Georges St-Pierre puts his welterweight belt on the line against Jake Shields in the show’s featured attraction.
inside the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. on April 30th
UFC welterweight champion St. Pierre (21-2 MMA, 15-2 UFC) will look to
defend his belt for the sixth-consecutive time against a very formidable opponent in Shields (26-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC 129.
Georges St-Pierre = born May 19, 1981 often referred to as
GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC
He started learning Kyokushin karate at
age seven from his father and later from a Kyokushin Karate Master to defend himself against a school bully.He took up wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after his karate teacher died and also trained in boxing. Before turning pro as a mixed-martial artist, St-Pierre worked as a bouncer at a Montreal night club in the South Shore called Fuzzy Brossard and as a garbageman for six months to pay for his school fees.
Mixed martial arts record:
Professional record breakdown
23 matches 21 wins 2 losses
By knockout 8 1
By submission 5 1
By decision 8 0
Jake Shields
(born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the welterweight division of the UFC. He is the last Rumble on the Rock 175 lb (79 kg) champion. He is the first and last Elite XC Welterweight Champion. He is also the former Shooto Middleweight Champion and is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the welterweight division of the UFC. He is the last Rumble on the Rock 175 lb (79 kg) champion. He is the first and last Elite XC Welterweight Champion. He is also the former Shooto Middleweight Champion and is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
Shields is a single father to a ten-year old daughter. He has opened a studio in Berkeley called Shields' Gracie Fighter MMA and Fitness, but no longer teaches there. He is a lifelong vegetarian.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
31 matches 26 wins 4 losses
By knockout 3 1
By submission 10 0
By decision 13 3
Draws 1
Preliminary Bouts:
John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson
Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen
Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia
Claude Patrick vs. Daniel Roberts
Pablo Garza vs. Yves Jabouin
Brian Foster vs. Sean Pierson
Nate Diaz vs. Rory MacDonald
Main Bouts:
Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson
Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Jason Brilz
Mark Hominick vs. Jose Aldo (UFC Featherweight Champion)
Jake Shields vs. Georges St-Pierre (UFC Welterweight Champion)
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