UFC 129: St. Pierre to face Shields on Welterweight

After the successful UFC 128 of which Jon Jones defeated Shogun in Round 3, another mixed martial arts fight is upcoming this April 30 and it will be the 129th Ultimate Fighting Championship. In this battle, it will be Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields on the Welterweight Championship.

Georges St-Pierre often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC. St-Pierre is ranked as the number #1 Welterweight in the world according to Sherdog. He is also ranked as the #2 "pound for pound" fighter by Yahoo! Sports and #1 P4P by Sherdog.

St-Pierre has been praised by many media outlets for his well-rounded skill and he is currently ranked by multiple Mixed Martial Arts publications as the number-one welterweight in the world. In 2008 and in 2009, he was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet,as well as the 2008–2010 Most Outstanding Fighter by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Georges St-Pierre also won the Fighter of the Year award from the 2009 World MMA Award

His opponent on UFC 129 will be Jake Shields, an American mixed martial artist. Shields is the last Rumble on the Rock 175 lb (79 kg) champion. He is the first and last Elite XC Welterweight Champion. He is also the former Shooto Middleweight Champion and is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.

Both fighters are good at their skills but one will win. Who do you think will win between the two of them? Let's find out on April 30, 2011 here at UFC 129 live stream to be held live at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada.