Jon Fitch fired over video game, then rehired

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  1. valo35

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    http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_y...?slug=ki-ufcakafeud111908&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

    Wow, so I didn't realise that things were so bad between the UFC and American Kickboxing Academy, that Dana White would go and start firing fighters. Especially a guy who had his last fight as a championship fight.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired

    I just read this and found it surprising.

    I also heard that GSP won't be in the video game because of his new marketing contract.

    Losing Fitch and Koscheck would damage the welterweight division in the UFC but not cripple it. They can easily pick up Jake Shields and Nick Diaz to replace them.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    wow... this is unbelieveable!!! Fitch was really becoming a big favorite of many ppl and his war with GSP was a great fight.

    losing swick, Josh and Cain Valesquez would totally suck too...

    I don't get Dana though man, he's so tempramental and always throws anyone he doesn't get along with under the bus.. and then he'll act like they're best buddies if they do end up doing business together again.. dude has some serious personality problems I swear.. he also has the luxory of not having any real competition for talent so he can be shitty too them too.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    The Dana haters will be out in force at Sherdog and the underground today!!
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    Any management team that would risk an entire camp of fighters being fired isn't working in their best interests. You can play hardball all you like but you don't put UFC brass between a rock and a hard place or they will just cut you.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    yeah, but is Dana over reacting a little here? Does this mean if a fighter leaves the UFC and joins another org and they do a video game, they aren't allowed to be in it?

    there has to be some type of compromise and Jon Fitch sounds totally reasonable in his comments thus far.
    I wonder how this is going to ultimately turn out.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    some more info from cagepotato and commentary too

     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    a very good article from 5oz of pain


    they're going down to 140 fighters??? sounds like the UFC is trying to cut costs in case the recession hits them hard too. I've also read that ZUFFA inc took out a rather large loan several years ago to expand the UFC and it's coming due within the next year or so, so they may be getting ready for that too.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    exclusive interview with Fitch at MMAweekly.

     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    If things stay the way they are, I can see Fitch quickly signing with Belator Fighting and being the favorite for the 170 pound tourney.

    He could make $350,000 pretty quickly there.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    A little more info about it from the man himself Dana

    From USA Today:

    “This is not an attack on Jon Fitch. It’s not an attack on any one fighter. We have chosen not to do business with this camp called AKA. These guys have never, ever, ever treated us like partners. They’re always fighting over stupid, stupid (stuff) and negotiating over stuff that makes no sense. They’re negotiating like they’ve got Mel Gibson and this thing is the biggest movie ever being made. You know what I’m saying? The reality is, we’re not even sanctioned in Massachusetts or New York … (and) we’re going into all these different countries trying to do these different things. And I’ve got these guys that basically don’t want to be partners with me. You’ve got morons �" morons �" that are running these fighters’ lives. But to tell you the truth, one of the fighters from AKA called me and said, “Listen, I don’t care what these managers say or what they’re doing. I make my own decisions and my decision is, I’m with you. I’m your partner, I’m in.’ And this was before we even told AKA we wouldn’t be doing business with them any more. So this really isn’t an attack on Jon Fitch or any personal fighter. We’re just choosing not to do business with AKA any more. We’re not going to do business with them. And listen, there’s other guys out there that they can go do business with; they’re just not going to do business with me. Now there’s rumors out there, I know, about, ‘It’s over a video game deal. It’s over the ancillary rights agreement. It’s over this, that.’It’s over a lot of different things. It’s not one specific fighter or one specific thing. It’s about a lot of different things with a lot of these fighters. And you know what? This is more than just AKA. There’s other camps out there that we’re having trouble doing business with. And at the end of the day, this is a business. We run a business just like any other business. You come in, you do your job with your company and you get paid. And the guys that don’t want to do business with you �" then go work somewhere else. It’s as easy as that. You don’t have to do business with us. There’s other people out there you can do it with.”
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    This is the UFC flexing it's muscles without any other strong orgs around for the fighters to go to. They're dictating terms and if the fighters bow under now, it sets a dangerous precident for all other camps and managers who are currently pretty much powerless because of the lack of options.

    But unlike other pro sports when one team cuts you you can't go to another team and get paid. You either fight for the UFC or accept less and fight elsewhere.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    This move by UFC pisses me off. As a promoter I suppose Dana is alright, but as someone thats suppose to be running a respected, sporting organization hes horrible. I hate these bullying tactics hes always trying to employ.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    well then you're going to just LOVE this interview the Jon Fitch gave

    Basically the UFC is trying to break a strong management team so they can dictate to all the fighters how things go. They want total control. If they can topple AKA's managers, what's to stop them from doing it to others who don't feel 'grateful' for the scraps the UFC throws there way.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    Looks like the UFC is back talking to them again. Fitch might not be let go after all.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    If I was in Jon Fitch's shoes id tell Dana to go fuck himself.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    Fitch is back! Boy I missed him.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    Fitch is back!!! because he didn't negotiate with Dana!!! smart move IMO.

    Dana's ego must be brusied and he must be fuming knowing him.
     
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    Re: Jon Fitch fired over video game, Josh Koscheck next?

    Lol, what a move by Fitch. Went over Dana's head.
     

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