Jake Shields has been just about unbeatable in smaller promotions around the world. Riding a 15-fight win streak that dates back to 2005, Shields finally arrives in the biggest of spots at UFC 129 and it's like he's starting all over again.
Shields was a champion at welterweight and even jumped to middleweight to pick up a couple of wins recently, but now he's stepping into the cage with the guy most fans and media folks believe is top two in the world pound-for-pound. The betting odds reflect the immense amount of respect bettors and fans have for GSP and their general lack of awareness of Shields. Las Vegas sports books have installed St-Pierre as a massive 5-to-1 favorite.
Watch Damon Martin from MMAWeekly and Larry Pepe from ProMMARadio break down the main event on RawVegas.tv.
UFC 129 betting odds (Courtesy Lagasse's Stadium Las Vegas):
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Jake Shields (+350) vs. *Georges St. Pierre (-500) - UFC Welterweight title
Randy Couture (+300) vs. Lyoto Machida (-400) - Light heavyweight
Mark Hominick (+375) vs. *Jose Aldo (-550) - UFC Featherweight title
Mark Bocek (+110) vs. Ben Henderson (-140) - Lightweight
Rory MacDonald (-115) vs. Nate Diaz (-115) - Welterweight
Sean Pierson (+160) vs. Jake Ellenberger (-190) - Welterweight
Daniel Roberts (+120) vs. Claude Patrick (-150) - Welterweight
Charlie Valencia (+140) vs. Ivan Menjivar (-170) - Bantamweight
Ryan Jensen (-110) vs. Jason MacDonald (-120) - Middleweight
Kyle Watson (+120) vs. John Makdessi (-150) - Welterweight
Pablo Garza (+140) vs. Yves Jabouin (-170) - Featherweight
Vladimir Matyushenko (Even) vs. Jason Brilz (-130) - Light heavyweight
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You can watch UFC 129 on PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) right here on Yahoo! Sports.
Kenny Florian will have his first fight at featherweight at UFC 131 against Diego Nunes, but he wants to have his plans set for the year. On national television, Florian had no qualms about asking the UFC for the next featherweight title shot after Jose Aldo and Mark Hominick's bout at UFC 129.
About 2:45 into Dana White's interview on "MMA Live," Florian, an analyst for the ESPN show, puts White on the spot. "Dana, if I get through Nunes and Aldo gets through Hominick, can
"As far as you getting through the title shot, everybody knows where you stand. You get in there, and if you make that weight, yeah. You're probably in for the next title shot," White said.
There are two obstacles standing in Florian's way. First, the weight cut will not be easy. Remember that Florian entered the UFC as a middleweight on the first season of "The Ultimate Fighter." Lightweight was clearly his most natural weight class. Losing another 10 lbs. will not be easy.
Secondly, Nunes shouldn't be overlooked. His last three wins include a decision over former WEC champ Mike Brown, and he is already comfortable at featherweight. Florian is also returning to the cage for the first time since August. A knee injury prevented him from a planned fight in January.
Another championship shot for Florian would be a change of tune for White. After Florian lost to Gray Maynard in August in a bout that decided the lightweight title shot, White accused Florian of choking in big fights. In addition to the Maynard loss, Florian also has lost in each of his lightweight title shots.
Perhaps this is why White told Florian that another bite at the championship apple is in the offing. This can be KenFlo's chance to redeem himself.
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It's hard to believe that Georges St. Pierre could win his ninth straight fight, defending his welterweight title in front of 55,000 fans in one of the biggest events in UFC history, and have it feel like something of a letdown. But that is how St. Pierre's unanimous decision victory over Jake Shields felt to many fans: We've seen this so many times -- St. Pierre spending 25 minutes demonstrating that the other man in the Octagon is simply nowhere near as good as he is -- that it's starting to feel routine. And that's not how one of the greatest fighters in history stepping into the Octagon should feel. So are there any challenges remaining in the welterweight division? We'll look at that question as we run down the Top 10 welterweights in MMA.Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/09/mma-top-10-welterweights-few-challenges-in-sight-for-gsp/
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In the UFC debut the former World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion, Ben Henderson won a unanimous decision over Mark Bocek at UFC 129. All three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Henderson, who improved his MMA record to 13-2. "Where ever the fight took place, if he's on top of me, if I'm on top of him, if we trade knees and elbows, I'm ready for anything," Henderson said after the fight.
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