Jon Fitch (pictured) was one of 16 fighters on Tuesday’s UFC cut list. Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images.
Former No. 1 welterweight contender Jon Fitch was one of 16 fighters released from the UFC on Tuesday, according to a report.
Fitch along with names like Vladimir Matushenko, Jay Hieron, Jacob Volkmann were among the names granted a release from the company.
The full cut list is as follows:
- Jon Fitch
- Wagner Prado
- Mike Russow
- Jacob Volkmann
- Vladimir Matyushenko
- Che Mills
- Jay Hieron
- Terry Etim
- Paul Sass
- Jorge Santiago
- Mike Stumpf
- Simeon Thoresen
- C.J. Keith
- Motonobu Tezuka
- Josh Grispi
- Ulysses Gomez
MMAFighting.com reported news of the releases, citing UFC president Dana White.
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jon fitch? Noooooooooo!
Wow, big cut in the ufc, everyone is feeling the pinch one way or the other. sad! : (
What the hell
Wow, big cut in the ufc, everyone is feeling the pinch one way or the other. sad! : (
Given how well Finch fought in his last fight, I am a little surprised.
These cuts happen all the time. It does suck to see a couple of the names on here though. Josh Grispi has lots of potential. He was killing it in WEC. He just hasn't been able to carry over the success into the main stage. Jon Fitch is a tough fighter. I think the reasoning he would have been let loose is based on finish ratio. I could pick out points on all listed yet, it doesn't really matter they will all need to step up their game in next few fights outside UFC to get a chance back.
Come on, really? So many great fighters on this list!