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WSOF 34: Jon Fitch vs Jake Shields title fight will go head-to-head with UFC 205 at MSG

Two major mixed martial arts (MMA) events will collide on one night (Nov. 12, 2016) when World Series of Fighting (WSOF) counters UFC 205, which will be the first-ever (and likely loaded) pay-per-view (PPV) show inside Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., with a Welterweight title fight between Jon Fitch vs. Jake Shields.

Fitch and Shields -- two former 170-pound UFC stars and title challengers -- will headline WSOF 34 at Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., airing live on NBC Sports Network. UFC 205 is not necessarily the event (or night) with which a promotion would want to go head-to-head, but after clearing the air with Shields, WSOF President Ray Sefo tells ESPN that he's the man with the plan.