UFC welterweight Jon Fitch (23-3) feels that it should be him vying for the title next instead of Jake Shields.Fitch, who has already lost to defending champ Georges St-Pierre back in August of 2008 at UFC 87, spoke out recently in Australia about the next title shot, telling the press that compared to Shields he is the superior fighter.
Fitch is set to headline the upcoming UFC 127 event in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 27th against former champ BJ Penn. The American Kickboxing Academy fighter feels that a convincing win over Penn will entitle him to a title shot.
“I think I’m better than Jake (Shields), I think I should be fighting for the title, but I’ve been given a huge opportunity here to fight B.J. Penn and that’s a big fight, belt or no belt. We’re in a sport of selling fights right now, and the sport’s growing, we’re trying to get international, trying to get into every country, every household, and part of that is ticket sales is the idea that Jake Shields is coming over from Strikeforce with two belts. I understand that, it’s a business decision.”HT: MMAWeekly.com
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