UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch says move to middleweight is inevitable

ROSEMEAD, Calif. – Dec. 11 is a huge night for Jon Fitch’s career.

That’s the date the perennial welterweight contender will get an idea of where he’s headed in the near future. He could meet the winner of Martin Kampmann vs. Jake Shields, slated for…

ROSEMEAD, Calif. – Dec. 11 is a huge night for Jon Fitch’s career.

That’s the date the perennial welterweight contender will get an idea of where he’s headed in the near future. He could meet the winner of Martin Kampmann vs. Jake Shields, slated for next month’s UFC 121 event, or the winner of UFC 124’s Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck title fight.

But Fitch also sees a move to the middleweight class not too far down the road.