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UFC 129 Fight Card Preview: GSP Vs. Jake Shields, Randy Couture Vs. Lyoto Machida And More

Throughout the day to day, SB Nation MMA will be offering fight-by-fight previews of every bout on the UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields fight card. These will serve as a reminder of who the fighters are, how they got here, what the experts predict will happen and more.

Also, SB Nation MMA’s live coverage will begin at 6 p.m. EST at the beginning of the under card. We’ll have round-by-round scoring beginning at 6 p.m. ET with the Facebook fights. Be sure to follow Luke Thomas on Twitter @MMANation for further developments and analysis.

It’s going to be a night to remember. Let’s take one more look at it before the big show.

Main card:
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields [WW title]
Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick [FW title]
Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
Jason Brilz vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson

On Spike at 8 p.m. ET:
Nate Diaz vs. Rory MacDonald
Jake Ellenberger vs. Sean Pierson

On Facebook at 6 p.m. ET:

Claude Patrick vs. Daniel Roberts
IvanMenjivar vs. Charlie Valencia
Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen
John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson
Pablo Garza vs Yves Jabouin

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