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Kemal
15-09-2016, 10:02
WSOF 34 adds 2 bouts, including Yushin Okami vs. Paul Bradley

In addition to a recently announced headliner, November’s WSOF 34 lineup has two new bouts.

They include welterweights Yushin Okami (32-10) vs. Paul Bradley (23-6) and heavyweights Josh Copeland (12-4) vs. Smealinho Rama (9-2).

WSOF 34 takes place Nov. 12 at Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., near Denver. The main card, including welterweight champion Jon Fitch (28-7-1) vs. Jake Shields (31-8-1), airs on NBCSN following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Okami, a former UFC middleweight title challenger, is 3-3 since leaving the UFC and joining WSOF and some regional promotions. His move down to welterweight resulted in a title loss to Jon Fitch at WSOF 24, but the 35-year-old fighter has rebounded with stoppage wins over Ryuta Sakurai and Shingo Suzuki in his native Japan.

He now meets Bradley, a former UFC and Bellator fighter. The 33-year-old is on a three-fight unbeaten streak with a pair of wins (over Chris Honeycutt and Josh Neer) and a no-contest (due to an accidental head-butt in the first Honeycutt fights).

In heavyweight action, a former UFC fighter Copeland looks to rebound from a unanimous-decision title loss to Blagoy Ivanov, which spoiled a 3-1 run heading into the event. He now meets Rama, who opened his career with a 9-1 mark before a submission title loss to Ivanov in June 2015.

The latest WSOF 34 card now includes:
Champ Jon Fitch vs. Jake Shields – for welterweight title
Josh Copeland vs. Smealinho Rama
Paul Bradley vs. Yushin Okami