Now the legend has been joined in the record books by Jon Fitch. The Indiana native’s unanimous decision victory over Chris Wilson was his eighth straight octagon victory, tying the UFC record.
“It’s a huge honor to be considered along with a legend like Royce,” said Fitch, who upped his career record to 16-2. “I don’t go thinking about stuff like that while I’m training. All I ever say is I want the best matches people can give me. I’ll fight anyone. I want tough opponents.”
Since making his UFC debut in December 2005 with a unanimous decision win over Brock Larson, Fitch disposed of Josh Burkman (submission); Thialgo Alves (TKO); Kuniyoshi Hironaka (unanimous decision); Luigi Fiorvanti (submission); Roan Carneiro (submission) and Diego Sanchez (split decision) before Saturday’s win.
