The stands in the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, were packed for the pre-UFC 129 weight-in. The event itself will take place this Saturday night.
Ben Henderson didn’t make weight for his fight with Mark Bocek; Lyoto Machida made his entrance accompanied by Steven Seagal; to deafening applause, GSP asserted that he will win on Saturday and said, “Don’t blink,” suggesting he expects his fight with Jake Shields to be a short one; Canada’s Claude Patrick, who faces Daniel Roberts in the undercard, unsheathed some Wolverine claws, provoking laughter from UFC president Dana White…
These were a few of the more striking moments from the stellar event put together by the UFC.
Check out a bit more of what went down, in the photos and video below:
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Check out the card:
UFC 129
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields
José Aldo vs. Mark Hominick
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Jason Brilz
Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture
Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson
Spike TV broadcast
Nate Diaz vs. Rory MacDonald
Sean Pierson vs. Jake Ellenberger
Undercard (informal Canada versus USA)
Yves Jabouin vs. Pablo Garza
Claude Patrick vs. Daniel Roberts
Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia
Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen
John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson