Jon Fitch wants to see action inside the cage and he believes instituting yellow and red cards would help accomplish that.
The Bellator welterweight title challenger wants to exciting fights, despite how some fans may perceive his style. To that end, Fitch told Bloody Elbow introducing yellow cards could help improve the pacing of fights.
“I think it’s a fantastic idea because a lot of times the guy on top gets blamed for slow-action. But if the guy on bottom is closed guard and holding onto his opponent and is not actively trying to get-up, sweep or submit, what’s he doing?