As it turns out, when the night was over he had called his shot. In the days leading up to UFC , when Jon Fitch openly talked about going out to win the best fight bonus, a lot of people were snickering. A win over Erick Silva? Certainly believable. Even though he came in as a slight underdog, the idea that Fitch, known from grinding down opponents and using superior conditioning to break them late, could win was clearly a strong possibility. But the idea he'd go out there and fight a wide-open style against an opponent that explosive, well, there was nothing in his history to suggest that.
Fitch was aggressively pursuing a finish more than he had in most of his previous bouts against top level opponents. But what made the fight so exciting was how both men on different occasions had the other in danger of being finished, but they each survived and came back.
Pierre, Jon Jones and Rashad Evans. As far as an overall scenario, except for the fact a clean finish eluded him, it was almost the perfect night for a fighter who days earlier was talking about having to get a regular job if he were to lose.
And more than just winning, if any one fight can shake off the tag of boring, Saturday night's fight was it. Tonight, he was the perfect kind of opponent to show what I'm about, to help my family and make some money. After the fight, Dana White went back into the history books when discussing how this could be a positive turning point for Silva, even though losing. This may be that fight that pushes that kid to the next level.
But Fitch looked awesome tonight. He fought a hard battle against a tough kid. I've got nothing negative to say about Jon Fitch. Forums » Jon Fitch The most boring fighter of all time. Jon Fitch just won his fifth fight in a row going to a three round decision by doing as little damage as possible and just lying on top of the other guy. How does this guy get on the main card of the events? Much better fighters have been left on the prelims while giving much better performances.
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Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live. His "grinding," decision-heavy style of fighting. In a recent interview , Fitch expressed that he's had enough; he is frustrated and angry at the current situation.
How could a fighter that has been so successful fall into a situation like this? The answer lies in the fact that the story of Jon Fitch isn't predicated upon one issue but upon many issues that are actually some of the most divisive faced by MMA. What issues are these? Read and find out! The issue of "lay and pray"—meaning a fighter just uses superior wrestling to smother an opponent without attempting to finish and "prays" for a decision victory—is one of the most heated in MMA.
Many believe that Jon Fitch is the poster boy for lay and pray. These Fitch detractors cite the fact that Fitch hasn't finished a fight since June as proof. Fitch advocates, on the other hand, claim that Fitch does attempt to finish and that many of the opponents he has faced have hardly been finished in fights throughout their careers.
They also claim that Fitch's style is the most dominant in the sport; how can the strikes of Muay Thai and the submissions of Brazilian jiu-jitsu be so incredible when they can be countered by a "hug" from Jon Fitch and other dominant wrestlers?
So, the lay and pray issue isn't an easy one to solve, especially since there are actually three separate problems that are part of it. What are they? Read the next three slides. When the people who are bored by fighters like Jon Fitch see what they call a "lay and pray fest," they begin to think about how to rid the sport of what they just saw. Their conclusion?
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