{"id":215248,"date":"2017-01-01T16:11:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T00:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=215248"},"modified":"2017-01-01T16:12:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T00:12:28","slug":"video-jon-fitch-hints-retirement-cites-funny-reading-brain-mri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-fitch\/video-jon-fitch-hints-retirement-cites-funny-reading-brain-mri\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Jon Fitch hints at retirement, cites &#8220;funny reading&#8221; on brain MRI"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jon Fitch Post Fight Interview <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WSOFNYE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WSOFNYE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xyyLWBdp19\">pic.twitter.com\/xyyLWBdp19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFL MMA (@ProFightLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProFightLeague\/status\/815320196206497792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On New Years Eve, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/world-series-of-fighting\/wsof-34-results-4-champions-retain-titles-new-york-city\/\">World Series of Fighting (WSOF) made their debut in New York City with WSOF 34<\/a>. Though the card didn&#8217;t generate quite the same buzz as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-205-fight-card-and-live-results-thread\/\">the UFC&#8217;s November debut in the city<\/a>, it was a big one all the same, featuring a whopping four title fights, and appearances by some of the biggest names outside the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>On of the highlights of the main card was a welterweight title fight between champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robbie-lawler\/10-best-welterweight-fights-ufc-history\/3\/\">Jon Fitch<\/a>, and challenger Jake Shields, both of who have fought for the UFC welterweight title in the past. In a result that registered as a slight upset, Fitch was able to dominate Shields to a unanimous decision win. With this victory, which registers as one of the biggest of his career, he retains the WSOF welterweight title. As it turns out however, Fitch&#8217;s defeat of Shields may go down as the last time we see him in the cage.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been dealing with a lot of medical sh*t over the years,&#8221; Fitch said in his post-fight interview. &#8220;[I have a] bulging disc in my neck and I had a funny reading on my brain MRI before this fight. There&#8217;s a good chance this was my last fight.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I have to talk to some doctors and some neurologists and some people, but I&#8217;ve been dealing with a lot of medical stuff lately, and there&#8217;s a good chance that this is my last fight.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Right now I just want to spend time with my family and just kind of figure things out. I got to talk to the doctors first. 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