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After months of dealing with a shoulder injury, Jon Fitch is back in business. “I’m back! Dr. Kavitne gave me the ok to fight,” he tweeted. Fitch has made no small secret of his desire to fight on the UFC 139 fight card that takes place in his city of residence, San Jose, Calif.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmaweekly.com/jon-fitch-gets-the-green-light-to-return-but-is-ufc-139-on-tap |title=Jon Fitch Gets the Green Light to Return, but is UFC 139 on Tap? |publisher=MMAWeekly.com|date=August 16, 2011}}</ref>
Fitch fought [[Johny Hendricks]] on December 30, 2011, at [[UFC 141]].<ref>{{cite web|url=
Fitch was expected to face [[Aaron Simpson (fighter)|Aaron Simpson]] on July 11, 2012, at [[UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/28693/aaron-simpson-vs-jon-fitch-slated-for-ufc-on-fuel-tv-4-in-july.mma |title=Aaron Simpson vs. Jon Fitch slated for UFC on FUEL TV 4 in July |work=mmajunkie.com |access-date=May 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516182959/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28693/aaron-simpson-vs-jon-fitch-slated-for-ufc-on-fuel-tv-4-in-july.mma |archive-date=May 16, 2012 }}</ref> However, Fitch pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by returning veteran [[Kenny Robertson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmamania.com/2012/6/5/3066939/ufc-fuel-tv-4-aaron-simpson-vs-kenny-robertson-fight-jon-fitch-replacement-mma|title=UFC on FUEL TV 4: Aaron Simpson vs Kenny Robertson fight booked with Jon Fitch hurt |work=mmamania.com|date=June 5, 2012 |access-date=June 5, 2012}}</ref>
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In his third fight for the promotion, Fitch faced [[Dennis Hallman]] on July 5, 2014 at [[World Series of Fighting 11]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/06/dennis-hallman-steps-in-to-fight-jon-fitch-in-wsof-11-co-headliner|title=Dennis Hallman steps in to fight Jon Fitch in WSOF 11 co-headliner|publisher=mmajunkie.com|access-date=June 30, 2014|date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> He won the fight via unanimous decision.
In July, Fitch was scheduled to fight [[Rousimar Palhares]] at [[WSOF 11]] for the [[WSOF Welterweight Championship]]. However, on April 30, 2014, Palhares pulled out of the fight for personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fightofthenight.com/news/rousimar-palhares-vs-jon-fitch-title-fight-scratched-from-wsof-11 | title=Rousimar Palhares Vs Jon Fitch Title Fight Scratched From WSOF 11 | publisher=Fight of the Night | date=April 30, 2014 | access-date=May 4, 2014 | author=Henderson, Jason}}</ref> The title fight was rescheduled for WSOF 16 on December 13, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmanewsnow.com/index.php/mmanews/rousimar-palhares-vs-jon-fitch-set-wsof-16|title=Rousimar Palhares vs. Jon Fitch set for WSOF 16|work=MMA News Now|access-date=August 4, 2015}}</ref> He lost the fight by kneebar in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/12/14/7389109/rousimar-palhares-scores-first-round-kneebar-win-over-jon-fitch-at | title=Rousimar Palhares scores first-round kneebar win over Jon Fitch at WSOF 16 | publisher=mmafighting.com | date=December 13, 2014}}</ref> After the fight, it was revealed that Fitch had failed the [[California State Athletic Commission]]'s pre-fight drug testing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/02/jon-fitch-fails-post-wsof-16-drug-test-faces-fines-and-suspension | title=Jon Fitch fails pre-WSOF 16 drug test, faces fines and suspension | publisher=mmajunkie.com | date=February 8, 2015}}</ref> The positive test results of Fitch, who had previously been vocal in his criticism of PED users in MMA, were almost certainly due to synthetic testosterone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=
Following his nine-month suspension, Fitch returned to the promotion on October 17, 2015 at [[World Series of Fighting 24: Fitch vs. Okami|WSOF 24]]. He faced [[Yushin Okami]] in the main event for the chance to fight for the vacant Welterweight title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/7/30/9076229/jon-fitch-vs-yushin-okami-heavyweight-title-fight-headline-world|title=Jon Fitch vs. Yushin Okami, heavyweight title fight headline World Series of Fighting 24|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Marc Raimondi|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=July 30, 2015}}</ref> Fitch won the bout by unanimous decision.
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