WSOF star Jon Fitch would not fight Rousimar Palhares

WSOF star Jon Fitch would not fight Rousimar Palhares
bloodyelbow.comon - Oct 13 2013



Jon Fitch says that even if the WSOF signed Rousimar Palhares, he would refuse to fight the "dirty" submission master.

It's been a bad bad week for former UFC Welterweight Rousimar Palhares. First he didn't get the Submission of the Night bonus for tapping out Mike Pierce at UFC Fight Night 29. Then he was cut from the UFC for holding the dangerous heel hook submission too long (and injuring Pierce's knee in the process). Then he was suspended for 120 days by Brazil's CABMMA. Then Bellator's Bjorn Rebney said they had no interest in signing him.

Now the biggest star of the only other major North American promotion says he wouldn't fight Palhares under any circumstances. Here's what Jon Fitch of the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) told Brian Hemminger:

"It was a second offense," said Fitch. "Holding onto a submission too long, especially with a joint lock like that. You're talking about ending someone's career potentially. I think it was the right move (to release him). I personally wouldn't accept a fight with [Palhares] because of those. One time maybe, but not twice. I would never even compete against him honestly. If he's got that long of a history of holding onto them too long, his career should probably be done because no one should take a fight with him or a grappling match with him for that matter."

And if Fitch were offered a fight against Palhares?

"It would be the first time in my career that I turned down a fight."

Asia's One FC remains the last major MMA promotion in the world not to weigh in on Palhares.
Fitch will face Marcelo Alfaya at WSOF 6 on September 26 in Coral Gables, Florida.

MR.WILLIE wrote:old news!!! but palhares wasnt part of the roster when he comment on that!!!

if fitch beats carl for the title and palhares becomes the number 1 contender he has no choice but to fight, no chikens in mma