Mixed Martial Arts
- November 20, 2008
UFC drops Jon Fitch, AKA fighters
A bitterly angry Dana White said Wednesday the Ultimate Fighting Championship has cut highly regarded welterweight contender Jon Fitch and is not going to do business with any fighters who are part of the American Kickboxing Academy team in San Jose, Calif.
The outspoken UFC president said shortly after landing in Hawaii on Wednesday that he no longer wants to work with AKA fighters or those represented by DeWayne Zinkin and Bob Cook.
White said he excepted AKA welterweight Mike Swick from that group because he said Swick called him and told him he wants to fight for the UFC. But Fitch and heavyweight Christian Wellisch were cut on Wednesday, and heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez and welterweight Josh Koscheck could be next.
One Response to “UFC drops Jon Fitch, AKA fighters”
UFC cuts Jon Fitch over contract, have you guys heard?
Basically, Dana and the UFC wanted Fitch to sign over all rights to his name and likeness, partly for use in the upcoming UFC video game. Only they wanted the exclusive rights for life, and Jon would get no royalties for the games and any DVD’s that would ever come out with him in it. Dana is complaining that Fitch is ungrateful but Jon has stated that money is not the issue, its about respect… the UFC is a f***ing monopoly and needs to change the way it treats the fighters.
The UFC doesn’t care about its fighters, it only cares about the UFC.
There’s more to it but it’s kind of a long article…
This is outrageous, what do you guys think of this?
“UFC drops Fitch, AKA fighters:
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=ArQDMXcXF51PQmNON0ThRc9ShgM6?slug=ki-ufcakafeud111908&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
By ghost scribble on Nov 20, 2008