With Sirwan Kakai being signed by the UFC, William Joplin has a new opponent for Titan FC 34 and he will now meet Andrew Whitney on the July 18 fight card. 
Titan FC officials announced the new fight booking on Thursday.
Titan FC 34 will come from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City and will be headlined by Pat Healy defending the lightweight title against Mike Ricci.
Whitney (11-3) has won back to back fights and is coming off a TKO win in May against Ryan Hayes. Nine of his eleven wins have come stoppage and five of those wins are by TKO/KO. Joplin (12-10) will also enter this fight with two straight wins and he is coming off a submission win in May. Six of his eleven wins have come by submission and he is 9-2 in his last eleven fights.
The current Titan FC 34: Healy vs. Ricci fight card is below.
Pat Healy (31-20, 1NC) vs. Mike Ricci (10-4)
Kurt Holobaugh (14-2) vs. Andre Harrison (9-0)
Brett Johns (11-0) vs. Anthony Gutierrez (6-1)
Tim Elliott (10-6-1) vs. Iliarde Santos (28-9-1, 1NC)
Jose Landi-Jons (29-15) vs. Tyler Stinson (29-10)
Cody Bollinger (17-4, 1NC) vs. Freddy Assuncao (8-1)
Jason Witt (6-2) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (15-6-1)
Phil Hawes (3-0) vs. Lucas Rota (10-5)
Desmond Green (14-4) vs. Vince Eazelle (9-1)
William Joplin (12-10) vs. Andrew Whitney (11-4)
Dakota Cochrane (18-9) vs. Mike Bruno (12-7)
Cody Peterson (3-1) vs. Joseph Fuk (3-2)