לאַס וועגאַס (סעפּטעמבער 13, 2016) - וועלט סעריעס פון Fighting (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 פונט) title fight between reigning world champion דזשאָן פיטטש (28-7-1, 1 נק) and number one contender and fellow decorated superstar דזשייק שיעלדס (31-8-1) פֿאַר שבת, נאוועמבער. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., לעבן אויף נבקסן ביי 10:30 פּ.ם. און/7:30 פּ.ם. פּט.

פּרייסט פון $20, tickets for “WSOF34: פיטטש ווס. Shields” go on sale on פרייַטיק, זיבן. 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,"האט וועלט סעריעס פון Fighting פּרעזידענט טאַטע טשיעפס.

In addition to the main event, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) קעגן ערשטע מייַסטער Smealinho “The Prince” Rama (9-2), as well as the promotional debut of battle-tested Paul בראַדליי (23-6), who will take on former top 10 וועלט-ראַנגקט יושין "טאַנדער" אָקאַמי (32-10) in a welterweight affair.

Additional matchups for “WSOF34: פיטטש ווס. Shields” will be announced soon.

דזשאָן פיטטש ווס. דזשייק שיעלדס

די 6-פֿיס, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, נעוו. via Fort Wayne, אין. 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 יושין אָקאַמי.

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 אַפּריל 2, defeating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Joao זעפערינאָ by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, קאַליף., די 6-פֿיס, 37-year-old Shields will seek his fourth major world championship. די 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 FamerDan Henderson אויף אפריל 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

די 6-פֿיס-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 בלאַגוי יוואַנאָוו. 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 פון זיין 12 professional victories by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on מאַרץ 12.

די 6-פֿיס-1, 24-year-old Rama of Calgary, אַלבערטאַ, Canada made history on October 11, 2014, becoming the first-ever World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion by scoring a devastating, 51-second TKO (פּאַנטשיז) אויף 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 (גויללאָטינע שטיקער) by Ivanov in the third round (1:17) of their bout on June 5, 2015.

Paul Bradley vs. יושין אָקאַמי

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

אַ געוועזענער, 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, די 6-פֿיס-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, אָקאַמי, 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) וואס (corner stoppage) פון Ryuta Sakurai אין טאָקיאָ אויף פעברואַר 27, and a first round (2:06) סאַבמישאַן (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) פון Shingo Suzukiאויף יולי 24.