Fitch suffered knee and shoulder injuries last year and only fought twice. Draw with BJ Penn. KO'ed by Hendricks. He's had a long career & I wonder if all those accumulated bumps and bruises will prevent him from keeping up with a young Erick Silva in his prime.
Both guys looked great at the weigh ins. Silva looks a little bigger than he has in the past, so no doubt he's prepared to deal with the size and strength of Fitch.
I really hope Silva pulls this off, but I see Fitch vs. Alves II happening.
Aye mate, I only seen a picture of the weigh-ins but both guys looked huge for welterweights, looked more like middkeweights IMO. It would be interesting to know what weight both guys walk around at!
Fitch walks around at 176 ever since he went vegan, he may have put on more weight but the last time I heard anything about his weight, it was 176 since the change in diet.
Not understanding why so many people think Silva will steamroll Fitch. Had Hendricks not KO'd Fitch quickly I wonder how many people would still think that. Compare the quality of opponents each has faced and you'll see why this won't be an asskicking at all.
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