Лас-Вегасе (Верасня 13, 2016) - Сусветная серыя Fighting (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 фунты) title fight between reigning world champion Джон Фітч (28-7-1, 1 Паўночная Караліна) and number one contender and fellow decorated superstar Джэйк Шылдс (31-8-1) для Субота, Лістапада. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Кала., жыць на NBCSN на 10:30 p.m. І/7:30 p.m. PT.

Па кошце ад $20, tickets for “WSOF34: Fitch супраць. Shields” go on sale on Пятніца, Сем. 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,"Сказаў Сусветны серыі Барацьба Прэзідэнта Бацька начальнікаў.

In addition to the main event, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) супраць экс-чэмпіёна Smealinho “The Prince” Rama (9-2), as well as the promotional debut of battle-tested Пол Брэдлі (23-6), who will take on former top 10 сусветнага рэйтынгу Юшин "Гром" Оками (32-10) in a welterweight affair.

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

Джон Фітч супраць. Джэйк Шылдс

6 футаў, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, Невада. via Fort Wayne, У. 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 Оками.

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

Fighting out of San Francisco, Каліфорнія., 6 футаў, 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 FamerDan Henderson красавіка 17, 2010. Shields also boasts a split decision win over reigning UFC champion Тайран Вудлі as well as a split decision victory over UFC superstar Demian Maia.

Josh Copeland vs. Смеаліньё Рама

6-футавых-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 Добры Іваноў. 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 яго 12 professional victories by way of (T)КО або падпарадкаванне, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on Сакавіка 12.

6-футавых-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 (ўдары) 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 (ўдушэнне гільяцінай) by Ivanov in the third round (1:17) of their bout on June 5, 2015.

Paul Bradley vs. Юшин Оками

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

Былы, 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-футавых-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, Оками, 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) СААЗ (corner stoppage) з Ryuta Sakurai ў Токіо Лютага 27, and a first round (2:06) прадстаўленне (задні ўдушэнне) з Shingo Suzukiна Ліпеня 24.