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’