Jon Fitch, who last competed at UFC 87 in August against welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, has been released from his contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by members of Fitch's camp.

According to sources close to the situation, Fitch was in negotiations with the UFC about a lifetime contract for likeness rights for their upcoming video game release and future video games. An agreement could not be reached and the Indiana native was subsequently released from his fight contract.

During his time with the UFC, Fitch went 8-1 while in the promotion with his only loss coming at the hands of St. Pierre, as previously mentioned...

Jon Fitch, dont le dernier combat remonte à l'UFC 87 d'Aout face au Champion Welterweight Georges St Pierre, a été liberé de son contrat avec l'organisation Ultimate Fighting Championship, comme l'a confirmé l'un des membres de son camp à MMAWeekly.com

D'apres des sources proches de la situation, Fitch etait en negociation avec l'UFC pour un contrat à vie sur les droits de son image dans le jeu video à venir (ainsi que sur les futurs jeux videos) de l'UFC. Comme un accord n'arrivait pas à être trouvé entre le natif de l'Indiana et l'organisation, Fitch a donc été licencié....

Pendant sa periode à l'UFC, Fitch a gagné 8 de ses 9 combats, sa seul defaite etant des mains du champion en titre GSP...

Source : MMAWeekly.com

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