
Originally Posted by
DamienSynn
Am I the only person who likes Fitch?
No, you're just in the minority.
Someone asked if he recently got Fight of the Night....yes he did. Mostly because his opponent is already an exciting guy and he was able to make it competitive and not just get stifled for 3 rounds.
People say this delegitimizes the sport. In a way, yes. In a way, not really. IMO, the only guys who really need to be in the UFC are guys who can be a legit threat to the champ. Fitch was destroyed by GSP. Since then, he's shown nothing to prove that he has improved and can threaten the title. So what? The UFC should keep him so that he can wrestle hump the next contender and ruin a potentially great PPV? It doesn't make sense. This is a business. Fitch is bad for business. He's boring. And the BEST he can do is break a contender's streak by out wrestling them for 3 rounds. There's just no more niche for Fitch.
Add to that how anti fan he is. When criticized, his response is pretty much to insult the fans. Then his recent complaining about not getting paid enough because his dumb ass made a bad investment and some dumb financial choices....and he's so boring that sponsors don't want to sponsor and people won't show up to his signings. He shot himself in the foot. He puts on a bad show. He insults the fans. He complains. And he never improved one bit since his loss to GSP. He wore out his welcome. I've been saying it for years. The moment that Fitch drops two, the UFC will cut him. He's THAT bad for business.