LAS VEGAS (Септември 13, 2016) - World Series на Fighting (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 паунда) title fight between reigning world champion Jon Fitch (28-7-1, 1 NC) and number one contender and fellow decorated superstar Jake Shields (31-8-1) за Събота, Ноември. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., живеят на NBCSN в 10:30 p.m. И/7:30 p.m. PT.

На цена от $20, tickets for “WSOF34: Fitch срещу. Shields” go on sale on Петък, Седем. 16 at the Budweiser Events Center box office, BudweiserEventsCenter.com, or by phone at 1-877-544-TIXX.

“This is a fight between two of the sport’s most seasoned and accomplished competitors, and a matchup that has been building for quite some time, so we are excited to see it finally come to fruition in the decagon cage, and to crown the better man that night, our world welterweight champion,"Каза World Series на борбата председател Отец Chiefs.

В допълнение към основното събитие, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Джош “Мечетата мечка” Коупленд (13-4) срещу бившия шампион Smealinho “The Prince” Rama (9-2), as well as the promotional debut of battle-tested Paul Bradley (23-6), who will take on former top 10 световната ранглиста Yushin "Thunder" Okami (32-10) in a welterweight affair.

Additional matchups for “WSOF34: Fitch срещу. Shields” will be announced soon.

Jon Fitch срещу. Jake Shields

В 6-подножието, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, Nev. via Fort Wayne, Аз Н. will put his title on the line for the second time since seizing the vacant belt on October 17, 2015, when he earned a unanimous decision over Yushin Okami.

Fitch, who has faced and defeated some of the best rival welterweight fighters of his era to cement his legacy in the sport, risked his World Series of Fighting title for the first time on Април 2, defeating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Joao Zeferino by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, Калифорния., на 6-подножието, 37-year-old Shields will seek his fourth major world championship. The Cesar Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt held both the Shooto and EliteXC welterweight straps as well as the Strikeforce middleweight crown.

Like Fitch, Shields has provided fight fans with a host of memories, including his unforgettable, upset unanimous decision defeat of future Hall of FamerДан Хендерсън | април 17, 2010. Shields also boasts a split decision win over reigning UFC champion Tyron Woodley as well as a split decision victory over UFC superstar Демиан Майя.

Josh Copeland vs. Smealinho Rama

В 6-крак-1, 33-year-old Copeland is coming off what was perhaps the grittiest performance of his four-year professional career in his bid for the World Series of Fighting heavyweight title against reigning champion Благой Иванов. Copeland stood toe-to-toe and held his own against the Sambo champion, but was left on the losing end of a unanimous decision after five competitive rounds of action.

Копланд, who has notched 7 на неговата 12 professional victories by way of (T)KO или представяне, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Майк „300” Хейс at WSOF29 on Март 12.

В 6-крак-1, 24-year-old Rama of Calgary, Alberta, Canada made history on October 11, 2014, becoming the first-ever World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion by scoring a devastating, 51-second TKO (щанци) на Derrick “Caveman” Mehman at WSOF14.

Rama, who also holds a unanimous decision win over Steve Mocco in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, surrendered the heavyweight title after being submitted (гилотина дросел) by Ivanov in the third round (1:17) of their bout on June 5, 2015.

Paul Bradley vs. Yushin Okami

One of World Series of Fighting’s recent, high-profile acquisitions, 5-крак-9, 33-year-old Bradley of San Diego, Халиф. signed with the league after decimating previously unbeaten Chris Хъникът чрез TKO (щанци) в само 40 seconds in the Bellator MMA cage on January 29, 2016.

Бивш, two-time All-American wrestling star for NCAA Division I University of Iowa, Bradley placed as high as fourth in the national championships before turning to MMA in 2006 where he has since faced off with elite competition in the UFC and Strikeforce.

Подобно на опонента си, на 6-крак-2, 35-year-old Okami of Kanagawa, Japan has scrapped with top-level, world ranked competition to earn his place in the decagon cage.

Since the loss to Fitch, Okami, a veteran of the UFC as well as PRIDE, has since reeled off two consecutive victories in his home country – a second round (4:23) СЗО (спиране на ъгъла) на Ryuta Sakurai в Токио на Февруари 27, and a first round (2:06) подаване (задно гол дросел) на Shingo Suzukiна Юли 24.