The event was the sixth that the UFC was held in Canada and in Ontario, after the first mixed martial arts legalized in the province in August 2010.the Toronto event was originally called the 131, promoting the UFC, but later changed his UFC 129 of its program in early 2011 began to fall more into place.
It 'was the biggest UFC event in the history of North America, and at the same time, two-time UFC Fan Expo Direct Energy Centre. UFC officials had initially planned Rogers Centre is determined to keep fans of the UFC 42,000,129 UFC put tickets on sale at UFC Fight Club members on a special pre-sale February 10, 2011 sale of nearly all. They have published and sold more tickets for the next few days the UFC newsletter subscribers a special second before the sale. UFC 129, then sold out of tickets for sale to the public Feb. 12 with officials of encryption up to 55,000 jobs. Sales of all 55 000 tickets to the cash receipts exceeding $ 11,000,000, event shatters the presence of both MMA and record port in North America.
John Makdessi was rumored to face Jonathan Brookins at the event, but fought Makdessi Kyle Watson.
In a conference call for UFC. To combat troops January 2, 2011, Dana White confirmed that UFC lightweight champion Jose Aldo defend his title against Mark Hominick in this map, provided that Hominick defeated George Roop White also said that regardless of After Hominick / fight Roop, Aldo still defend his featherweight championship at the event. Roop Hominick defeated by TKO in the first round, confirming its position as no. A competitor, and consolidate the battle with Aldo. After the fight, the judge erred Douglas Crosby scoring in the 5th round 10-8 in favor of Jose Aldo Mark Hominick place, making the final count of Aldo 50-43. A correction was made after the fight, and the correct score was 48-45 in favor of Aldo.
Rory MacDonald would have to face James Wilks for this event, but Wilks was the card, and replaced with Nate Diaz.
On 11 February, it was announced that Matt Hamill will fight over Phil Davis at the event and instead fight Quinton Jackson at UFC 130th In a Twitter message, Davis said he was "tired of the fight were removed. Web site and died in Toronto, regardless of Davis was to meet Jason Brilz until Tito Ortiz has had to withdraw from his UFC Fight Night: The Battle of Seattle with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Davis headlining the event against Nogueira,while Brilz now expected to fight Vladimir Matyushenko cons to this event.
Brian Foster Sean Pierson would have to face this event, but was forced out after the game before the battle MRI showed that Foster was a cerebral hemorrhage, and was replaced by Jake Ellenberger.
On February 27, 2011, it was revealed that two preliminary fights air on Sportsnet map. These episodes aired in a time of new 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT, UFC announced March 5, 2011, that 129 would be the first UFC PPV broadcast live at 9:00 pm Pacific pm ET / 6.
Primetime returned to the UFC to promote St-Pierre/Shields championship game.
On April 19, 2011 it was revealed that two of the preliminaries will be broadcast on a card Facebook. But on April 21, instead UFC has announced that all the preliminaries (except for two games aired on Spike) would flow on Facebook