A biography for Jon Fitchhasn’t been written yet.
“I made sure that I got my skill set where it needed to be to stay on top for a long time.”
“Most fighters didn't make as much money as I did; that's a fact.”
“When you fight somebody who no one knows and don't recognize their name, it doesn't matter how bad you beat them.”
“I don't live my life caring what other people say or think.”
“A fight is a fight. We fight to find out who's the best, whose the best style is.”
“We know for a fact how much the UFC spends putting on the shows, and how much they make doing the shows. We know how much they're making. They can easily afford to pay double.”
“I was one of those fighters that was on the medium-to-high pay grade because I won. I won consistently.”
“It does suck to get decisions.”
“Stand up for yourself. Stand up for your rights. If you don't like an agreement or you're not comfortable with it, don't sign.”
“If the promoter thinks a matchup between the champion and No. 8 contender is going to bring in the most money, that's who's going into the ring for a shot at the title.”
“I just know that when I get done, I want to be able to say I fought all the toughest guys and took them all on.”
“I'm worried that if we don't start taking MMA back towards a sport, we may just go full-on entertainment. Then what exactly is an MMA fighter? Why aren't they just paying reality stars to fight?”
“If you are a better fighter than me, then you are going to be able to stop what I'm trying to do and be able to take advantage of whatever holes in my game you find.”
“Here at AKA, we've got fighters who come out to fight, fighters who will face anyone and don't hide from any opponents.”
“The basic gameplan is always the same: I take what's given.”
“We're professional athletes. We're the ones that make that decision to put ourselves at risk and in the position of bodily harm. We should have the right to choose who we get to do that harm to.”
“I don't always get a lot of credit, but I keep plugging away and I keep winning fights.”
“I've learned to now enjoy myself, my career and where I'm at.”
“When I got into this sport, I wasn't thinking about title shots. I just loved the sport, I loved to compete.”
“The thing is, steak tastes great.”