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Top ten welterweight Jon Fitch gives his first interview since being cut by the UFC, giving his thoughts on his dismissal and his expectations on his future after signing with the World Series of Fighting promotion.
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Top ten welterweight Jon Fitch gives his first interview since being cut by the UFC, giving his thoughts on his dismissal and his expectations on his future after signing with the World Series of Fighting promotion.
It didn’t take top-ten welterweight Jon Fitch (24-5-1, 1NC) long to find a new home to hang his gloves with Thursday nights announcement that the former UFC contender had been signed to a four-fight contract with the World Series of Fighting promotion. WSOF senior exec Ali Abdel-Aziz confirmed the news with MMAFighting.com. Fitch is expected […]
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It didn’t take top-ten welterweight Jon Fitch (24-5-1, 1NC) long to find a new home to hang his gloves with Thursday nights announcement that the former UFC contender had been signed to a four-fight contract with the World Series of Fighting promotion.
WSOF senior exec Ali Abdel-Aziz confirmed the news with MMAFighting.com.
Fitch is expected to make his debut On June 14 at the WSOF 3 event.
Fitch was released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship last month following a decision loss to Demian Maia at UFC 156. His dismissal ended a seven-year relationship between the two which saw Fitch debut back at UFN 2 in October 2005. In his 14-3-1 run in the Octagon Fitch fought for UFC gold just once, losing to champion Georges St-Pierre by decision back in August 2008 at UFC 87.
The 35-year-old fighter has seen his career take a bit of a dip with a 1-2-1 record over his last four matches. His last win took place in October at UFC 153 earning a “Fight of the Night” unanimous decision over Brazilian opponent Erik Silva.
(Photo via Esther Lin/MMAFighting)
Following his controversial dismissal from the UFC, top-ten welterweight Jon Fitch has found his next home with World Series of Fighting. WSOF’s senior executive vice president Ali Abdel-Aziz revealed last night that Fitch has agreed to a four-fight contract, and will likely make his debut at the fledgling MMA promotion’s third event on June 14th. Fitch confirmed the news on twitter, saying that he’ll be officially signing contracts today.
Fitch’s opponent for the 6/14 card has not been determined yet, despite Gerald Harris‘s admirable efforts to troll his way into the booking.
In a related story, former UFC lightweight Jacob Volkmann — who was also recently fired during the UFC’s ongoing mass executions — will be making his World Series of Fighting Debut at WSOF 3 against former Strikeforce standout Lyle Beerbohm. “Fancy Pants” left Strikeforce following back-to-back losses to Pat Healy and Shinya Aoki, but has racked up five straight wins since then.
World Series of Fighting’s next event — headlined by Andrei Arlovski vs. Anthony Johnson — takes place March 23rd at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City. The full lineup for that card is after the jump.
(Photo via Esther Lin/MMAFighting)
Following his controversial dismissal from the UFC, top-ten welterweight Jon Fitch has found his next home with World Series of Fighting. WSOF’s senior executive vice president Ali Abdel-Aziz revealed last night that Fitch has agreed to a four-fight contract, and will likely make his debut at the fledgling MMA promotion’s third event on June 14th. Fitch confirmed the news on twitter, saying that he’ll be officially signing contracts today.
Fitch’s opponent for the 6/14 card has not been determined yet, despite Gerald Harris‘s admirable efforts to troll his way into the booking.
In a related story, former UFC lightweight Jacob Volkmann — who was also recently fired during the UFC’s ongoing mass executions — will be making his World Series of Fighting Debut at WSOF 3 against former Strikeforce standout Lyle Beerbohm. “Fancy Pants” left Strikeforce following back-to-back losses to Pat Healy and Shinya Aoki, but has racked up five straight wins since then.
World Series of Fighting’s next event — headlined by Andrei Arlovski vs. Anthony Johnson — takes place March 23rd at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City. The full lineup for that card is after the jump.
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World Series of Fighting 2: Arlovski vs. Johnson
March 23rd, 2013
Main Card (NBC Sports Network)
Andrei Arlovski vs. Anthony Johnson
Marlon Moraes vs. Tyson Nam
Dave Branch vs. Paulo Filho
Josh Burkman vs. Aaron Simpson
Gesias Cavalcante vs. Justin Gaethje
Preliminary Card
Waylon Lowe vs. Cameron Dollar
Rick Glenn vs. Alexandre Pimentel
Kris McCray vs. Danillo Villefort
Igor Gracie vs. Richard Patishnock
Ozzy Dugulubgov vs. Chris Wade
Press Release – REVEL BEACH, N.J. (Mar. 5, 2013) – World Series of Fighting announced exciting Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) undercard action today, featuring local product Kris McCray (8-4) of Toms River, N.J. in a middleweight (185 pounds) scrap against battle-tested Danillo “Indio” Villefort (13-4) of Coconut Creek, Fla., and Waylon Lowe (13-4) of Philadelphia, […]
Press Release – REVEL BEACH, N.J. (Mar. 5, 2013) – World Series of Fighting announced exciting Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) undercard action today, featuring local product Kris McCray (8-4) of Toms River, N.J. in a middleweight (185 pounds) scrap against battle-tested Danillo “Indio” Villefort (13-4) of Coconut Creek, Fla., and Waylon Lowe (13-4) of Philadelphia, Pa. squaring off with Cameron Dollar (11-4) of Colorado Springs, Colo. in a featherweight (145 pounds) tilt, from Ovation Hall at Revel in Atlantic City, N.J. on Saturday, March 23.
No strangers to Atlantic City, having fought there nine times (combined) professionally, Ozzy Dugulubgov (3-1) of Hackensack, N.J. will go up against undefeated prospect Chris Wade (5-0) of Long Island, N.Y. in a catchweight (160 pounds) bout.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and welterweight (170 pounds) upstart Igor Gracie (5-3) of Rio de Janeiro will face Rich Patishnock (4-1) of Whippany, N.J.
The six-bout preliminary card will be topped by a featherweight collision between streaking Duke Roufus protégé Rick “The Gladiator” Glenn (12-2) of Milwaukee, Wisc., and undefeated submission specialist Alexandre “Pulga” Pimentel (12-0) of Rio de Janeiro.
A stacked main card will be televised live on NBC Sports Network, headlined by the heavyweight showdown between superstars Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski (19-9) of Minsk, Belarus and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (15-3) of Boca Raton, Fla.
In the bantamweight (135 pounds) co-main event, red-hot 29-year-old star Tyson Nam (12-4) of Portland, Ore., will face off with two-time national Muay Thai champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt Marlon Moraes (9-4) of Jupiter, Fla., via Nova Friburgo, Brazil.
“We are excited to bring the World Series of Fighting brand of MMA to Atlantic City, where some of the greatest fights in history have taken place,” said World Series of Fighting President and six-time world kickboxing champion and two-time Hall of Famer, Ray Sefo. “Andrei Arlovski, Anthony Johnson and Marlon Moraes are all coming off superb performances on our inaugural fight card, and Tyson Nam has been on fire of late, so we felt that it was essential to showcase these stars at the top of our first card on the East Coast.”
Also slated for action on the five-bout TV card are welterweight sensation Josh Burkman (24-9) of Salt Lake City, Utah, who will collide with former UFC star Aaron “A-Train” Simpson (12-4) of Phoenix, Ariz., and former PRIDE Fighting Championships superstar and WEC champion Paulo Filho (23-4) of Rio de Janeiro, who will face off with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt David Branch (11-3) of Brooklyn, N.Y., in a middleweight bout.
Explosive finisher J.Z. Cavalcante (16-6) of Deerfield Beach, Fla., via Brazil, will take on unbeaten, emerging star Justin Gaethje (7-0) of Greeley, Colo., at lightweight (155 pounds).
Coming off his second consecutive victory, a unanimous decision over Mike “300″ Hayes Dec. 16, Arlovski, a 33-year-old, 6-foot-4-inch, former UFC heavyweight champion, shined in the main event of the inaugural World Series of Fighting card Nov. 3 in Las Vegas, crumbling fellow power puncher Devin Cole with a barrage of blows in the first round (2:37).
Likewise, the 28-year-old, 6-foot-2-inch Johnson dominated D.J. “Da Protégé” Linderman in the first-ever World Series of Fighting co-main event, scoring a first-round (3:58) KO of Linderman with a punch. The victory was Johnson’s fourth straight.
Nam made waves Aug. 25 when he pulled off a stunning upset on reigning Bellator bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas, scoring a first-round (1:36) KO (punch) in a non-title bout in Brazil. Nam will put a four-fight win streak on the line in his World Series of Fighting debut.
The 24-year-old Moraes shocked the world on the first World Series of Fighting card, beating former WEC champion Miguel Torres to the punch repeatedly for the majority of three rounds en route to being being awarded a split decision victory. The win was Moraes’ third straight.
Tickets, priced from $39, are on sale and available for purchase at all Ticketmaster locations (800-745-3000) and at Ticketmaster.com.
Doors at Ovation Hall at Revel will open at 5:30 p.m. EST and the first preliminary card bout will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The live NBC Sports Network telecast of the World Series of Fighting event will begin at 9:30 p.m. EST/6:30 p.m. PST.
ABOUT WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING
Based in Las Vegas, Nev., the fight capital of the world, World Series of Fighting (“WSOF”) is a professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated to delivering an incredible, action-packed entertainment experience for fight fans by producing the best possible matchups between elite fighters from around the globe. For more information please visit www.WSOF.com. Follow World Series of Fighting on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo.
ABOUT REVEL
Revel is smoke-free and features more than 1,800 rooms with sweeping ocean views. A member of the American Express Gold Hotel Collection, the resort houses a 130,000-square-foot casino with more than 2,000 slot machines, nearly 100 table games, electronic tables and a Poker Room. Designed to embrace its natural surroundings, Revel curates a collection of daylife and nightlife experiences crafted to bring the outside in and the inside out. Indoor and outdoor pools, gardens, lounges, and a 32,000-square-foot spa provide guests with a relaxing resort, while an outstanding collection of 14 restaurant concepts from award-wining chefs and restaurateurs, live entertainment featuring marquee acts and international artists, nightclubs, a casino that feels like a theatre and a collection of boutiques in The Row tailor to each guest’s passions. Revel was most recently named one of the Best Hotels in the Northeast by Amtrak’s Arrive magazine and one of the Top 10 Best New Hotels in the U.S. by Gayot.com.
To start your Revel journey, visit www.revelresorts.com. To receive the latest updates on Revel, become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/revel and follow @revelresorts on Twitter and Instagram. Revel is located on the Boardwalk at Revel Blvd in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
ABOUT NBC SPORTS NETWORK
NBC Sports Network, part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in nearly 80 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and the 34th America’s Cup. In addition, NBC Sports Network features college football, college basketball, college hockey, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Action Sports Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, NFL Turning Point, Caught Looking, NBC Sports Talk, and Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports Network is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
With the release of welterweight Jon Fitch (24–5–1, 1NC) from the Ultimate Fighting Championship it appears that the American Kickboxing Academy fighter is close to signing a new deal with the upstart World Series of Fighting promotion. WSOF president Ray Sefo confirmed that he and Fitch have been in talks, with nothing left to do […]
Jon Fitch
With the release of welterweight Jon Fitch (24–5–1, 1NC) from the Ultimate Fighting Championship it appears that the American Kickboxing Academy fighter is close to signing a new deal with the upstart World Series of Fighting promotion.
WSOF president Ray Sefo confirmed that he and Fitch have been in talks, with nothing left to do except for the former UFC contender to sign on the dotted line.
Sefo confirmed the news with BloodyElbow.com reporter Stephie Daniels on Saturday.
Stephie Daniels: Did you officially sign Jon Fitch?
Ray Sefo: We have made a verbal agreement with him, and sent out the contract to him yesterday.
Stephie Daniels: So you guys gave him a number, he agreed, and now the contract is in his hands, waiting to be signed?
Ray Sefo: Correct.
Stephie Daniels: When are you planning to feature him on a card?
Ray Sefo: I think that’s entirely up to him, but he most likely would find a home on a June or July card.
Fitch was released earlier this week after news came directly from UFC president Dana White, who has since repeatedly defended the decision over the past week from fans and critics.
Fitch suffered a loss earlier this month at UFC 156 to Demian Maia after the Brazilian earned a unanimous decision at the Las Vegas event.
Fight Nerd correspondent Michael Stets talks to “World Series of Fighting” heavyweight Anthony Johnson, who is set to face former UFC champ Andrei Arlovski at their March 23rd “WSOF 2” event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Johnson talks about what it’s like fighting a guy he grew up watching, how the two match up, if heavyweight will be his new home or if he will go back to light-heavyweight, and more about his WSOF contract and what his ultimate plans are with them.
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Fight Nerd correspondent Michael Stets talks to “World Series of Fighting” heavyweight Anthony Johnson, who is set to face former UFC champ Andrei Arlovski at their March 23rd “WSOF 2″ event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Johnson talks about what it’s like fighting a guy he grew up watching, how the two match up, if heavyweight will be his new home or if he will go back to light-heavyweight, and more about his WSOF contract and what his ultimate plans are with them.