GSP-Shields official for UFC 129 in Toronto

Company President Dana White announced Saturday (via Yahoo! Sports) that Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre will defend his title as expected against Jake Shields at UFC 129 in Toronto on April 30.

With the recent news that Randy Couture will potentially return to fight Lyoto Machida at the same event, it's now expected that this show will be the biggest in UFC history.

"GSP" will come into this match-up having run through nearly every challenger at 170-pounds matchmaker Joe Silva could possibly offer him. In fact, Shields just might be the only one left.

If "Rush" wins again, is he finally headed up to bigger fights at 185-pounds?


Shields entered the UFC as the reigning Strikeforce Middleweight Champion and riding a 14 fight winning streak. He was matched up against top contender Martin Kampmann and although he struggled with a bad weight cut, walked away with a split decision win.

He was all he needed to do to earn a crack at arguably the best fighter in the world today.

A win for "GSP" may necessitate a jump up to middleweight for the champion but it also may mean a jump up in weight for Shields.

Is the lifelong vegetarian the one to finally dethrone the long-standing welterweight king?

UFC 129 is rumored for Toronto on April 30 and will feature, on top of GSP vs Shields as the main event, a light-heavyweight showdown between Randy Couture and Lyoto Machida.