Zahabi goes off on ‘coward’ Fitch: He’s a ‘cheater’ on ‘a lot of juice’

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Rory MacDonald’s coach believes his fighter’s upcoming opponent uses performance-enhancing drugs.

In an interview with DAZN, TriStar head coach Firas Zahabi called Jon Fitch, who challenges MacDonald for the welterweight title at Bellator 220 later this month, a “cheater” and a “coward.” Fitch, a former UFC fighter and WSOF champ, failed a drug test in late 2014 ahead of an unsuccessful title bid at WSOF 16.

“If he did it in 2015, here we are in 2019 and he has a title fight, of course he’s going to do it,” Zahabi said. “But we don’t have USADA or VADA testing in Bellator. We only have the testing the week of the fight, which is very easy to get around.

Firas Zahabi sounds off on ‘coward’ Jon Fitch ahead of Bellator title fight: He’s a ‘cheater’ on ‘a lot of juice’
 

Haulport

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The real question is why on earth Bellator is promoting boring ass Fitch AT ALL let alone putting him in a title fight.
 

Haulport

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Rory has great TD defense so hopefully he fucks up Jon and retires him. Tired of hearing his name...
 

Shorinji

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Used to be a big Fitch fan. Sounds like Firas is right though.
 

SongExotic2

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When you are the greatest welterweight of all time not called Matt Hughes or greasy saint potbelly, and the UFC opts out of renewing your contract,

That's when you know the fans don't like your style
 

Robbie Hart

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When you are the greatest welterweight of all time not called Matt Hughes or greasy saint potbelly, and the UFC opts out of renewing your contract,

That's when you know the fans don't like your style
Fucking genius statement captain obvious
 

BrunoMcGyver

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The real question is why on earth Bellator is promoting boring ass Fitch AT ALL let alone putting him in a title fight.
I do agree, but the current UFC Welterweight champion has a fight style that isn't that much different from Fitch's
 

Haulport

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I do agree, but the current UFC Welterweight champion has a fight style that isn't that much different from Fitch's
As much as everyone trashes the UFC for "Stand and Wang" promotion they have a LOOOOOOOOONNNNGGGG history of backing boring ass fighters...

FYI: Marty has 10 UFC fights and only 2 non-decisions.............................. : (
 

CutmanMatt

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The real question is why on earth Bellator is promoting boring ass Fitch AT ALL let alone putting him in a title fight.
This is a tournament fight. Every time Rory fights its a title fight, and the belt will follow the winner. So if Jon beats Rory, he has the belt and his next fight in the tournament would be a title fight against Neiman Gracie.

 

Haulport

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This is a tournament fight. Every time Rory fights its a title fight, and the belt will follow the winner. So if Jon beats Rory, he has the belt and his next fight in the tournament would be a title fight against Neiman Gracie.

This is why belts in MMA are fucking retarded......................................
 

Nemo?

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Sad to hear him and his Asian Waifu broke up she was a smoke show.

On the topic of steriods he did pop and was guilty but not an abuser.....I watched Fitch shrink in size(muscle mass etc) when he went vegan during the TRT era.

Man's a class act.....he juiced against Paul Hard ass? good.
 

Onetrickpony

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Sad to hear him and his Asian Waifu broke up she was a smoke show.

On the topic of steriods he did pop and was guilty but not an abuser.....I watched Fitch shrink in size(muscle mass etc) when he went vegan during the TRT era.

Man's a class act.....he juiced against Paul Hard ass? good.
I find it ironic they kicked him from the UFC because of his fight style yet traded DJ for Askren who fights the same way as Fitch.