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Mark Hominick was not one of those fighters that seemed destined for greatness from the beginning. After nine fights in his pro MMA career, he was a fairly pedestrian 5-4, though most of those fights took place in Canada’s biggest promotion at the time. Hominick had debuted in the sport at age 19 and grew up in it, yet for most of his career, he had never truly been thought of as a guy who might one day be considered the best featherweight in the world.
Yet in just over a week, he’ll have the opportunity to unseat the universally regarded world No. 1 Jose Aldo and capture the championship in the co-main event of UFC 129.
The match will be just the beginning of a whirlwind stretch for the 28-year-old. He’ll be fighting in front of 55,000 fans in Toronto, just two hours away from the Ontario city in which he grew up. He’ll have the chance to pull off what might be the title upset of the year. And to cap it all off, he and his wife are expecting their first child, a daughter, within a week of the event.