Jon Fitch calls out GSP!

Fitch: Georges St. Pierre 'afraid to get knocked out!'

With a long-sought-after title shot finally in sight, welterweight Jon Fitch primed the pump for a potential battle with Georges St. Pierre by saying the interim 170-lb. titleholder is afraid of being KO'd.

"The thing I've noticed the most about St. Pierre in his last performances is that he's become a wrestler. Since getting knocked out (by Matt Serra), he's been unwilling to stand and trade. He had an easy win over Matt Hughes in their second fight standing, and, the third fight, for some reason, decided to take the hard road and decide to outwrestle a wrestler. To me, that shows he's afraid to get knocked out."

So much for the mild-mannered Jon Fitch ... got to give the guy credit for sharing some candid insight and taking the first swing in preparation for fight that many fans want to see.

Fitch - a winner of 15 straight fights - made the comments following his less-than-impressive victory over Chris Wilson at UFC 82.

(Source: Brawl Sports)