Jon Fitch reportedly suffers knee injury, out of UFC on Fuel 4 bout with Aaron Simpson

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Injuries are a part of every professional sport, but in the UFC they can wreak havoc on the organization's plans, especially when they hit as often as they have for this summer's fight cards.

After losing two fights from the UFC 149 card in July on Friday, the UFC has lost another fight for a July card. According to a report from The Wrestling Observer, Jon Fitch has suffered a knee injury in training, taking him out of a bout with Aaron Simpson at UFC on Fuel 4.

Injuries kept him out of action for much of 2011, and in his return bout he was knocked out by Johny Hendricks at UFC 141 last December. This injury will further sideline the former Welterweight Title challenger, who now hasn't won a fight since August of 2010.

Simpson himself will hope to stay on the card, as he'll be making his welterweight debut after a split decision loss to Ronny Markes in February.

Penick's Analysis: The fight was only on Fuel so it wasn't going to be seen by many, but it's another really disappointing setback for Fitch. He had picked up five straight wins after his title loss to Georges St-Pierre, but then went to a draw with B.J. Penn before the loss to Hendricks. With injuries continuing to plague him as well, his hopes of ever getting back to a title fight are slipping from him.

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Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_13503.shtml

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