Лас-Вегас (Вересень 13, 2016) - Світова серія Fighting (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 фунти) title fight between reigning world champion Джон Фітч (28-7-1, 1 Північна Кароліна) and number one contender and fellow decorated superstar Джейк Шилдс (31-8-1) для Субота, Листопад. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Коло., жити на NBCSN на 10:30 p.m. І/7:30 p.m. PT.

За ціною від $20, tickets for “WSOF34: Fitch проти. Shields” go on sale on П'ятниця, Сім. 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,"Сказав Світової серії Боротьба Президента Батько начальників.

In addition to the main event, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) проти екс-чемпіона Smealinho “The Prince” Rama (9-2), as well as the promotional debut of battle-tested Пол Бредлі (23-6), who will take on former top 10 світового рейтингу Юшин "Грім" Окамі (32-10) in a welterweight affair.

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

Джон Фітч проти. Джейк Шилдс

6 футів, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, Невада. via Fort Wayne, В. 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 Юшин Окамі.

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 Квітня 2, defeating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Жоао Зеферіно by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, Каліфорнія., 6 футів, 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 FamerДен Хендерсон | квітня 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 Demian Maia.

Josh Copeland vs. Smealinho Rama

6-футовий-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 Благий Іванов. 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.

Copeland, who has notched 7 з його 12 professional victories by way of (T)КО або підпорядкування, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on Березня 12.

6-футовий-1, 24-year-old Rama of Calgary, Альберта, Canada made history on October 11, 2014, becoming the first-ever World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion by scoring a devastating, 51-second TKO (удари) 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 (удушення гільйотиною) by Ivanov in the third round (1:17) of their bout on June 5, 2015.

Paul Bradley vs. Юшин Окамі

One of World Series of Fighting’s recent, high-profile acquisitions, 5 футів 9, 33-year-old Bradley of San Diego, Халіф. signed with the league after decimating previously unbeaten Кріс Honeycutt by way of TKO (удари) in just 40 seconds in the Bellator MMA cage on January 29, 2016.

Колишній, 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.

Similar to his opponent, 6-футовий-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, Окамі, 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) ВООЗ (corner stoppage) з Ryuta Sakurai в Токіо Лютого 27, and a first round (2:06) уявлення (задній удушення) з Shingo Suzukiна Липня 24.