Jake Shields (26-4-1), after defeating Martin Kampmann last October at UFC 121 is set to go against the French Canadian all time Welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre (21-2) at UFC 129 on April 30 for the Welterweight Championship which will take place at Toronto Canada. Shields first official UFC bout was against Kampmann and winning the said fight earns him a title shot against the winner of the GSP Josh Koscheck fight which happened to be GSP. St. Pierre is on for another title shot after defeating Josh Koscheck via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, and 50-45), dominating the entire fight by unloading vicious jabs breaking Koscheck's orbital bone. GSP displayed a diversed kind of fighting that night totally different from what he demonstrated during their first fight at UFC 74 4 years ago, showcasing his boxing skills and proving his verstaility as a mixed martial artist champion. GSP has defended his title from a numerous distinguished names in the industry like John Fitch, BJ Penn, Thiago Alves and Dan Hardy. Now Jake Shields is all set to try putting more muscle and train hard to beat GSP down and take the Welterweight title. President Dana White has stated that St. Pierre could move up to middleweight should he win this fight, and set a bout against the Spider Anderson Silva. A Silva GSP fight is definitely going to be an explosive fight, all MMA fans would surely check on.
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