The World Series of Fighting has it’s headliner for the promotions upcoming third show this June according to promotion president Ray Sefo.
Meeting in a non-title match will be welterweights Jon Fitch (24-5-1) and recent victor Josh ‘The People’s Warrior’ Burkman (25-9).
Sefo revealed the news to MMAFighting.com on Wednesday.
WSOF 3 is expected to take place on June 14, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. No venue was announced for the NBC Sports Network televised show but the event banner on Facebook identifies the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino as the location of the event.
Fitch was released by the UFC recently following a decision loss to Demian Maia at UFC 156. The loss put Fitch’s record at 1-2-1 over his last four matches. The win, which took place in October in Rio, was a decision victory against Erick Silva and earned both fighters the “Fight of the Night” bonus.
Burkman, another former UFC fighter, earned a first round knockout of Aaron Simpson last weekend at the WSOF’s second event. The win was Burkman’s fourth in a row and put’s his record at 7-1 since being released by the UFC. Burkman also appeared at the WSOF’s first event, winning a decision versus Gerald Harris.