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UFC main events set to become five-round encounters: UFC president Dana White has revealed that they are set to make all main events five-round battles. Currently it is only the title fights that are five-rounds in the UFC. “We were actually going to start it [+] UFC 129 Weigh-In Results: All fighters made weight for the UFC 129 event that is set to take place at the Rogers Centre on Saturday. Georges St. Pierre weighed in at 169.5 pounds while his main event opponent Jake Shields weighed [+] Machida targets UFC Rio fight: Lyoto Machida is keen to fight at UFC Rio, should he manage to beat Randy Couture at the UFC 129 event. UFC Rio is set to take place on August 27 and a host of Brazilian stars [+] Hughes to fight Sanchez: The UFC has confirmed that Matt Hughes will face Diego Sanchez in his next fight, but a date has not been set for the bout. It has long been rumoured that Hughes could be set for a [+] Liddell believes Shields will upset GSP: Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell believes Jake Shields will be able to beat Georges St-Pierre this weekend. St-Pierre has managed to successfully defending his welterweight title since winning it in April 2008. “I’m siding with Jake,” [+] Penn has no retirement plans: UFC superstar BJ Penn insists he has no plans to retire in the near future. Penn insists he still dreams of winning the UFC lightweight and welterweight titles again. Penn, along with Randy Couture, are the only [+] Edgar would love to see GSP fight Anderson Silva: Frankie Edgar has admitted he would like to see his training partner Georges St-Pierre fight Anderson Silva. Edgar believes it would be time for St-Pierre to fight Anderson Silva, should he manage to beat Jake Shields on [+] Belfort out with Hepatitis A: Brazilian MMA superstar Vitor Belfort has been told to rest for a few weeks to recover from Hepatitis A. Belfort is set to fight Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133 on August 6 and the recent setback will [+] Belfort to fight Akiyama at UFC 133: UFC president Dana White has revealed Vitor Belfort and Yoshihiro Akiyama have agreed to face each other at UFC 133. The fight is expected to take place in Philadelphia in an August event. “Verbal agreements are in [+] Feijao confident Anderson will beat Okami: Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante is confident Anderson Silva will be able to beat middleweight challenger Yushin Okami when they meet at UFC 134. Former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion Cavalcante has been training with Anderson Silva. “For what I know [+]