Penn vs. Fitch II cancelled, Penn vs. Condit rumored for UFC 132
RUMOR: Fitch out of BJ fight. Condit in. From: RickMartelsArrogance Member Since: 7/6/09 Posts: 8983 I’ve never steered you guys…
RUMOR: Fitch out of BJ fight. Condit in.
From: RickMartelsArrogance
Member Since: 7/6/09
Posts: 8983
I’ve never steered you guys wrong about NM MMA rumors yet.
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An injury that ESPN.com is reporting is to the shoulder, has forced Fitch to withdraw from a planned UFC 132 meeting with former champion B.J. Penn.
A timetable for Fitch’s return has yet to be established, and it’s currently unknown if the UFC will seek another opponent for Penn or attempt to reschedule the fight.
Fitch and Penn were hoping to settle the score from their February meeting at UFC 127, in which the two fought for three rounds only to have the bout declared a majority draw. The winner would likely be in the driver’s seat for a potential shot at the winner of April’s UFC 129 bout between current Georges St-Pierre and top challenger Jake Shields. If St-Pierre wins and elects to take a superfight with middleweight champ Anderson Silva, the Fitch vs. Penn II winner would have been almost guaranteed a spot in a bout to determine the division’s newest champion.
Carlos Condit is game
It would be an honor to fight a legend like BJ Penn, one of my favorite fighters ever. If the call comes, I would take the fight in a second
UFC 132 takes place July 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, and the night’s main card airs live on pay-per-view.
