Jon Fitch may have celebrated his 40th birthday last month, but he’s not slowing down. The longtime welterweight standout made headlines recently when he became the latest free-agent acquisition for Bellator MMA, having made the move after a successful run as the World Series of Fighting/Professional Fighters League welterweight champion.
Appearing this week on The MMA Hour, Fitch explained his decision by saying that his time with the PFL had simply run its course. Fitch had already fought virtually every quality welterweight on the promotion’s roster, and the format shift that took place when WSOF re-branded into the more tournament-based structure of the PFL did not appeal to Fitch as much as other options out there within the MMA landscape.