Zuffa Adds Pieces to UFC 129 Puzzle
Mike Whitman Jan 28, 2011
Two new preliminary contests have been added to the dance card at
UFC 129 on April 30 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, as Canadians
Claude
Patrick and Ivan
Menjivar (Pictured) will square off with Daniel
Roberts and Charlie
Valencia at 170 and 135 pounds, respectively. Nine bouts are
now official for the event, which will air live on
pay-per-view.
UFC 129 will be headlined by a welterweight title clash between dominant champion Georges St. Pierre and top contender Jake Shields. The show is expected to host 11 fights when the final card is released, as UFC President Dana White has previously stated that two more bouts -- Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida and Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick -- were in the works.
Patrick rides a 12-fight winning streak heading into UFC 129 and
has gone a perfect 2-0 while competing in the Octagon. The
30-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt submitted Ricardo
Funch in his UFC debut in June and followed that victory with a
unanimous decision win over “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9 winner
James
Wilks at UFC 120 in London.
In Roberts, he faces a dangerous submission artist who has won his last three fights. After suffering a brutal knockout in his UFC debut, courtesy of John Howard, Roberts edged Forrest Petz in a split decision victory at UFC 116. The Cesar Gracie product finished his next two opponents, using his jiu-jitsu skills to submit Michael Guymon with an anaconda choke and Greg Soto with a kimura at UFC 121 and 125.
A 10-year veteran of the sport, Menjivar has competed against some of the best in the world. Recently, however, the Canadian has dropped three of his last four bouts. In his last fight, Menjivar put on an exciting performance in his WEC debut against game Brit Brad Pickett, but it was not enough to earn a victory. The 28-year-old will be making his first appearance in the Octagon since UFC 48 in 2004.
Though he has won three of his last four, Valencia’s last trip inside the cage was not a pleasant one, as he was picked apart and submitted in the second round by former bantamweight champion Miguel Torres at WEC 51 in September. Valencia is a nine-time WEC veteran and holds five of his 12 career victories by submission.
UFC 129 will be headlined by a welterweight title clash between dominant champion Georges St. Pierre and top contender Jake Shields. The show is expected to host 11 fights when the final card is released, as UFC President Dana White has previously stated that two more bouts -- Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida and Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick -- were in the works.
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In Roberts, he faces a dangerous submission artist who has won his last three fights. After suffering a brutal knockout in his UFC debut, courtesy of John Howard, Roberts edged Forrest Petz in a split decision victory at UFC 116. The Cesar Gracie product finished his next two opponents, using his jiu-jitsu skills to submit Michael Guymon with an anaconda choke and Greg Soto with a kimura at UFC 121 and 125.
A 10-year veteran of the sport, Menjivar has competed against some of the best in the world. Recently, however, the Canadian has dropped three of his last four bouts. In his last fight, Menjivar put on an exciting performance in his WEC debut against game Brit Brad Pickett, but it was not enough to earn a victory. The 28-year-old will be making his first appearance in the Octagon since UFC 48 in 2004.
Though he has won three of his last four, Valencia’s last trip inside the cage was not a pleasant one, as he was picked apart and submitted in the second round by former bantamweight champion Miguel Torres at WEC 51 in September. Valencia is a nine-time WEC veteran and holds five of his 12 career victories by submission.
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