Fitch could be next for GSP

Jon Fitch believes he could be next in line for a shot at welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre if he manages to beat Thiago Alves at UFC 111.

Fitch will be clearly the No. 2 welterweight in the world if he manages to beat Alves, who he has previously managed to beat back in 2006.

“If I stop him, I don’t see how they could deny me a shot at GSP,” Fitch said on HDNet’s Inside MMA.

“At that point I would have stopped someone twice that GSP couldn’t finish in five rounds, so I think that’s a very strong argument for me to get a title shot.”