My fight on Nov. 21st is off, Almedia blew out his knee, but I get a bigger better fight instead. Cant say who...
-Jon Fitch via Twitter announces his UFC 106 fight is off
about 1 month ago
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What is a bigger figth at this point for him that isn't already in another fight?
Matt Hughes?
by BNeL21 on Oct 22, 2009 9:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The only “huge” fights in the division for him I guess would be GSP (which is a no), Hughes (a maybe) or Alves (who doesn’t really work either). So it almost has to be Hughes
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by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 22, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alves-Fitch II doesn’t make sense, at least now, it would only if Alves beat GSP
by The Bronzeville Bully on Oct 22, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alves – Fitch 2 does make sense, i think. They fought a long time ago (relatively) and a lot has changed since, also, it sets 1 of them up, viably, for a title shot while relegating the other to more of the middle of the division.
by Razz on Oct 22, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alves has a big fight coming up in a few, so I doubt they would already slot him in with Fitch before the outcome of that fight. Sure, Alves should steamroll Thiago but who knows.
by oasis77 on Oct 22, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoever wins Alves/Fitch 2 would have a legitimate claim for a rematch with GSP, though I don’t what putting Alves back in there against GSP so soon would prove.
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by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 22, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When contacted by MMAmania.com, Fitch was unable to reveal his new opponent, but did say his fight would be shifted to a later date against "A huge opponent."
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by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 22, 2009 9:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that was my next question.
Not who, but when will he fight next. Now he’s off the Lesnar card, which would have been huge exposure. 107 and 108 are pretty full already, barring more injuries. 109 looks pretty weak.
by rzor on Oct 22, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He already got exposure at the Lesnar-headlined UFC 100 show
The wrong type thanks to that awful fight with Thiago.
by dv8shun on Oct 22, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Later date makes sense
I wouldn’t imagine Hughes taking a fight on short notice(if it is in fact him). Alves already has Paulo, he won’t fight his friends, Kampman and Daley aren’t bigger better fights. So it’s either Hughes, or Fitch has no concept of “bigger, better”.
by BNeL21 on Oct 22, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
here's his latest tweet
BIG fight coming. So excited!
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 22, 2009 10:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
New signing maybe? Who’s outside the UFC?
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by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 22, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one really, only bigger named fighters that i can think of that haven’t fought recently or don’t have a fight coming up outside the UFC are Jay Hieron and Nick Diaz
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by TearsofaClown on Oct 22, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I drew a blank, too.
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by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 22, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My guess is Hughes. I suppose it would be a “BIG” fight for the division, but I think the actual fight would be a snoozer.
by nastyem on Oct 22, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There are three fights on the undercard I wanted to see more than this one, anyways.
by jacksiwel on Oct 22, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What about Dong Hyun Kim? Would be an interesting fight albeit one I think Fitch would win
by StevenGiles on Oct 22, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont really think thats a bigger fight though. Arguably the same level but not bigger.
by Rabbit915 on Oct 22, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only fight I can think of that’d be huge is another shot at Gsp, no other contenders really. Bj Penn vs fitch would be good too, but bj is fighting Diego
by kanodogg on Oct 22, 2009 10:36 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
my moneys on fitch/ alves II
no other divisional fight makes sense… alves lost the first time but also took st. pierre 5 rounds, it would make sense , and fitch’s style isn’t a draw, so its not like they’d be losing a contender either way
Theres noone else that wouldn’t be a step down for Fitch
by amadeus on Oct 22, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Or Shields, as long as we’re in fantasy land.
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by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 22, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shields has a fight with mayhew booked
does Diaz? i can’t remember
by amadeus on Oct 22, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Diaz was about to embark on his pro boxing career.
Eye-roll smiley goes: here.
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by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 22, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shields is the one who will be going against Mayhem for the Strikeforce title.
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Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
---Rampage
by TearsofaClown on Oct 22, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they give him Alves, then that would be good in a way for Paulo Thiago (who Alves is supposed to be fighting) because there would be a chance to give Paulo a non-top 5 Welterweight and potentially an easier fight.
by chrisbboy82 on Oct 22, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention a chance to possibly live to see his next birthday..
by oasis77 on Oct 22, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fight with Hughes to see who gets the crap beaten out of them next?
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by Ubernoober on Oct 22, 2009 10:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it would kinda make sense
because haven’t the AKA guys been talking crap about how Hughes wouldn’t fight them?
by amadeus on Oct 22, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but if Hughes does fight an aka guy, why would he agree to fight the best aka welterweight
by kanodogg on Oct 22, 2009 10:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
hughes is many things
unsure of himself is not one
by amadeus on Oct 22, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I guess he’s rather fight Fitch than the one with the really fast hands or the one with the massive KO power.
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by Ubernoober on Oct 22, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is what I was thinking.
If it is Hughes, that is likely the reason he would take this fight.
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by dnevil001 on Oct 22, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
here's the entire quote from fitch:
My fight on Nov. 21st is off, Almedia 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.
so it’s got to be Hughes.. He’s been calling him out for ages, and that’s what the AKA guys talk about all the time, even on twitter.
I don’t think people have been waiting for a rematch with a guy he already beat (alves) or a guy who completely dominated him (GSP)..
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 22, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Then “You” = the AKA team?
Nobody asked for this fight except the aka guys.
UFC 104=> ben rothwell will UD the shit outta Velasquez.
by spectaa on Oct 22, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the aka guys tweet about it,
so if quite a few of their fans reply with, ‘yeah i hope you get to fight hughes’ or ‘why is hughes ducking aka guys?’ then it would be logical that fitch might think that his fans want him against hughes, correct?
It’s not like he frequents blogs to see the general consensus right?
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 22, 2009 11:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I dont care who he fights really,
but I am sick of all these retarded AKA guys calling out a has been fighter. How bout running their mouth about GSP?
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by dnevil001 on Oct 22, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AHHHHHHHHHH
i don’t want to see that fight AT ALL
by amadeus on Oct 22, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shit, I was looking forward to see almeida at 170.
UFC 104=> ben rothwell will UD the shit outta Velasquez.
by spectaa on Oct 22, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
106 was too stacked,
so they had to balance it out a bit. Haha. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Oct 22, 2009 11:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
me too,
was thinking Big Dog could be a force at WW.
And it would’ve afforded GSP an opponent that’s not a rematch (which I don’t really have a problem with, but a lot of people shit on rematches).
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Oct 22, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Hughes wasn’t gonna fight Fitch or the other AKA guys but props to him if he takes this fight! Fitch is super tough but anything can happen in MMA…
Alves/Fitch 2 would be great also.
I don’t think it would be anyone else??
by Lunchbox15 on Oct 22, 2009 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hughes isn’t worried about this. I mean, yeah, he’s gonna get killed, but he firmly believes he’s gonna destroy Fitch. In Hughes’ head, he tweaked his knee which allowed Alves to land that knee to his face. In the GSP fight, he was destroying GSP until he was distracted by thoughts of his goats on his farm, and got judo’d. Otherwise Hughes was on top of both those fights. So Fitch, to Hughes, will be a cakewalk.
by Dooda on Oct 22, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think about this, everyone: who is the guy that is always waiting in the wings to jump back in when someone gets injured?
Kimbo.
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by Ubernoober on Oct 22, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
He’d have to do more than shave his beard to make 170…
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by AJB on Oct 22, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never underestimate what the amazing Kimbo can do.
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Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
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by TearsofaClown on Oct 22, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven’t heard anybody throw this name out there…. How bout Matt Serra? Interesting fight. Is Serra Injured?
by asmiley420 on Oct 22, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Serra is rumoured to be fighting Trigg.
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by AJB on Oct 22, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only top WW who doesnt have a fight coming up is Hughes.
And Kimbo!
by IRodC on Oct 22, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just heard a rumor that it is in fact Nick Diaz. Stay tuned.
by ThomasJ on Oct 22, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t buy it, but didn’t his management just make some noise about walking to the UFC? Could be interesting, for sure.
by Tedd Welch on Oct 22, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nooooo! I really wanted to see how Almeida might do at WW against a really good opponent.
by JRN on Oct 22, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Or maybe Karo?
Fitch and Parisyan had some decent heat a few years ago… Fitch always claiming Karo was ducking him and the such.
by KyleAskine on Oct 22, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Could be
Wow. I almost forgot Karo was even in the UFC because his fights are soooo boring.
by ThomasJ on Oct 22, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this the same Karo who was in two of the best fights I’ve seen in the UFC against Diaz & Diego.
by scrambledeggs on Oct 22, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he’s thinking about the syrup
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Oct 22, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although he is fighting at 106 already, so it wouldn’t make sense to push it back, so probably not.
by KyleAskine on Oct 22, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oops
That should have been a reply to the above Karo thread.
by KyleAskine on Oct 22, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The biggest fight for Fitch is Alves. Alves is a different fighter since their first fight. He’s way way bigger, he’s developed his stand-up to elite levels, and most importantly, his take down defense is way way better. GSP pulled all the stops to get him down.
by Dooda on Oct 22, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But isnt Alves already scheduled to face Paulo Thiago?
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by dnevil001 on Oct 22, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Fitch said that it would be pushed out a little farther, but I’m not trying to guess who it is, I’m more just saying what is probably his biggest fight.
by Dooda on Oct 22, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like MMAjunkie is reporting that Fitch will be taking on Alves @107.
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Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
---Rampage
by TearsofaClown on Oct 22, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nick Diaz?
Why would this be so huge?. Nick was drummed out of the UFC on the heels of losses by mid level welterweights, now he is worthy of a shot @ no 1 contender?
Because he beat an overrated Frank Shamrock and a lower level MW named Scott Smith?
Also, he has made it clear that he will not stop smoking marijuana, that he has a right and needs it. Plainly, he WILL not be able to smoke marijuana fighting in the UFC, it would be a circus.
by SimplePsych on Oct 22, 2009 5:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well for one he actually left the UFC winning his last couple of fights and the only mid level WW he lost to was Riggs, but getting past that, he is not the same fighter as he was in the UFC and he has only one loss (due to cuts) since he and the UFC parted ways. That’s why he would already be in title contention.
"Did you feel you did well against Lindland?" "
Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
---Rampage
by TearsofaClown on Oct 22, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone
It is Alves!
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9833&zoneid=13
Great fight I cannot wait to see!!!!
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by Well Read Idiot on Oct 23, 2009 7:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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