UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2
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Background
UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 was an 11-bout fight card that was held on April 19, 2008 at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The card aired live on pay-per-view and was headlined by a UFC welterweight championship bout between champion, Matt Serra and Interim UFC welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre.
A middleweight bout between former UFC middleweight champion, Rich Franklin and TUF 4 middleweight winner, Travis Lutter served as the co-main event.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Jonathan Goulet vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
- Heavyweight Bout: Brad Morris vs. Cain Velasquez
- Lightweight Bout: Sam Stout vs. Rich Clementi
- Middleweight Bout: Jason MacDonald vs. Joe Doerksen
- Middleweight Bout: Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman
- Middleweight Bout: Jason Day vs. Alan Belcher
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Mark Bocek vs. Mac Danzig
- Middleweight Bout: Michael Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy
- Middleweight Bout: Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
- Middleweight Bout: Rich Franklin vs. Travis Lutter
- Welterweight Championship Bout: Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre
Pre-Event Notes
UFC 83 was the first event to be held in Canada in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
This was the first time since UFC 44 that a UFC champion had faced an interim UFC champion for the undisputed title.
Kenny Florian replaced UFC color commentator, Joe Rogan for the night as he called the shots alone with Goldberg for the first in his career.
Patrick Cote was originally meant to appear on the card against either Alan Belcher or Johnny Rees. Cote ended up pulling out of any fight on that card because of injury and instead Belcher faced off against another Canadian in Jason Day.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Jonathan Goulet defs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka via TKO at 2:07 of round 2.
- Heavyweight Bout: Cain Velasquez defs. Brad Morris via TKO at 2:10 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Rich Clementi defs. Sam Stout via split decision (29-27, 28-29, 29-28)
- Middleweight Bout: Jason MacDonald defs. Joe Doerksen via TKO (elbows) at :56 of round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Demian Maia defs. Ed Herman via submission (triangle choke) at 2:27 of round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Jason Day defs. Alan Belcher via TKO (punches) at 3:58 of round 1.
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Mac Danzig defs. Mark Bocek via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:48 of round 3.
- Middleweight Bout: Michael Bisping defs. Charles McCarthy via TKO at 5:00 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: Nate Quarry defs. Kalib Starnes via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-24).
- Middleweight Bout: Rich Franklin defs. Travis Lutter via TKO (strikes) at 3:01 of round 2.
- Welterweight Championship Bout: Georges St. Pierre defs. Matt Serra via TKO (knees to the body) at 4:45 of round 2 to become the undisputed UFC welterweight champion.
St. Pierre kept Serra constantly guessing throughout the fight with takedown attempts and exchanges on the feet. In the second round, St. Pierre dropped a barrage of knees to the side of the turtled Serra which had the ref stopping the fight shortly after.
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Jonathan Goulet and Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Submission Of The Night: Demian Maia
Knockout Of The Night: Jason MacDonald
- Each bonus was worth $75,000
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC Fight Night 13
Followed by: UFC 84: Ill Will
External Links
http://83.ufc.com - Official UFC 83 Website
--Sam Cupitt 07:25, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
