EST

UFC 107 main card fighter and former UFC welterweight number one contender Jon Fitch will join us tonight at 9 p.m. ET on MMAmania.com’s exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio. Fitch will go in-depth about the injury that forced his latest change in upcoming opponents, making another run at the...

UFC 107: Jon Fitch vs Mike Pierce booked with Thiago Alves hurt

by Jesse Holland on Oct 31, 2009 5:21 PM EDT

The third time will hopefully be the charm for Jon Fitch (19-3) now that up-and-coming welterweight Mike Pierce (10-1) has agreed to step up and face him at UFC 107 from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 12. Pierce was originally slated to meet Josh Koscheck at UFC Fight Night 20 until...

Knee injury forces Thiago Alves to withdraw from UFC 107 rematch against Jon Fitch (Updated)

by Derek Bolender on Oct 30, 2009 10:19 AM EDT

Former number one welterweight contenders Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch are no longer fighting at UFC 107 after the "Pitbull" was forced to withdraw from the Dec. 12 event with a knee injury, according to MMA Fanhouse. Fitch was taken off the UFC 106 pay-per-view and inserted into the Memphis show...

UFC 107: Jon Fitch vs Thiago Alves rematch set for Dec. 12

by MMAmania.com on Oct 22, 2009 5:50 PM EDT

Jon Fitch wasn’t kidding when he mentioned yesterday that a "big" fight was in the works after his opponent for UFC 106, Ricardo Almeida, bowed out of the contest after he sustained a major knee injury while training. Fitch is currently in discussions to rematch Thiago Alves at UFC 107 from the...

Ricardo Almeida injured; UFC 106 fight against Jon Fitch canceled for Nov. 21

by Derek Bolender on Oct 22, 2009 12:41 AM EDT

...according to Fitch, who just released the news through several of his social networking accounts: "My fight on Nov. 21st is off, Almeida blew out his knee, but I get a bigger better fight instead. Cant say who yet, but lots of you have been waiting for this fight a long time." When contacted by...

UFC 106: Jon Fitch vs Ricardo Almeida in the works for Nov. 21

by Jesse Holland on Aug 12, 2009 2:31 PM EDT

Fresh off his unanimous decision victory over Kendall Grove at UFC 101, MMAmania.com has learned that Ricardo Almeida (11-3) will finally get to make his welterweight debut when he tangles with 170-pound stalwart Jon Fitch (19-3) at UFC 106 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Jon Fitch out for sweet revenge against Paulo Thiago at UFC 100 (Video)

by MMAmania.com on Jul 7, 2009 10:23 AM EDT

Keeping it simple: Jon Fitch UFC 100 interview exclusive with MMAmania.com

by Derek Bolender on Jun 28, 2009 9:11 PM EDT

Jon Fitch is the Rodney Dangerfield of mixed martial arts: he gets "no respect." After getting cut from the first season of The Ultimate Fighter at the last minute by the show’s producers, he was forced to take the long road to the pinnacle of the sport. His treacherous journey was filled with one...

Jon Fitch: 'I'm twice the fighter I was a year ago' (Video)

by Jesse Holland on Jun 10, 2009 1:23 PM EDT

Props: Versus.com Also check out what the AKA standout has to say about facing Paulo Thiago at UFC 100 and playing with himself in UFC Undisputed 2009.