Total Horseshit: Jon Fitch Dropped From UFC Over Video Game Licensing
CagePotato.com —
... game deal it was all or nothing. He didn’t sign it and was terminated shortly therefafter.
Give us the exclusive right to use you in video games forever, or you’re fired. Let that sink in for a moment. Wellisch may not have been going anywhere in the UFC’s heavyweight division, but Fitch is a top-five welterweight — an enormous asset for any MMA organization — and to drop him over something so ultimately trivial is pure insanity.
Kevin Iole adds that Dana White no longer wants to work with American ...
Dana White: ‘[Expletive]’ Jon Fitch for not signing video game agreement
MMA Mania —
... – UFC President Dana White fumes via Yahoo!Sports.com about the situation that went down earlier this evening surrounding the release of Jon Fitch for not signing an agreement that would give the promotion exclusive lifetime video game rights to his name and likeness. White appears to be most heated about the management team that represents most of the fighters out of American Kickboxing Academy (AKA), Zinkin Entertainment. In fact, he says that with the exception of Chuck Liddell, Mike Swick and more than likely Forrest Griffin (who are also represented by ...
UFC cuts Fitch and Wellisch. Koscheck and Velasquez could be next.
Brawl Sports —
... Fitch explained to Yahoo! Sports that he is reluctant to sign the video contract because it is a lifetime deal and if he died it would not pay his family anything. ...
UFC cuts Fitch, Wellisch; Koscheck, Velasquez could be next
Brawl Sports —
Jon Fitch. UFC photo.
Welterweight Jon Fitch and heavyweight Christian Wellisch could not reach an agreement with the UFC about a lifetime contract for likeness rights for their upcoming video game release and were subsequently cut from the UFC, according to MMAMania.com.
Fitch explained to ...
UFC News: Jon Fitch and Christian Wellisch Released By The UFC
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UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch and fellow AKA trained heavyweight Christian Wellisch have been relesed by the UFC for refusing to sign an agreement that would give the UFC exclusive lifetime video game rights to their name and likeness, according to MMAMania.
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Dana White via Yahoo Sports
“We’re looking for guys who want to work with us and not against us, and frankly I’m just so [expletive] sick of this [expletive] it’s not even funny. Affliction is still out there trying to build its company. Let [Fitch] ...
UFC: Dana White Says '[Expletive] Jon Fitch'; Josh Koscheck, Cain Velasquez Could Be Out
FanHouse —
by Michael David Smith Filed under: UFCUFC President Dana White has confirmed that former No. 1 welterweight contender Jon Fitch is no longer with the organization, and his harsh criticism of the American Kickboxing Academy suggests that other fighters associated with the team -- including Josh Koscheck and Cain Velasquez -- could be out of UFC next. White said the American Kickboxing Academy and its fighters are refusing to work with the UFC on issues including rights to names and likenesses for video games. He told Kevin Iole of Yahoo: "We're looking for guys who want to work with us and not against us, ...
UFC cuts Jon Fitch among others
MMA on Tap —
Jon Fitch. Photo courtesy of the UFC.
The UFC yesterday released #3 ranked welterweight contender Jon Fitch for failing to sign a document that gives lifetime rights to his likeness in any future video games. The story, first broken by MMA Mania, is developing very quickly. Apparently, Christian Wellisch has also been cut and fellow AKA treammates Josh Koscheck and Cain ...
Black Wednesday
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(I bet what happened yesterday hurt more)
It’s a fucking slaughterhouse at the UFC today: amongst those released are Josh Hendricks (and rightfully so), Marcus Aurelio (eh, okay. Whatever), Christian Wellisch (Christian who?) and Jon Fitch. Wait… what???
That’s right, Jon Fitch is gone. Josh Koscheck might be next. And Cain Velasquez too. What do these three fighters (plus whoever that Christian Wellisch guy is) have in common? They come from the same camp, AKA, and have the same manager, DeWayne Zinkin. Apparently Dana White is done working with him, and that means all fighters represented by him are on the chopping block. Here’s the sitch ...
No Continues Left for Jon Fitch (UPDATE: Oh Look, He Found A Quarter)
Rear Naked Blog —
"Yeah, I'm here to audition for the part of Jon Fitch. ...what do you mean they gave it to Sonic already?"
UPDATE 11/20 9:38 PM: So MMARated is reporting that Fitch talked with Lorenzo Fertitta today, signed the deal, and got back in the UFC’s good graces. Minus points to Fitch for caving, to Fertitta for essentially acknowledging that his commish ...
AKA: Also known as out of work
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[image] Man getting hit by football . Jon Fitch has to be feeling a lot like Hans Moleman at this moment. In a move that has sent shock waves through the MMA world, the UFC has released Jon Fitch from his contract and said they will no longer deal with any fighters fighting for the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) . Fitch's release has everything to do with "his reluctance to sign a lifetime contract to allow his name and likeness to be used in a video game the UFC is planning". His fellow AKA teammates (like Josh Koscheck and rising heavyweight Cain Velasquez) are also apparently not going to sign as well, which means they are are pretty much gone too. I know Fitch does not want to be ...
AKA: Also known as out of work
The Sports Corner —
Video: Man getting hit by football.
Jon Fitch has to be feeling a lot like Hans Moleman at this moment.
In a move that has sent shock waves through the MMA world, the UFC has released Jon Fitch from his contract and said they will no longer deal with any fighters fighting for the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA).
Fitch’s release has everything to do with “his reluctance to sign a lifetime contract to allow his name and likeness to be used in a video game the UFC is planning”. His fellow AKA teammates (like Josh Koscheck and rising heavyweight Cain Velasquez) are also apparently not going to sign as ...
Jon Fitch Is Getting Screwed, or Is He?
Bloody Elbow —
This post from Steve Cofield sums up the conventional wisdom on Jon Fitch's plight in being shunted onto the UFC 94 undercard:
He's slated for the non-televised undercard and may not reach the televised portion unless he produces a spectacular result. It seems odd. Fitch just fought Georges St. Pierre for the UFC welterweight title in August and yet no PPV appearance in his next fight? Is this payback for Fitch's highly publicized tiff with the UFC and president Dana White back in November? Fitch isn't thinking about the PPV situation and knows he can't control it:
"I can sit and complain all I want to about stuff but it's not going to do ...
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