UFC 129
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields | ||||
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||
Attendance | 55,724[1] | |||
Total gate | $12,075,000[1] | |||
Buyrate | 800,000[2] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[3]
Background
The event was the sixth that the UFC has hosted in Canada and the first sanctioned mixed martial arts event in Ontario since the sport was legalized in the province in August 2010.[4] The Toronto event was originally titled UFC 131 by the promotion, but later changed to UFC 129 as its early 2011 schedule started to fall more firmly into place.[5]
It was the largest UFC event in North American history
In a conference call for
Rory MacDonald was expected to face James Wilks at this event, but Wilks was forced from the card, and replaced by Nate Diaz.[16]
On February 11, it was announced that
Brian Foster was expected to face Sean Pierson at this event, but Foster was forced out of the bout after a pre-fight MRI scan showed that Foster had a brain hemorrhage,[22] and was replaced by Jake Ellenberger.[23]
On February 27, 2011, it was revealed that two of the preliminary bouts would air on a Sportsnet card.[24] These bouts aired at a new time of 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT, as the UFC announced on March 5, 2011, that UFC 129 would be the first PPV to air live at 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT.[25]
UFC Primetime returned to promote the St-Pierre/Shields title fight.[26]
On April 19, 2011, it was revealed that two of the preliminary bouts would air on a Facebook stream.[27] However, on April 21, the UFC instead announced that all of the prelims (except the two fights airing on Spike) would be on the Facebook stream.[28]
Results
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 50–45, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | def. | Mark Hominick | Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida | def. | Randy Couture | KO (crane kick) | 2 | 1:05 | |
Light Heavyweight | Vladimir Matyushenko | def. | Jason Brilz | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:20 | |
Lightweight | Benson Henderson | def. | Mark Bocek | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card (Spike) | |||||||
Welterweight | Rory MacDonald | def. | Nate Diaz | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | def. | Sean Pierson | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:42 | |
Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
Welterweight | Claude Patrick | def. | Daniel Roberts | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Ivan Menjivar | def. | Charlie Valencia | TKO (elbow and punches) | 1 | 1:30 | [c] |
Middleweight | Jason MacDonald | def. | Ryan Jensen | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 1:37 | |
Lightweight | John Makdessi | def. | Kyle Watson
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KO (spinning back fist) | 3 | 1:27 | [d] |
Featherweight | Pablo Garza | def. | Yves Jabouin | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:31 | [e] |
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $129,000 bonuses.[29]
- Fight of the Night: José Aldo vs. Mark Hominick
- Knockout of the Night: Lyoto Machida
- Submission of the Night: Pablo Garza
References
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- ^ "Ontario's First Sanctioned MMA Event Set for Saturday". mmafighting.com. March 30, 2011.
- ^ Pishna, Ken (December 16, 2010). "UFC's Toronto Debut Re-Dubbed UFC 129; 2011 Schedule Falling In Place". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Giri, Raj (December 7, 2010). "UFC 131 And Fan Expo Weekend Announced For Toronto In April". Fightline.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields Set For 42,000 Fans at Rogers Centre in Toronto". mmaweekly.com. 2011-01-26.
- ^ "Toronto To Host First-Ever Ontario Event on April 30". ufc.com. December 7, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 131 official for April 30 at Rogers Centre in Toronto". mmajunkie.com. December 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "UFC 129 Sold Out, Shatters Records With 55,000 Tickets". MMAWeekly.com. February 12, 2011.
- ^ Pishna, Ken (February 15, 2011). "UFC 129 Gate Receipts Total $11 Million, Eclipse Record". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the originalon July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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- ^ "Jose Aldo official for UFC 129 slot; four additional contests set for Toronto". mmajunkie.com. January 20, 2010.
- ^ Olshansky, Elliot (April 30, 2011). "UFC 129 Results: Jose Aldo's Fifth Round and the Mystery of the Changing Score". BleacherReport.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "Nate Diaz meets Rory MacDonald at UFC 129". mmajunkie.com. January 14, 2011. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.
- ^ "Matt Hamill Replaces Thiago Silva". mmajunkie.com. February 11, 2011.
- ^ "Phil Davis Twitter Response". Twitter.com. February 11, 2011.
- MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the originalon August 29, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "Tito Ortiz out, Phil Davis faces Antônio Rogério Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 24". mmajunkie.com. February 19, 2011.
- MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the originalon September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Martin, Damon (April 12, 2011). "Brian Foster Out of UFC 129 After Pre-Fight Medical Reveals Brain Hemorrhage". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "Jake Ellenberger replaces Brian Foster, faces Sean Pierson at UFC 129". mmajunkie.com. April 13, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Sportsnet offers UFC 129 "UFC Prelims" special with Toronto show". mmajunkie.com. February 27, 2011.
- ^ Chiappetta, Mike (March 5, 2011). "UFC 129 Moved Up One Hour; Change to All PPV Start Times Being Considered". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Thomas, Nick (March 20, 2011). "UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields Trailer". BloodyElbow.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Erickson, Matt (April 19, 2011). "UFC 129 Expected to Again Utilize Facebook for Prelims". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Martin, Damon (April 21, 2011). "All Five UFC 129 Prelim Fights To Air For Free On Facebook". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the originalon July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
External links
- UFC 129 at IMDb