Post by PdW2kX on Nov 20, 2008 19:33:54 GMT -5
MMA Rated reports...
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Less than a day after being reportedly ousted from the UFC in a contract dispute Jon Fitch is now back with the company, the top welterweight contender confirmed to MMARated.com on Thursday afternoon.
After speaking with UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta via phone, Fitch said the two had managed to clear the air, that the fighter would sign the company’s much-maligned video game licensing agreement and was cleared to fight Akihiro Gono at UFC 94, as previously planned.
Fitch added that he still hasn’t spoken to UFC President Dana White and admitted that he didn’t like the way he’d been treated by White during attempts to negotiate a deal involving rights to his name and likeness for the upcoming “UFC Undisputed 2009” video game.
“Communication kind of broke down with Dana (White) so we talked with Lorenzo,” Fitch told MMARated. “(I) just got off the phone with him and we came to an agreement. We’re going to move ahead and I’ll be back in the UFC. We’re going to sign off on the video game and I’m back. It was never even about the agreement or the contract. It was the approach that we felt Dana was being a little bit hot-headed and was threatening us right off the bat. It didn’t seem like a professional way of doing things.”
MMARated’s Ariel Helwani is on the scene at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., and will have more from Fitch as it happens.
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Great news! I guess "Fitchgate" is officially over. I wonder if Lorenzo is going to take Dana to task for this.
The more and more I think about it, the more and more I think Dana botches this thing. I can't speak about any possible repercussions, but I think this'll illicit at least a strong talking to.
Either way, it's great that Fitch is back. I look forward to seeing him.
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Less than a day after being reportedly ousted from the UFC in a contract dispute Jon Fitch is now back with the company, the top welterweight contender confirmed to MMARated.com on Thursday afternoon.
After speaking with UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta via phone, Fitch said the two had managed to clear the air, that the fighter would sign the company’s much-maligned video game licensing agreement and was cleared to fight Akihiro Gono at UFC 94, as previously planned.
Fitch added that he still hasn’t spoken to UFC President Dana White and admitted that he didn’t like the way he’d been treated by White during attempts to negotiate a deal involving rights to his name and likeness for the upcoming “UFC Undisputed 2009” video game.
“Communication kind of broke down with Dana (White) so we talked with Lorenzo,” Fitch told MMARated. “(I) just got off the phone with him and we came to an agreement. We’re going to move ahead and I’ll be back in the UFC. We’re going to sign off on the video game and I’m back. It was never even about the agreement or the contract. It was the approach that we felt Dana was being a little bit hot-headed and was threatening us right off the bat. It didn’t seem like a professional way of doing things.”
MMARated’s Ariel Helwani is on the scene at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., and will have more from Fitch as it happens.
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Great news! I guess "Fitchgate" is officially over. I wonder if Lorenzo is going to take Dana to task for this.
The more and more I think about it, the more and more I think Dana botches this thing. I can't speak about any possible repercussions, but I think this'll illicit at least a strong talking to.
Either way, it's great that Fitch is back. I look forward to seeing him.
ed up and was shaking in his boots at the thought of Fitch getting signed immediately to WEC or Affliction.
