All 24 fighters participating in Saturday night's UFC 129 card took to the scales on Friday at the official weigh-in at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The record-breaking event will be headlined by welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields.
Riding a 15-fight win streak over quality opposition, Shields hasn't lost in over six years, and he is easily one of the top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in the world today. Still, many fans are unfamiliar with the Cesar Gracie student, and he'll enter the octagon on Saturday night as a significant underdog.
"It's going to be an amazing fight. I've been looking forward to it for years," Shields said in front of a pro-GSP crowd. "[Georges St-Pierre] is an amazing fighter. People can boo all they want, but I'm bringing the belt home with me. It's going to be an all out war, one you will never forget."
Meanwhile, St-Pierre, who is arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, looks to secure his sixth consecutive title defense, which would put him one defense shy of tying UFC Hall-of-Famer Matt Hughes' record.
"It's going to go down with a victory. That's what I promise," St-Pierre told UFC commentator Joe Rogan. "Don't blink tomorrow."
The term pound-for-pound will be used often on Saturday night. UFC featherweight champion and pound-for-pound great Jose Aldo will make his octagon debut in a championship bout with Canadian striker Mark Hominick.
When it comes to otherworldly talent, Aldo's name is often mentioned alongside Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva. In the WEC, he laid waste to upper-echelon talent like Urijah Faber, Mike Brown, and Manny Gamburyan.
Hominick is quite possibly the best striker Aldo has ever faced, and he has the technique and patience to present some problems for the Brazilian.
The card also features a light heavyweight bout between UFC Hall-of-Famer and former two-division champion Randy Couture and former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. Couture has gone on record in several interviews to state that this will be his final fight.
UFC 129 takes place on Saturday night at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event will air live on pay-per-view at a new start time of 9 p.m. ET(6 p.m. PT). Fans can watch two preliminary bouts on SpikeTV at 8 p.m. ET(5 p.m. PT).
The rest of the preliminary bouts will stream live on the UFC's Facebook page at 6 p.m. ET(3 p.m. PT).
Main Card (PPV Bouts)
Georges St-Pierre (169.5) vs. Jake Shields (169)
Jose Aldo (145) vs. Mark Hominick (145)
Lyoto Machida (204.5) vs. Randy Couture (203.5)
Vladimir Matyushenko (205.5) vs. Jason Brilz (204.5)
Ben Henderson (156.5*) vs. Mark Bocek (155)
Prelims (Spike TV)
Nate Diaz (171) vs. Rory MacDonald (170.5)
Jake Ellenberger (170) vs. Sean Pierson (170)
Prelims (Facebook)
Claude Patrick (169.5) vs. Daniel Roberts (170.5)
Ivan Menjivar (136) vs. Charlie Valencia (135.5)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs. Ryan Jensen (185)
John Makdessi (155.5) vs. Kyle Watson (155)
Pablo Garza (145) vs. Yves Jabouin (146)
*Didn't make weight on the first attempt
(SportsHaze.com)
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