UFC 129: Top 10 Reasons to Watch the Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields Card

UFC 129 is shaping up, and has been since Day 1, to be one of the greatest fight cards of this year and maybe of all time.

With two title fights on the line and a roster of stars, it could be a night to remember.

For anyone who is wondering why they should watch this event, here are 10 reasons why you don't want to miss UFC 129 this Saturday!

Reason No. 1

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TORONTO - FEBRUARY 5: Ultimate Fighter Georges St-Pierre attends the Toronto Maple Leafs game against the Florida Panthers during a fight during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre February 5, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo By Dave Sandford

Guys: It’s GSP, one of the best pound for pound fighters ever, and you get to see him fight again, against Jake Shields….truly his biggest challenge yet.

Reason No. 2

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NEWARK, NJ - MARCH 26: UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre (pictured) weighs in for his fight against UFC fighter Dan Hardy for the Championship Welterweight fight at UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy Weigh-In on March 26, 2010 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jon

Girls: It’s a potential 25 minutes of GSP in just shorts.

Reason No. 3

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LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01: Mixed martial artist Jose Aldo (R) and his manager Ed Soares arrive at the third annual Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2010 at the Palms Casino Resort December 1, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Mil

Jose Aldo’s UFC debut, and title defense against a quick-handed Mark Hominick.

Reason No. 4

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PORTLAND, OR - AUGUST 28: UFC heavyweight fighter Randy Couture weighs in at the UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira Weigh-In at the Rose Garden Arena on August 28, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

It could very well be Randy Couture’s last fight in the Octagon.

Reason No. 5

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NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Georges St-Pierre of Montreal, Quebec, Canada appears at a press conference for UFC 111 at Radio City Music Hall on March 24, 2010 in New York City. St-Pierre will face Dan Hardy of Nottingham UK in the Welterweight title bout. (Ph

You’re watching GSP, Jake Shields, Randy Couture, Lyoto Machida, Ben Henderson, Nate Diaz and Jose Aldo all fight in one night.

Two championship bouts!

Reason No. 6

You are watching a piece of history. A record of 55,000 tickets sold!

Reason No. 7

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LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01: Mixed martial arts journalist Ariel Helwani arrives at the third annual Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2010 at the Palms Casino Resort December 1, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images

You will see many rankings and new developments change after the night is over, not just for the fighters fighting that night, but also for many others.

UFC 129 has a giant ripple effect in the MMA world.

Reason No. 8

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GRAZ, AUSTRIA - APRIL 02: Supporters of Sturm celebrate during the tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile match between SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz and SK Rapid Wien at UPC Arena on April 2, 2011 in Graz, Austria. (Photo by Mathias Kniepeiss/Getty Images)

If GSP WINS, you will experience a sound from fans to which the magnitude will be greater than anything an MMA event has ever heard.

Reason No. 9

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MONTREAL- MAY 12: Riot police begin to disperse the crowd after several stores were looted in downtown Montreal during street celebrations after the Montreal Canadiens defeat of the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinals

If GSP LOSES, you will experience a sound from fans to which the magnitude will be greater than anything an MMA event has ever heard.

Reason No. 10

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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 24: UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida (R) battles with UFC Light Heavyweight challenger Mauricio Rua (L) during their title fight at UFC 104 at Staples Center on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by

You could theoretically be watching Lyoto’s last fight in the UFC if he loses badly (this is ONLY based of the statistic that many fighters are getting cut after three losses in a row, but every fighter is a different situation).