Our own Shakiel “Shak” Mahjouri recently interviewed Welterweight fighter, Jon Fitch, ahead of his upcoming performance headlining the Bellator 220 event against Rory MacDonald, from San Jose, California, USA in April 27, 2019.
Jon is heading into this bout with a 31-7-1 record and a five fight winning streak. While visiting with Shak, Jon touches on Leslie Smith's dealings with the UFC, how personal problems derailed his early career post-UFC, the possibility of a quick-turnaround vs. Neiman Gracie in June and using yellow cards in MMA, and much more...
Discussion Points:
1:00 - Jon Fitch's livestreams
1:45 - How the idea of "self-improvement" has changed
4:50 - MMAFA vs. Project Spearhead
11:03 - Fighting Georges St-Pierre and Rory MacDonald
11:55 - Jon Fitch on being overlooked
13:30 - How personal problems derailed Fitch
15:50 - Change in mentality over the years
16:18 - Possibly fighting Neiman Gracie in June
16:55 - Yellow cards in MMA
Check out our interview with Rory MacDonald on the Pull No Punches Podcast:
https://youtu.be/0WD7ixIX2OM
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