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Firas Zahabi Believes Nick Diaz Fight May Be Next for Georges St-Pierre

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, NewsAfter his fighters went 4-1 on the biggest UFC card in history on Saturday, Firas Zahabi said his biggest star’s left eye will be OK – and that a champion vs. champion fight may be in his future.

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Georges St-PierreAfter his fighters went 4-1 on the biggest UFC card in history on Saturday, Firas Zahabi said his biggest star’s left eye will be OK – and that a champion vs. champion fight may be in his future.

Zahabi, head trainer at the Tristar Gym in Montreal, home of UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, told Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour” on Monday that his star pupil’s left eye, which St-Pierre said he could not see out of midway through the fight onward, was not a serious injury.

Jose Aldo, Mark Hominick Lead Record $129,000 Bonuses at UFC 129

TORONTO – In the spirit of the biggest show in its history, UFC 129, the Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out record post-fight bonus awards on Saturday of, appropriately, $129,000 each.

Jose Aldo, Mark Hominick, Lyoto Machida and Pablo Garza we…

Jose Aldo, Mark Hominick Lead Record $129,000 Bonuses at UFC 129.TORONTO – In the spirit of the biggest show in its history, UFC 129, the Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out record post-fight bonus awards on Saturday of, appropriately, $129,000 each.

Jose Aldo, Mark Hominick, Lyoto Machida and Pablo Garza were each given bonuses for their performances at Rogers Centre in Toronto. UFC president Dana White announced the winners and bonus amounts at the post-fight press conference after Saturday’s pay-per-view – the first stadium show in company history in front of 55,724 fans, who accounted for a record $12.075 million gate in U.S. dollars.

UFC 129 Results: GSP vs. Shields

Filed under: UFC, ResultsMMA Fighting has UFC 129 results for all of the April 30 fights, plus live coverage from Toronto, live blogs of all the fights and live UFC 129 twitter updates.

In the main event, Georges St-Pierre will defend his UFC welterwe…

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GSP vs. Shields is one of the two title fights at UFC 129.MMA Fighting has UFC 129 results for all of the April 30 fights, plus live coverage from Toronto, live blogs of all the fights and live UFC 129 twitter updates.

In the main event, Georges St-Pierre will defend his UFC welterweight title against Jake Shields. Also, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will square off against Mark Hominick.

Check out the UFC 129 results below.

Kyle Watson Trained Briefly at UFC 129 Opponent’s Gym

Filed under: UFCTORONTO – Kyle Watson doesn’t want to make too big a fuss over his fight against John Makdessi because, well, the two are “definitely not teammates.”

But in a sport in which every little advantage could be the difference between a win…

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TORONTO – Kyle Watson doesn’t want to make too big a fuss over his fight against John Makdessi because, well, the two are “definitely not teammates.”

But in a sport in which every little advantage could be the difference between a win and a loss, Watson will take what he can get.

Watson (13-6-1, 1-0 UFC) and Makdessi (8-0, 1-0 UFC) meet on the preliminary card of UFC 129 in Toronto on Saturday, but it was the short time they spent together at the Tristar Gym in Montreal that is eliciting a few whispers.

All 12 Bouts on UFC 129 Fight Card to Be Aired

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe UFC has raised several personal bars with its first stadium show, UFC 129 next week in Toronto. Why not one more?

The UFC announced early Thursday morning via its Twitter feed that all five of its unaired preliminary card fi…

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The UFC has raised several personal bars with its first stadium show, UFC 129 next week in Toronto. Why not one more?

The UFC announced early Thursday morning via its Twitter feed that all five of its unaired preliminary card fights for UFC 129 will be streamed live on Facebook. MMA Fighting was first to report Wednesday that at least two bouts were planned for the social networking giant.

For the first time in its history, every fight on the card will air on a broadcast of some type. The first five fights will stream at the UFC’s Facebook fan page, a trend the company started in January at its Fight for the Troops 2 show. Two prelims will air live on Spike TV, a common pay-per-view lead-in the promotion started at UFC 103 in September 2009. And the main card will air on pay-per-view.

Lyoto Machida Blocking Out Pressure for UFC 129 Fight With Randy Couture

Filed under: UFC, NewsPressure? As far as Lyoto Machida is concerned, it’s a case of been there, done that.

After Machida stormed through his first six UFC opponents, never even so much as losing a round, he made quick work of Rashad Evans at UFC 98 …

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Pressure? As far as Lyoto Machida is concerned, it’s a case of been there, done that.

After Machida stormed through his first six UFC opponents, never even so much as losing a round, he made quick work of Rashad Evans at UFC 98 to win the light heavyweight title. Joe Rogan declared it the start of “The Machida Era.” Talk about pressure.