sports.yahoo.com - 11/20/2008
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A bitterly angry Dana White said Wednesday the Ultimate Fighting Championship has cut highly regarded welterweight contender Jon Fitch and is not going to do business with any fighters who are part of the American Kickboxing Academy team in San Jose, Calif. The outspoken UFC president said ...
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Jon Fitch was released from the UFC on
Wednesday, but a discussion has reopened with the promotion....
Bob Cook and Zinkin Entertainment, who manage Fitch and other fighters from the American Kickboxing Academy, told Sherdog.com on Thursday afternoon ...
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Update: UFC Talking with Fitch’s Management
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Dana White Speaks Out Against AKA; Velasquez and Koscheck Could Be Cut Next
MMAFrenzy.com —
Heavyweight up-and-comer Cain Velasquez and established welterweight Josh Koscheck could be the next UFC fighters to be cut by the UFC for refusing to sign a lifetime video game agreement with the promotion.
Jon Fitch and Christian Wellisch were both cut on Wednesday for refusing to sign the contract and, according to Yahoo Sports, the UFC is no longer willing to work with American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) or fighters represented by DeWayne Zinkin and Bob Cook.
Both Velasquez and Koscheck, along with Fitch and Wellisch, train out of AKA and are also poised to decline the agreement and face an immediate termination of their contract. Welterweight Mike Swick, ...
Video Game Madness: Dana White Explodes; Koscheck, Velasquez Could Be Next Cut
Ropes, Ring and Cage —
[image] In a must-read piece by Yahoo MMA writer Kevin Iole , UFC President Dana White comes apart at the seams and goes off on Jon Fitch and Christian Wellisch regarding their refusal to sign a lifetime video game agreement . In addition, Iole revealed that Josh Koscheck and Cain Velasquez could be next to be cut and that the American Kickboxing Academy and agents DeWayne Zinkin and Bob Cook will no longer be worked with by UFC. White:“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] go work ...
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