The year 2008 is the 16th year in the history of the ultimate fighting championship ufc, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the united states. St pierre 2 featured 11 bouts, some were more exciting to watch than others. The ufc held a conference call last week to discuss ufc 83. Welterweight champion matt serra returns to the octagon to take on interim champion georges st pierre in st pierre s hometown of montreal, canada. Ufc 83 georges st pierre vs matt serra 2 19 04 2008 youtube. Welterweight champion matt the terror serra looks to shock the world a second time against the man he took the title from, hometown hero.
Ive got to go talk him about boxing first, and then well see what happens there. At ufc 83 on april 19, 2008, stpierre fought matt serra in a rematch to determine the. Now back on their feet, bisping pushes mccarthy to the cage and unloads with a torrent of knees and punches to the body. Serra defeated st pierre back at ufc 69 earning himself the ufc welterweight championship and handing st pierre his second career loss.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. After stpierre vs hughes at ufc 79, serra confirmed to nbc sports that his. Rent georges stpierre movies and tv shows on dvd and blu. Pierre 2 on saturday, april 19, at the centre bell in. Ufc 83 at bell centre on april,19, 2008 in montreal, canada. At ufc 83 on april 19, 2008, stpierre fought matt serra in a rematch to. Pierre 16 2 mma, 10 2 ufc, who reclaimed the ufc welterweight title with a secondround tko of matt serra 95 mma, 2 4 ufc on saturday at ufc 83. At ufc 83 on april 19, 2008, serra fought georges stpierre in a match to.
Pierre became the youngest man to regain a championship in ufc history. Stpierre 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship. To listen to audio of the ufc 83 conference call, click here. St pierre 2 including fighter profiles, results, and analysis. Georges stpierre is a retired canadian professional mixed martial artist. On the 5th july 2018 matt serra was inducted into the ufc hall of fame class of 2018 in the pioneer. The event took place on saturday, april 19, 2008, at the bell centre in montreal, quebec, canada. Significant striking accuracy sapm significant strikes absorbed per minute str. After losing his first title defense to heavy underdog matt serra in 2007, canadas own georges st pierre had rallied with backtoback wins over josh koscheck and matt hughes to earn his 2008 rematch, almost exactly one year after his title loss.
Matt serra vs georges st pierre 1 free fight by ufc ultimate fighting championship. Nate quarry defeats kalib starnes via 3 round decision quarry decision round 3. With matt serra, georges stpierre, rich franklin, travis lutter. St pierre 2008 starring matt serra and georges st pierre on dvd and bluray. What the fighters are saying about ufc 83 orange county. The event was held on april 19, 2008, at the bell centre in montreal, quebec, canada. In 2008 the ufc held 20 events beginning with, ufc 80. At ufc 83 on april 19, 2008, serra fought georges st pierre in a match to determine the undisputed welterweight championship during the ufcs.
Serra vs st pierre 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship. Significant strike defence the % of opponents strikes that did not land td avg. On this day in 2008, georges st pierre defeated matt serra to win back his welterweight title at ufc 83 at the bell centre in montreal in what was the first ufc event ever held in canada. For a complete overview of all cookies used, please visit our cookie policy. Watch ultimate fighting championship season 1, episode 108 ufc 83. A year of anticipation, debate, trashtalking and hype culminated with a dominating performance from georges st. Pierre 2 winners and losers and other notes new, 35 comments by chris cosme apr 25, 2008, 10. Mai 1981 in saint isidore, roussillon, auch gsp genannt, ist ein.
Pretty good card for tomorrow nights ufc 83 event in montreal. After st pierre vs hughes at ufc 79, serra confirmed to nbc sports that his back was rapidly. Demian maia,demian maia bjj,demian maia vs ben askren,demian maia sherdog,demian maia ufc,demian maia vs jorge masvidal,demian maia wiki,demian maia vs gilbert burns,demian maia vs burns,demian maia instagram. Serra 2 was the rematch that fight fans needed to have. Pierre probably wins this fight 75% of the time but as we saw in there first fight anything can happen. Ufc matt serra vs georges st pierre highlights mma long island magazine. The headliner featured a rematch between matt serra and georges st. Pierre 2 takes place tonight at montreals bell centre as part of canadas firstever ufc event. Pierre returned to the ufc octagon saturday night for ufc 83 to battle matt serra. Ufc 83 georges st pierre vs matt serra 2 19 04 2008. Ufc 124 george st pierre vs josh koscheck 2 duration.
Pierre catches a lazy serra low kick and drags him to the ground. On this day in 2008, georges stpierre defeated matt serra to win back his welterweight title at ufc 83 at the bell centre in montreal in what. At ufc 83 back in april 19, 2008, georges st pierre took on matt serra in hopes to avenge his ufc 69 loss to the american and regain his welterweight title. Official mma event results, sanctioned by quebec boxing commission. Pierre vs matt the terror serra fight in bell centre, montreal, quebec, canada on apr 19, 2008. I am picking gsp to win but am betting on the terra to pull of another upset. We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience. St pierre 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship.
Matthew john serra born june 2, 1974 is an american mixed. Ufc matt serra vs georges st pierre highlights youtube. On this day 12 years ago georges st pierre earned vengeance in his rematch with matt serra at ufc 83. Live from montreal, canadahere are the results of the event, with the main event being in playbyplay. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. At ufc 83, georges st pierre reclaimed the welterweight championship in front of him hometown crowd in montreal. Main card mark bocek vs mac danzig kalib starnes vs nate quarry michael bisping vs charles mccarthy. Rent georges st pierre movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Montreal, quebecthis was the ufcs first venture into canada, and naturally with the biggest canadian star in the big grudge match main event it was a huge success in terms of ticket sales, as they ended up breaking the record for the fastest sellout in ufc history, as well as the attendance record 21,390 people beating ufc 68s 19,049.