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Ask him if he sees a return to the UFC in the future.
And ask him if he trains with Rashad at all
Killakidkano
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Jon Fitch among 16 fighters released from UFC on Tuesday - MMA Fighting
Jon Fitch among 16 fighters released from UFC on Tuesday
By Ariel Helwani on Feb 20, 1:41p
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Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
Former welterweight contender Jon Fitch was among the 16 UFC fighters who were released from the promotion on Tuesday.
UFC president Dana White also confirmed with MMAFighting.com that the following fighters were also let go: Wagner Prado, Mike Russow, Jacob Volkmann, Vladimir Matyushenko, Che Mills, Jay Hieron, Terry Etim, Paul Sass, Jorge Santiago, Mike Stumpf, Simeon Thoresen, C.J. Keith, Motonobu Tezuka, Josh Grispi and Ulysses Gomez.
Each fighter was coming off at least one loss in his most recent fight.
dana finally did it
Jon Fitch among 16 fighters released from UFC on Tuesday
By Ariel Helwani on Feb 20, 1:41p
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Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
Former welterweight contender Jon Fitch was among the 16 UFC fighters who were released from the promotion on Tuesday.
UFC president Dana White also confirmed with MMAFighting.com that the following fighters were also let go: Wagner Prado, Mike Russow, Jacob Volkmann, Vladimir Matyushenko, Che Mills, Jay Hieron, Terry Etim, Paul Sass, Jorge Santiago, Mike Stumpf, Simeon Thoresen, C.J. Keith, Motonobu Tezuka, Josh Grispi and Ulysses Gomez.
Each fighter was coming off at least one loss in his most recent fight.
dana finally did it
Mr. Somebody
Friend Of A Friend
Fitch is a good fighter but hes pretty boring. Not sure if she should be fired bu the ufc has to make room for the new strikeforce fighters.
TheNatureBoy
Veteran
Fitch may be boring, but he is just one fight removed from the great bout with Erik Silva. You can easily argue that up until recently he has been the 2nd best WW in the UFC for a number of years. His only losses have been to Mai, GSP, and Hendricks. 2 of those being very recent.
The other fighters are not really a surprise.
Sweet James
Pro
The end of the UFC monopoly 
The UFC is not like it once was, revenue and popularity is waning, and they can't afford to hoard all these fighters anymore
The UFC is not like it once was, revenue and popularity is waning, and they can't afford to hoard all these fighters anymore
Dana's had it out for Fitch for a while now, so it shouldn't come as a surprise. His release is still bullsh*t though because he's easily top 10 in the UFC, and is still a tough fight for many of their top WWs.
Clay-n-Pray Guida is probably next after Mendes disposes of him.
Clay-n-Pray Guida is probably next after Mendes disposes of him.
Kenny West
Veteran
Fitch finally gone.
Hopefully Guida takes an L and is gone too
Hopefully Guida takes an L and is gone too
...and somehow Leonard Garcia is still in the UFC.
So UnThotful
Superstar
about fitch being released, i mean he aint the most popular fighters but dude get W'sbut
Jacob Volkman being realsedAdd Kyle Kingsbury and Manny Gamburyan to that list
I'm convinced that Manny is a buy one get one free deal with Ronda
I wonder if Clay Guida has been put on notice?
Damn...
Making room for the ladies
The end of the UFC monopoly
The UFC is not like it once was, revenue and popularity is waning, and they can't afford to hoard all these fighters anymore
Who would pay to see anyone they released?
The Infamous
Superstar
Fitch might not be the most exciting fighter to watch, but in no way did he deserved to get cut. Not only is he a top talent, he's a tough fight for anyone in the division. Fitch easily beat one of the UFC's top up and coming fighters [E. Silva].
Half the listed fighters should've been given one more chance.
Half the listed fighters should've been given one more chance.