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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
On June 14 in Las Vegas, perennial top welterweight Jon Fitch will fight outside of the Octagon for the first time in eight years.
According to a report from MMAFighting.com, Fitch's first fight for World Series of Fighting is set, as he'll take on Josh Burkman in the main event of WSOF 3.
The fight is a rematch of an April 2006 bout, which Fitch won by submission at UFC Fight Night 4 on Spike TV. Fitch was released from the UFC last month after a loss to Demian Maia, a release which caught the MMA world by surprise given his longtime top ten standing.
But he'll attempt to start fresh in the WSOF, beginning with Burkman, who has won two fights already in the organization. The former UFC competitor has won four straight fights, and is 7-1 overall in the eight fights since his own release from the UFC.
Though it will headline the WSOF 3 card, the bout will not be for a Championship in the organization, as the MMAFighting.com report confirmed it will be a non-title fight. The card will air live on the NBC Sports Network, the second event in 2013 as part of a multi-year deal with the network.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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