By Mike JohnstonUFC welterweights Sean Pierson and Claude Patrick call Toronto home and will get the opportunity to fight in front of their families, friends and fans at UFC 129, which takes place at the Rogers Centre on April 30.
Patrick is set to take on Daniel Roberts. Patrick is 2-0 in the UFC with wins over James Wilks and Ricardo Funch. Patrick is 13-1 overall and riding a 12-fight win streak with his only loss coming in 2002. Meanwhile, Roberts, who trains with UFC 129 headliner Jake Shields, has won three straight in the octagon. Roberts himself broke the news about this fight via his Twitter, tweeting, “I fight Claude Patrick at UFC 129 April 30th is in Toronto.”
The former Toronto police officer Pierson will face tough, aggressive welterweight Brain Foster. Pierson is coming off of a thrilling win in his UFC debut at UFC 124 when he defeated Matt Riddle. Pierson (11-4) is riding a six-fight win streak and looks to continue it in front of the hometown crowd.
Also, Canadian UFC veteran Jason “The Athlete” MacDonald has been added to the card. The Alberta resident appears set to take on Ryan Jensen in a middleweight bout. The last time MacDonald fought in the UFC was at UFC 113 in Montreal where he suffered a badly broken leg after he fell at an awkward angle in his fight with John Salter.
UFC 129 is turning out to be perhaps the biggest display of Canadian mixed martial artists ever. So far, there have been 11 rumoured fights announced and nine Canadians are set to participate. Here is the proposed fight card to date with Canadians appearing in bold:
- Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields (for welterweight title)
-Mark Hominick vs. Jose Aldo (for Featherweight Title)
- Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida*
- Phil Davis vs. Matt Hamill*
- Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson*
- Claude Patrick vs. Daniel Roberts*
- Rory MacDonald vs. Nate Diaz
- Brian Foster vs. Sean Pierson*
- Pablo Garza vs. Yves Jabouin*
- Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia*
- John Makdessi vs. Jonathan Brookins
- Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen
For up to date information about UFC 129 in Toronto follow @MikeyJ_MMA oon Twitter.
Patrick is set to take on Daniel Roberts. Patrick is 2-0 in the UFC with wins over James Wilks and Ricardo Funch. Patrick is 13-1 overall and riding a 12-fight win streak with his only loss coming in 2002. Meanwhile, Roberts, who trains with UFC 129 headliner Jake Shields, has won three straight in the octagon. Roberts himself broke the news about this fight via his Twitter, tweeting, “I fight Claude Patrick at UFC 129 April 30th is in Toronto.”
The former Toronto police officer Pierson will face tough, aggressive welterweight Brain Foster. Pierson is coming off of a thrilling win in his UFC debut at UFC 124 when he defeated Matt Riddle. Pierson (11-4) is riding a six-fight win streak and looks to continue it in front of the hometown crowd.
Also, Canadian UFC veteran Jason “The Athlete” MacDonald has been added to the card. The Alberta resident appears set to take on Ryan Jensen in a middleweight bout. The last time MacDonald fought in the UFC was at UFC 113 in Montreal where he suffered a badly broken leg after he fell at an awkward angle in his fight with John Salter.
UFC 129 is turning out to be perhaps the biggest display of Canadian mixed martial artists ever. So far, there have been 11 rumoured fights announced and nine Canadians are set to participate. Here is the proposed fight card to date with Canadians appearing in bold:
- Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields (for welterweight title)
-Mark Hominick vs. Jose Aldo (for Featherweight Title)
- Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida*
- Phil Davis vs. Matt Hamill*
- Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson*
- Claude Patrick vs. Daniel Roberts*
- Rory MacDonald vs. Nate Diaz
- Brian Foster vs. Sean Pierson*
- Pablo Garza vs. Yves Jabouin*
- Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia*
- John Makdessi vs. Jonathan Brookins
- Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen
For up to date information about UFC 129 in Toronto follow @MikeyJ_MMA oon Twitter.
Oh Canada baby
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