Fitch on Silva: ‘I can’t just win, I have to put on Fight of the Night’
The heavily criticized style of Jon Fitch that has earned him the 16 fight win-streak may now be dead according to the former perennial welterweight. Ironically, Fitch says that he was always a mediocre college wrestler and finds it funny that he is criticized as a ‘wrestler.’
Fitch shows a strong understanding of how the sport of MMA is ‘entertainment.’ “If you are not selling tickets, than you are not doing your job.” With that said, Fitch responds to the question of is the upcoming fight against Erick Silva a must win this weekend?
“Not only is this a must-win, this is a must perform excellent. I don’t think even winning is enough to really set things how I want them. I’m really looking for a fight of the night performance. It means whatever it takes to get the job done. Whatever it takes to push and get that win.”
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Highly doubtful, the guys a grind style fighter. I hope Erick Silva knocks him out too.
I hope so. I have always been a fan of Jon Fitch, even though he has a lot of critics. prior to Hendricks the only man to beat him was GSP and that went the distance. Fitch is so durable. He took BIG shots from GSP and was still in that fight until the closing bell. Props to Fitch. He’s a BEAST.
*in the UFC
Fitch is by far the most boring fighter in the UFC. I’m not a fan of lay n pray. Shit, this dude outweighed BJ by like fucking 30 lbs and still couldnt GNP right. Fitch is another Florian. He will NEVER get the belt.
I like Fitch but I can’t deny that his fights are boring. Don’t forget though that they used to call Dan Henderson “Decision Dan” before. so it is possible for Fitch to change the way people see him.
fight of the night? more chance of me being 16 again
Yawn fest unless Silva creates the action.
Fitch hasn’t finished a fight in 5 years but his overall record says he finishes 44% of his fights. The other 57% have been his recent decisions. I hope he gets back to his winning ways and does so by finishing Silva.
I don’t know what fucking dream world Fitch is living in where he is some great finisher. He’s one of the most boring fighters in the UFC second only to Jake “Dry hump” Shields
He is boring but yet still a great fighter
He’ll be involved in the knockout of the night, but not on the end that gets the bonus check
Maybe fitch can birth a knockout
I HOPE WITH ALL MY HEART THAT JON FITCH WINS SO UFC DOESNT TRY TO GET RID OF HIM HE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND I HAVE MISSED SEEING HIM FIGHT BUT ERIC SILVA IS REAL GOOD SO GOOD LUCK JOHN AND DANA WHATEVER HAPPENES DONT GET RID OF HIM PLEASE
Zzzzzzzz…..
Erick Silva will fuck him up WAR INDIO!!!
that is a stupid question – Fitch puts on fight of the night no matter what
Wow, some serious Fitch haters! Not every fight has to be a Leonard Garcia vs Nam Phan defenceless slugfest. That’s the beauty of MMA, the diversity! Fitch is skilled, been a big name for a long time. People need to relax a bit.
Fitch is gonna get beaten up. WAR INDIO!!!
Fuck fighters who say they fight for their family and they can’t lose because of that, a haymaker on the chin says otherwise.