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… — Jon Fitch Copy Share
We're professional athletes. We're the ones that make that decision to put ourselves at risk and in the position of bodily harm.… — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
The vast majority of the professional sports in the U.S. have sanctioning bodies. The National Football League, Major League Baseball, the Professional… — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
Sanctioning bodies bring consistency to a sport - the kind of consistency that fans can understand and root for. These entities manage… — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
When I got into this sport, I wasn't thinking about title shots. I just loved the sport, I loved to compete. — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
One of the things I've come to learn over the years is that the fight itself is a sport, but everything around… — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
A fight is a fight. We fight to find out who's the best, whose the best style is. — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
I think that I have a very good skill set, I'm every good at what I do and there's not too many people in… — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
I don't care about proving things to people. I'm proving things to myself. — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
If you're going to go through your life worrying about other people and what they think, you're going to be a loser. — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
When you fight somebody who no one knows and don't recognize their name, it doesn't matter how bad you beat them. — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
I'm here to be a martial artist and show people that I think there's a better way of life and a happier way of… — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
All I can do is worry about the fight in front of me. I can't stress or fret about things I don't really have… — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
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. — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
