Discuss Fantasy football-style board games - GW's Blood Bowl, Impact!'s Elfball, Privateer Press' Grind, Heresy's Deathball, etc. THIS IS NOT AN NFL FANTASY FOOTBALL SITE!
I think that after they discontinued the game that GW wanted to put all the hero figures into armies so they could sell them as champions and the like. I reckon your right though, he'd look more at home in a unit of marauders than in an empire army.
You might still be able to find him in independant reatiler stores. After Warhammer Quest went out of sale, I believe GW put the Pit Fighter in a blister pack as an Empire Hero. At least they did that with the Witch Hunter, Warrior Priest and Elves...