In The Gym: UFC's Top Secret Welterweight

Oct 13, 2006

By now you've probably heard the name Jon Fitch (Pictures). But have you seen him? Probably not, since each of the 28-year-old welterweight's three UFC wins have come off TV.

Sherdog Insider brings you to San Jose, Calif. for the man many have called the next top contender in Matt Hughes (Pictures)' division, as he prepares for his live pay-per-view debut this Saturday against tough Japanese 170-pound fighter Kuniyoshi Hironaka (Pictures).

In this exclusive look into Fitch's camp, the former captain of the Purdue wrestling team spars with Phil Baroni (Pictures) and Trevor Prangley (Pictures), and talks about his evolution as a mixed martial artist. We also get insight from Fitch's trainer Lynn Schutz into the Fort Wayne, Indiana native's drive to succeed.