Bellator welterweight contender Jon Fitch tested positive for elevated testosterone levels prior to a WSOF title fight against Rousimar Palhares in 2014. It’s a mishap that continues to follow him to this day, and it was recently used against him by renowned trainer Firas Zahabi.
Zahabi went on to brand Fitch as a “coward” and a “cheater”, and believes the leniency of testing in Bellator could be easily gamed. On Monday’s episode of the MMA Hour, Fitch went to open up about the factors that led to his PED use at the time.