World Series of Fighting 34: Gaethje vs. Zeferino

World Series of Fighting 34: Gaethje vs. Zeferino
Information
Promotion World Series of Fighting
Date December 31, 2016
Venue The Theater at Madison Square Garden
City New York City, New York, United States
Event chronology

World Series of Fighting 33: Branch vs. Magalhães World Series of Fighting 34: Gaethje vs. Zeferino World Series of Fighting 35

World Series of Fighting 34: Gaethje vs. Zeferino is an upcoming mixed martial arts event promoted by the World Series of Fighting that will be held on December 31, 2016 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.[1] The event is set to air live in prime time on NBC.

Background

The event was originally scheduled to be headlined by a Welterweight Championship bout between Champion Jon Fitch and former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields on November 12.[2]

On October 17, 2016, the World Series of Fighting announced that they cancelled their original plan of holding two separate events on November 12 and December 3.[3][4] The main event was then scheduled to be headlined by WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje and top contender João Zeferino while the co-main event will be the WSOF Welterweight Championship bout between Champion Jon Fitch and Jake Shields.[5]

On October 24, 2016, it was announced that WSOF Bantamweight Champion Marlon Moraes would be defending his championship against WSOF newcomer Josenaldo Silva as the third and final fight on the main card while WSOF Middleweight Champion David Branch defends his championship against top contender Louis Taylor closing out as the final prelim bout of the night.[6]

Results

Main Card (NBC)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Justin Gaethje (c) vs. João Zeferino [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Jon Fitch (c) vs. Jake Shields [lower-alpha 2]
Bantamweight Marlon Moraes (c) vs. Josenaldo Silva [lower-alpha 3]
Preliminary card (NBCSN and WSOF.com)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight David Branch (c) vs. Louis Taylor [lower-alpha 4]
Light Heavyweight Smealinho Rama vs. Jake Heun
Welterweight Yushin Okami vs. Paul Bradley
Featherweight Shane Kruchten vs. Jeremy Mahon
Heavyweight Jared Rosholt vs. Caio Alencar
  1. ↑ For WSOF Lightweight Championship
  2. ↑ For WSOF Welterweight Championship
  3. ↑ For WSOF Bantamweight Championship
  4. ↑ For WSOF Middleweight Championship

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "WSOF sets WSOF 34 for December 31st".
  2. ↑ "WSOF 34 adds 2 bouts, including Yushin Okami vs. Paul Bradley".
  3. ↑ "WSOF Cancels Next Two Events".
  4. ↑ "World Series of Fighting Cancels Next Two Events to Focus on Dec 31 NYC card".
  5. ↑ "Three title fights set for WSOF's debut in New York".
  6. ↑ "WSOF 34 in NYC now boasts 4 title fights, including Moraes vs. Silva, Branch vs. Taylor".
  7. ↑ "Colossal 11-Bout Fight Card Set For WSOFNYC's New Years Eve Extravaganza". World Series of Fighting. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
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