It was a champion’s showcase at World Series of Fighting’s big first show in New York, and some of the promotion’s most familiar names punctuated the year.
Longtime veterans Jon Fitch and Jake Shields finally met in the cage at WSOF 34, in what was ultimately an anticlimactic bout. The fight was contested in large part on the ground, with Fitch neutralizing Shields on top and fending off submission attempts. In the end Fitch defended his welterweight title via a unanimous decision.
Afterwards, he said it may be the final time we see him in the cage.