UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields

Champions St. Pierre and Aldo encounter more resistance than usual at UFC 129

TORONTO — Their build-ups were the same and, in the end, so were their results. Both the championship fights headlining UFC 129 at the Rogers Centre on Saturday featured a pound-for-pound great as a 5-to-1 favorite over a challenger who was extremely proficient in one area and swore he was underestimated.

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