לאס וגאס (ספטמבר 13, 2016) - אליפות העולם בלחימה (www.WSOF.com) officially announced today the highly-anticipated welterweight (170 קילו) title fight between reigning world champion ג'ון פיץ ' (28-7-1, 1 NC) and number one contender and fellow decorated superstar ג'ייק שילדס (31-8-1) ל יום שבת, נובמבר. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, קולורדו., חי על NBCSN ב 10:30 p.m. ו/7:30 p.m. PT.

במחיר של $20, tickets for “WSOF34: פיץ 'לעומת. Shields” go on sale on יום שישי, שבע. 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,"אמרה אליפות העולם בנשיא לחימה אב המטות.

בנוסף לאירוע המרכזי, World Series of Fighting announced a featured heavyweight attraction pitting Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-4) נגד אלופה לשעבר Smealinho “The Prince” Rama (9-2), as well as the promotional debut of battle-tested פול בראדלי (23-6), who will take on former top 10 מדורג עולם יושין "הרעם" אוקאמי (32-10) בפרשת משקל בטן.

Additional matchups for “WSOF34: פיץ 'לעומת. Shields” will be announced soon.

ג'ון פיץ 'נגד. ג'ייק שילדס

6-רגל, 38-year-old Fitch of Las Vegas, נב. via Fort Wayne, ב. will put his title on the line for the second time since seizing the vacant belt on October 17, 2015, כשהוא זכה להחלטה פה אחד Yushin Okami.

פיץ ', 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 אפריל 2, defeating Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt ז'ואאו Zeferino by way of unanimous decision.

Fighting out of San Francisco, קליפורניה., 6-הרגל, 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 Famerדן הנדרסון באפריל 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 דמיאן מאיה.

Josh Copeland vs. Smealinho ראמה

6-רגל-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 לגוי איבאנוב. 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.

קופלנד, who has notched 7 שלו 12 professional victories by way of (T)KO או הגשה, earned his place in the world title fight by taking a unanimous decision from Mike “300” Hayes at WSOF29 on מרץ 12.

6-רגל-1, 24-year-old Rama of Calgary, אלברטה, Canada made history on October 11, 2014, becoming the first-ever World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion by scoring a devastating, 51-second TKO (אגרופים) ב 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 (לחנוק גיליוטינה) 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-רגל-9, 33-year-old Bradley of San Diego, קליפורניה. signed with the league after decimating previously unbeaten כריס Honeycutt בדרך של TKO (אגרופים) in just 40 seconds in the Bellator MMA cage on January 29, 2016.

לשעבר, 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-רגל-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, אוקאמי, 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) WHO (הפסקת פינה) של Ryuta סקוראי בטוקיו ביום פבואר 27, and a first round (2:06) הגשה (לחנוק אחורי עירום) של Shingo Suzukiב יולי 24.