Photo by Dave Mandel/Sherdog.comDue to an undisclosed injury American Kickboxing Academy’s Jon Fitch has had to withdraw from his rematch against B.J. Penn which was scheduled for July 2 at UFC 132 in Las Vegas.
MMAWeekly first reported the news Wednesday evening.
The exact nature of Fitch’s injury is not known, but evidently it was serious enough for him to withdraw from the bout a full three months early.
Fitch and Penn battled to a majority draw in their first fight which took place back in February at UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia. It was Penn’s second fight back at welterweight after knocking out Matt Hughes in in the first round at UFC 123 in November.
Fitch only has one loss on his UFC record, a unanimous decision defeat to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre for the title at UFC 87 in Aug. 2008.
Fitch has been working his way toward another title shot ever since the loss and a win over Penn could have possibly earned him that spot.
UFC 132 is also expected to feature a bantamweight title fight between champion Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber and a light heavyweight match-up between Tito Ortiz and Ryan Bader.
A replacement for Fitch has not yet been named. Stay tuned as more details become available.
Filed Under: Jon Fitch • UFC
Tags: American Kickboxing Academy, B.J. Penn, Dominick Cruz, featured, Georges St. Pierre, Jon Fitch, Jon Fitch injury, Las Vegas - MMA, Matt Hughes, UFC 132
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