UFC 83: Matt Serra on the mental state of 'Captain Canada' Georges St. Pierre heading into rematch

LOL serra will get destroyed come ufc 83 just wait, I guarantee it.

UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes

Whoops.

I’m pretty sure that you meant Matt Serra, not Matt Hughes at the end of the article. :X

UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes talks about his upcoming fight with Georges St. Pierre at UFC 83

did you mean UFC welterwight champion Matt Serra??

“UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes”???

…Don’t you mean Matt Serra?

I agree…Serra is dead…DEAD!

“UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes”???

…Don’t you mean Matt Serra?

I agree…Serra is dead…DEAD!

Yes. Fixed. Apologies. Didn’t mean to scare anyone.

Serra’s gotta love that fuck up. he can’t get No Respect.

Poor, poor Matt Serra………….

“UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes”???

…Don’t you mean Matt Serra?

I agree…Serra is dead…DEAD!

No way. Serra’s heavy hands again. Serra KO round 2 this time.

No way. Serra’s heavy hands again. Serra KO round 2 this time.

Serra reads people really well, he must be an amazing poker player.

Just playin the devils advocate here. But everyone said that GSP was gonna dominate in the first match, as did I. Now, I’m not sayin Serra’s gonna win, but he doesn’t exactly have fist of feathers and anyone in this sport has a punchers chance. And I wouldn’t say that Serra’s weak and his BJJ ain’t that half bad either, so it might be interesting if this thing goes to the ground.

Listen to all you Canadians talking S… about Serra, let me tell you Serra is not Hughes, Serra ain’t scared of your Captain Canada, ok. But keep doing just that, like we say in the USA “keep talking that s…” I heard it a year ago, poor serra, I feel sorry for serra, blah blah, he already knocked him the f… out! Standing BRING IT! Ground BRING IT!

LOL serra will get destroyed come ufc 83 just wait, I guarantee it.

.. u prob guaranteed it the 1st time too, sucka

matt serra is gsp’s kryptonite…

long island will prevail

Well, hthe only fight Serra has any chance of winning is the pre fight talk. He has no chance, he is so out classed in every department it is unfair for him. But hes always got a punchers chance.

.. u prob guaranteed it the 1st time too, sucka

matt serra is gsp’s kryptonite…

long island will prevail

No way. Serra’s heavy hands again. Serra KO round 2 this time.

 you can’t be serious????
i’d be surprised if this bout lasts 2 minutes…..Serra’s gotta be terrified inside, so what he’s doing a good job to hide it……GSP is going to end the fight early and wear the belt for a long long time……OH CANADA!!!

Listen to all you Canadians talking S… about Serra, let me tell you Serra is not Hughes, Serra ain’t scared of your Captain Canada, ok. But keep doing just that, like we say in the USA “keep talking that s…” I heard it a year ago, poor serra, I feel sorry for serra, blah blah, he already knocked him the f… out! Standing BRING IT! Ground BRING IT!

YOU’RE CRAZY MAN, JUST CRAZZZZZZZZZZZZY!!!!

It’s a sport, not a pep rally.

Agree, Lycan. After watcing his tko, jiu-jitsu videos, and TUF appearances, I have grown to respect Matt Serra, as a fighter. I can’t say the same for his personality, though, but that isn’t the point. Mma is a competition for respect, and I think he earned it………..

Having said that, GSP by ko or submission (can’t decide, he’s GSP is too well rounded!), round 2. LOL

Serra is such a typical ny prick, i hope GSP knocks his head clean off.

It was Serra that called GSP “Captain Canada” and I am sure there are almost as many fans of GSP that are “American” as there are “Canadians”. If there is anyone that is making this to be another Canada vs USA it would be the guys down south.

This is going to be a good fight. I got GSP winning it but it will be more competitive then GSP vs. HughesIII thats for sure. I think Serra will show that his striking is much improved and that his KO over GSP was no fluke. I dont expect him to KO GSP again, but I do think his striking is much better that what people give him credit for.

Listen to all you Canadians talking S… about Serra, let me tell you Serra is not Hughes, Serra ain’t scared of your Captain Canada, ok. But keep doing just that, like we say in the USA “keep talking that s…” I heard it a year ago, poor serra, I feel sorry for serra, blah blah, he already knocked him the f… out! Standing BRING IT! Ground BRING IT!

what like you say in the usa keep talking that s… please you telling me that americans dont talk shit thats a good one

matt matt matt matt, you must be the typical yank eh?? just too much pride to admit ur american boy is gunna get his face rearanged by a good ol Canuck?? time to swallow ur pride and face it, serra’s gunna get dummy’d!!

matt matt matt matt, you must be the typical yank eh?? just too much pride to admit ur american boy is gunna get his face rearanged by a good ol Canuck?? time to swallow ur pride and face it, serra’s gunna get dummy’d!!

do you have to much pride to admitt that your canadian boy already got knocked out.

Serra is such a typical ny prick, i hope GSP knocks his head clean off.

not so nice,

serra is a good guy.. its u weirdos that live outside of ny that are strange. wit ur cow tipping and crystal meth abuse.. freaks.

ny is legit son

LOL good one, no way in hell.

no way in hell? he already knocked him out once so he does have a chance.

GSP in 2

hahaha he got knocked out by fluke because he was totally unprepared for the fight and he even admitted that…..GSG is in the shape of his life and no one will touch him in the welterweight division for a long long time…..

Man i hope Serra cleans his clock again.

I don’t remember GSP saying anything that was that’’’ disrespectful to MATT SERRA. I watched the last interview with them together, I guess GSP said something about himself not being prepared for the last fight and SERRA took it as GSP not giving him credit.

BIG DEAL’… I actually think SERRA is more likely the one that needs to not like his opponent. GSP is normally not like that.

just think of it this way. obviously a lot of haters for the long island boy , but if u look at it from just a fighters stand point.. there not that far off..

Gsp’s stand up is better but serra did khtfo. so u think it would 60% to 40% serra.. and

gsps ground game is better, but dont tell me matt cant submit him at all. we all kno serras nasty on the ground too. so i would go same percentage as the stand up.

so out of 200% serra has and 80% chance to win in my eyes.. so its not a def hes gunna lose, theres always a chance. i think serras wins in the 3rd round wit an omaplata.

holla.

That is seriously one of the oddest things Serra could have said. I think he knows well how much respect GSP and Matt Hughes have for each other. I dont think GSP has to hate anyone… But if GSP does hate Serra, things are gonna go dark even quicker.

WAR SERRA WAAAAARRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL good one, no way in hell.

it’s going to be strange if Matt Serra turns out to be the guy who has GSP’s number.

I don’t think that will happen, but i didn’t even buy their last fight because i was so sure GSP would win. There’s just no telling…

Well I’m not Canadian, I’m from Scotland… And GSP is gonna get his revenge on Serra…

GSP came into that first fight thinking believing he was going to destroy Serra with no effort and that he had nothing to prove… Now he’s coming into this fight with EVERYTHING to prove… On any given night Kos and Hughes would dominate Matt Serra, and we all saw what happened to them against the NEW and IMPROVED GSP that doesn’t take opponents lightly and trains with top MMA guys.

RUSH him!

Earlier, I read that m-1 has reached a deal with the new mma company “DREAM”. They will cross promote events together. So far they got cro cop, Fedor, Aleksander, Royce Gracie even said he plans on competing in Dreams. Could anyone tell me if Mark Hunt re-signed with K-1? If anyone has anymore news about the deal with M-1 and Dreams please let me know. Already there have been some rumblings of Fedor vs. Cro Cop part 2. Those 2 company’s working together will produce some pretty solid shows. Its a shame that world voictory road has signed a couple top fighters because if not, they would have signed with Dreams and we might have seen the closest thing to a PRIDE show as possible.

I need answers to the following questions:
Anyone know what rules Dream will fight under? Hopefully its the same exact rules as PRIDE.

Can anyone provide any more news on the deal between M-1 and Dream?

What company did Mark Hunt recently sign with?

Please help!

not so nice,

serra is a good guy.. its u weirdos that live outside of ny that are strange. wit ur cow tipping and crystal meth abuse.. freaks.

ny is legit son

yeah about as legit as a Cubic Zirconia ring.

say waht you want about the midwest, but at least it isn’t a cesspool like NY

I was looking through different mma sites today trying to see if there were rumors of any interesting fights have been added to UFC 84 and UFC 85. What I found interesting was:

Internet speculation has pointed to Jardine vs. Wanderlei for weeks now. Today, I saw that this fight was taken off the UFC 84 fight card and now the fight card reads:

Wanderlei Silva vs. TBA
Keith Jardine vs. TBA

Can these 2 top fighters, who we all want to see face each other ,appear on the same card and not fight each other? Could Dana White really do this to us? All the top dogs at 205 are Booked. the only logical fight is wanderlei vs. Jardine. I hope this is just a viscious rumor because I dont want Jardine or wanderlei fighting anyone besides each other at UFC 84! If anyone has any knowledge to add on this subject please do so.

I feel that GSP will KO Serra. GSP is so good at all aspects of mma that he can pick and choose where the fight takes place and how he wants to finish it. Since Serra KO him badly last time, I have a feeling there will be no submissions or G n’ P out of GSP this time around. I have a feeling that GSP wants to pay Serra back with a standing highlight KO.

I think this fight will be much more competitive then GSP vs. Hughes 3 was….agreed?

just think of it this way. obviously a lot of haters for the long island boy , but if u look at it from just a fighters stand point.. there not that far off..

Gsp’s stand up is better but serra did khtfo. so u think it would 60% to 40% serra.. and

gsps ground game is better, but dont tell me matt cant submit him at all. we all kno serras nasty on the ground too. so i would go same percentage as the stand up.

so out of 200% serra has and 80% chance to win in my eyes.. so its not a def hes gunna lose, theres always a chance. i think serras wins in the 3rd round wit an omaplata.

holla.

are you trying to say that serra has a 40% chance of winning this fight? wow, that’s optimistic…

matt matt matt matt, you must be the typical yank eh?? just too much pride to admit ur american boy is gunna get his face rearanged by a good ol Canuck?? time to swallow ur pride and face it, serra’s gunna get dummy’d!!

dude im canadaian man lol i think you need to read it again lol

40 on the ground and 40 standing.. i think thats optimistic.. its gsp we are talking about here.. dont kno u that .. hes kinda a big deal.

this sounds like less than exact science

Gsp will ko serra this time around.

hahaha he got knocked out by fluke because he was totally unprepared for the fight and he even admitted that…..GSG is in the shape of his life and no one will touch him in the welterweight division for a long long time…..

totaly unprepared he worked out and trained so how was he unprepared, the only thing he was unprepared for was the beating he took.

GSP will use his reach and pick him apart from the outside, if Serra tries to get into the pocket – he will be judo flipped ala Hughes and GnP’ed then triangled then armbared

No way in hell Serra has a chance…

Earlier, I read that m-1 has reached a deal with the new mma company “DREAM”. They will cross promote events together. So far they got cro cop, Fedor, Aleksander, Royce Gracie even said he plans on competing in Dreams. Could anyone tell me if Mark Hunt re-signed with K-1? If anyone has anymore news about the deal with M-1 and Dreams please let me know. Already there have been some rumblings of Fedor vs. Cro Cop part 2. Those 2 company’s working together will produce some pretty solid shows. Its a shame that world voictory road has signed a couple top fighters because if not, they would have signed with Dreams and we might have seen the closest thing to a PRIDE show as possible.

I need answers to the following questions:
Anyone know what rules Dream will fight under? Hopefully its the same exact rules as PRIDE.

Can anyone provide any more news on the deal between M-1 and Dream?

What company did Mark Hunt recently sign with?

Please help!

from what i heard m1,k-1,dream,wvr will all copromote and have alot of other names big names and some big shows in the works to even rival prides gp.

I feel that GSP will KO Serra. GSP is so good at all aspects of mma that he can pick and choose where the fight takes place and how he wants to finish it. Since Serra KO him badly last time, I have a feeling there will be no submissions or G n’ P out of GSP this time around. I have a feeling that GSP wants to pay Serra back with a standing highlight KO.

I think this fight will be much more competitive then GSP vs. Hughes 3 was….agreed?

You are right, he is so good at everything he can basically do whatever he wants. He likes to beat people at their own game. Look at what he did to Koscheck. What better way for him to beat Serra than a highlight KO.

from what i heard m1,k-1,dream,wvr will all copromote and have alot of other names big names and some big shows in the works to even rival prides gp.

Dream 2008 Schedule
Dream – March 15 – Saitama Superarena – Lightweight GP Round 1
Dream – April 29 – Saitama Superarena – Middleweight GP Round 1
Dream – May 11 – Saitama Superarena – Lightweight GP Round 2
Dream – Begining of June – Korea or Yokohama Arena – Middleweight GP Round 2
Dream – July 21 – Osaka Jo-Hall – Lightweight GP Finals
Dream – Begining of Sept. – Saitama Superarena- Middleweight GP Finals

YOU’RE CRAZY MAN, JUST CRAZZZZZZZZZZZZY!!!!

It’s a sport, not a pep rally.

What do you think pep rally’s are about? ABOUT SPORTS R*TARD! FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL? You must be Canadian so Hockey does not get them huh?

what like you say in the usa keep talking that s… please you telling me that americans dont talk shit thats a good one

We do but not 2 whole months ahead of time. KTTS

GSP will use his reach and pick him apart from the outside, if Serra tries to get into the pocket – he will be judo flipped ala Hughes and GnP’ed then triangled then armbared

No way in hell Serra has a chance…

hahahahahahaa… thats wat they said the 1st time.. its so funny how people make bold predictions like this. even after time after time ive being shocked and totally wrong..

is this the candaiens doing ?

ay ?

If you look at this fight with an open mind you have to think GSP will win. Hes got better stand up. Hes got better wrestling. Hes stronger. Matt Serra may have better BJJ but the only way this fight goes to the ground is because GSP takes it their. On their feet Serra has a chance as he proved last fight. Maybe GSP has a suspect chin(even though he did get hit behind the head first). If you look at all of this there is a small chance Serra will win but he can. Dont hate on the GSP fans because they think he will win. Most people do. Doesnt mean he will but he should.

I feel that GSP will KO Serra. GSP is so good at all aspects of mma that he can pick and choose where the fight takes place and how he wants to finish it. Since Serra KO him badly last time, I have a feeling there will be no submissions or G n’ P out of GSP this time around. I have a feeling that GSP wants to pay Serra back with a standing highlight KO.

I think this fight will be much more competitive then GSP vs. Hughes 3 was….agreed?

i agree. i think gsp will be a little more defensive minded and tentative against serra than hughes. hughes has no power and serra has alot. i think this fight will go alot lot gsp/koscheck. gsp will put serra on his back and gnp his way to victory. i dont think serra will submit him, and since this is a 5 rnder ican see it going 4 rnds before gsp stops him. then i see serra beating hughes and hughes retiring. serra will probably drop down to 155 where he is most suited at his size and being one of the top guys to beat. i can see serra as the lw champ once b.j. moves up. i know this is alot of ifs but i can really seeing it happen this way.

i hope gsp smashes this guy. serra spent the whole tuf time talking about how much of a dick matt hughes is, but he was the only one acting like a dick.

Dream 2008 Schedule
Dream – March 15 – Saitama Superarena – Lightweight GP Round 1
Dream – April 29 – Saitama Superarena – Middleweight GP Round 1
Dream – May 11 – Saitama Superarena – Lightweight GP Round 2
Dream – Begining of June – Korea or Yokohama Arena – Middleweight GP Round 2
Dream – July 21 – Osaka Jo-Hall – Lightweight GP Finals
Dream – Begining of Sept. – Saitama Superarena- Middleweight GP Finals

RAY: Thanks for the Update. Looks like PRIDE is back!! minis Nogueira, plus Couture (eventually) and maybe Arlovski…WOW!!!

If they start a lightweight Grand Prix in March I will be sooooooo excited! If this turns out as big as it could, then the UFC better keep putting out stacked cards, and start taking care of its fighters or they will loose the die hard mma fans. An event that features fighters signed to World Victory Road, DREAMS, and M-1 would be excellent way of putting Dana White back in check.

Turning this into a USA vs. Canada thing is really stupid. I’m from America (along with probably a large majority of the people commenting here), and that doesn’t change the fact that Serra’s got a very, very slim chance of seeing lightning strike twice by beating GSP again.

Actually, it sorta reminds me — the last time I watched a UFC PPV with friends was UFC 79 (featuring Hughes/GSP 3). My friend had a bunch of his co-workers over, and some of them were just embarrassingly stupid. When Hughes came out to his stupid, redneck theme music, I started making fun of him. Some stupid guy said “Well, at least it’s an American song!” When GSP came out and I clapped, he asked how I could support a Canadian. When GSP made Hughes into his own personal pile of pubes, he shut up.

The fight can go either way. Is it really possible for lightning to strike twice? Yes.

Serra already beat GSP. I really wonder what GSP’s approach to this fight will be? Will he attempt to stand? Kick box? Engage Serra in a clinch? Or take the fight to the floor where Serra is at his strongest, but GSP recently proved he is more than formidable. understandably Serra will attempt to close the distance with his striking as he did in the 1st fight.

Will it be another upset if Serra wins again? I don’t think so. Just respect Serra, the styles is definitely going to make this fight.

all these mma promotions talk a big game about “getting along” and sinking campfire songs, but we’ll see how well this goes over when it comes time for them to split the profits and and bills.

all these mma promotions talk a big game about “getting along” and sinking campfire songs, but we’ll see how well this goes over when it comes time for them to split the profits and and bills.

That remains to be seen. but you have to admit that if they can work together, we will get to see some amazing events. Just the thought of those guys all fighting each other under the PRIDe rules (which are much more exciting then UFC rules) gives me the chills.

Lets all keep our fingers crossed!

Listen to all you Canadians talking S… about Serra, let me tell you Serra is not Hughes, Serra ain’t scared of your Captain Canada, ok. But keep doing just that, like we say in the USA “keep talking that s…” I heard it a year ago, poor serra, I feel sorry for serra, blah blah, he already knocked him the f… out! Standing BRING IT! Ground BRING IT!

Agreed 0.He did it once and can always do it again. sick and tired of that stupid guy talk about being in the best shape of his life in every interview he has ever done. next thing you know he gets submittedor or KTFO.then stupid mma fans talk about gsp being #1 p4p. how can you put him before Fedor Emelianenko??? to all you gsp nuthuggers-gsp is not the best and can never be the best.he might be the champ again but he can’t be the best.his record says that.

WAR SERRA WAAAAARRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed

all you can say here is that gsp should win
but who knows its mma absolutely anything can happen

didnt really add anything to the discussion there but thats how it is we all know that

GSP has a hard time with people he likes…

Lost to hughs and serra cause he liked em too much…

Different story this go round.

I like both fighters and cant wait to see the sparks fly.

I hope that it lasts a bit more than a round. But I doubt it.

RIP serra 4-19-08

I think the reach advantage will play a huge part in this fight, from a objective perspective, GSP has a size and reach advantage over Serra. Also, GSP has been healthy, training and has fought twice since last April, Serra may have been in shape during TUF, and reports came in that he was 200 lbs while injured and has finally resumed training within the last few weeks. St.Pierre seems focused where Matt seems to be airing his grievances since the UFC decided to create an interim title for 79.

It’s seems lately that GSP has taken and won both of his last fights to the ground. It would almost telegraph that he would plan on fighting from top position, but i wouldn’t be surprised if the fight stays standing.

RAY: Thanks for the Update. Looks like PRIDE is back!! minis Nogueira, plus Couture (eventually) and maybe Arlovski…WOW!!!

If they start a lightweight Grand Prix in March I will be sooooooo excited! If this turns out as big as it could, then the UFC better keep putting out stacked cards, and start taking care of its fighters or they will loose the die hard mma fans. An event that features fighters signed to World Victory Road, DREAMS, and M-1 would be excellent way of putting Dana White back in check.

its going to happen its obvious that they love mma over their pride events would have 100,000 people in attendence there not going to just stop and there not going to put on a second rate event they will keep getting the big names back over there and as they grow and contracts come up for renewal in the ufc more top fighters will leave.

Listen to all you Canadians talking S… about Serra, let me tell you Serra is not Hughes, Serra ain’t scared of your Captain Canada, ok. But keep doing just that, like we say in the USA “keep talking that s…” I heard it a year ago, poor serra, I feel sorry for serra, blah blah, he already knocked him the f… out! Standing BRING IT! Ground BRING IT!

Americans are so funny and original. GSP in 2. Done deal.

Americans are so funny and original. GSP in 2. Done deal.

USA ALL WAY for a 2nd time.. bam!

All GSP has to do is fight from the outside and this fight is his. GSP was too cocky the last time around and deservedly got KTFO’d. This time, he’ll have respect for Serra’s abilities. Serra is gonna have to bullrush GSP to have a chance. GSP won’t be making any stupid mistakes this time around.

not so nice,

serra is a good guy.. its u weirdos that live outside of ny that are strange. wit ur cow tipping and crystal meth abuse.. freaks.

ny is legit son

NY the Gibroni capital of the World….

For me it’s not about the US or Canada. For me it’s about class. Matt Sera lacks it in ALL respects. Just like Phil Baroni, Tito Ortiz, Melvin Guillard, etc. What will they all have in common come UFC 83? Has been or never was. We all need someone to hate but Serra IS the typical NY prick. No one cares about him, he won the comeback season! LOL

GSP by anything he damn well pleases in any round he wants.

HEY,HEY, HEY.CALM DOWN GUYS… We all know that only great things from Canada is Crown Royal and better health care. (Which GSP will need…….so badly) I got your back longislandguy.boo-yah

I hate hockey but don’t forget Gretzky sucka!!!

Did GSP really tap out??? How do I not remember that? I could have sworn that it was a TKO and that he never had a chance to tap….? Does anyone remember for sure? I need to watch that fight again. (But I can’t, it will just make me cry.)

“Did GSP really tap out??? How do I not remember that?”

well it’s not like theres anything wrong with doing it anyway, he was punched in the head like 10 times leading up to it, starting with a punch to the back of the head. if he was out of it and couldn’t get up it’s the same as tapping for a submission

lol. This thread is funny as hell to read now. Do any of these opinions mean anything? Why are we insulting each other now? I think both sets of fans should take pictures of their respective fighter and make love to it in a dark room. Jeeze.

“serra’s gunna get dummy’d!!”

haha that made me laugh out loud.. and not because i disagree (i completely agree!) but just the way it was put is brilliant.

ps – anyone tell matt serra that ryan smyth has the name ‘captain canada’ locked up?

Listen to all you Canadians talking S… about Serra, let me tell you Serra is not Hughes, Serra ain’t scared of your Captain Canada, ok. But keep doing just that, like we say in the USA “keep talking that s…” I heard it a year ago, poor serra, I feel sorry for serra, blah blah, he already knocked him the f… out! Standing BRING IT! Ground BRING IT!

GSP will make Serra his b*tch, and all you American idiots will have to eat crow. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

If you’ve seen the first fight….and you still don’t give Serra any chance in hell…

YOU’RE AN IDIOT.

.. u prob guaranteed it the 1st time too, sucka

matt serra is gsp’s kryptonite…

long island will prevail

Serra doesnt need to talk to a shrink.. he talks to anyone who will listen to him. GSP in 2… and im an american!! crazy!!

how u doin?

u kno i feel bad having this canada vs usa thing..

this ny is better than the rest of the other states..

we are all #1 as a whole, north america baby .. lets sitck together and not part

i love gsp, and i do kno hes better.

i just like serra better, can ya blame me > ?

serra submitts 3:27 in the 3rd round – omaplata
from,

“gibroni”?

aka longislandguy

p.s. mary jane throws off ur training regiement

just think of it this way. obviously a lot of haters for the long island boy , but if u look at it from just a fighters stand point.. there not that far off..

Gsp’s stand up is better but serra did khtfo. so u think it would 60% to 40% serra.. and

gsps ground game is better, but dont tell me matt cant submit him at all. we all kno serras nasty on the ground too. so i would go same percentage as the stand up.

so out of 200% serra has and 80% chance to win in my eyes.. so its not a def hes gunna lose, theres always a chance. i think serras wins in the 3rd round wit an omaplata.

holla.

Matt can’t subbmitt GSP. How do I know this? Matt doesn’t submit ANYONE, check his UFC record if you don’t believe me. On the other hand GSP subs 1/3 of his opponents. Serra beat the WORST GSP EVER. The odds of that SAME GSP showing up are SLIM and NONE and SLIM just left. GSP has been training STEADY (-2 weeks off after KOS fight)since he fought Serra and he is on the top of his game. This time I don’t think Serra will get his punchers chance. I doubt GSP will come out and dance around for 3 minutes and let Serra do what he wants. He’ll come out and CONTROLL the fight in the first few seconds like he did against Kos and Hughes. After the first 30 seconds you’ll realise that the first fight , gsp just wasn’t, GSP.

Some needs to tell “Lucky Punch” Serra Captain Canada is Ryan Smyth…He should know that he played for the Islanders. GSP’s nick name is Welterweight Champ – Nuff Said.

do you have to much pride to admitt that your canadian boy already got knocked out.

Do you know the DIFFERENCE between Ko and TKO? GSP was stunned ,but never out.

and i am a big gsp fan and extremely dislike serra

It happened once and it will happen again??
Isn’t that was Hughes said pryor to Hughes/GSP II?

Very much way in hell. Happened once. Score is one nothing serra. How could you be that confident in Pierre? Pierre fans better be at least a little nervous if they are realistic. I know I am.

Earlier, I read that m-1 has reached a deal with the new mma company “DREAM”. They will cross promote events together. So far they got cro cop, Fedor, Aleksander, Royce Gracie even said he plans on competing in Dreams. Could anyone tell me if Mark Hunt re-signed with K-1? If anyone has anymore news about the deal with M-1 and Dreams please let me know. Already there have been some rumblings of Fedor vs. Cro Cop part 2. Those 2 company’s working together will produce some pretty solid shows. Its a shame that world voictory road has signed a couple top fighters because if not, they would have signed with Dreams and we might have seen the closest thing to a PRIDE show as possible.

I need answers to the following questions:
Anyone know what rules Dream will fight under? Hopefully its the same exact rules as PRIDE.

Can anyone provide any more news on the deal between M-1 and Dream?

What company did Mark Hunt recently sign with?

Please help!

Sorry John ,can’t help ya. Are you talking about CC going there after his UFC contract is up or now? What about AA, any word if he is going to sign with them?

Sorry John ,can’t help ya. Are you talking about CC going there after his UFC contract is up or now? What about AA, any word if he is going to sign with them?

i’m interested in what this “YAMMA” organization is gonna be about.

If you look at this fight with an open mind you have to think GSP will win. Hes got better stand up. Hes got better wrestling. Hes stronger. Matt Serra may have better BJJ but the only way this fight goes to the ground is because GSP takes it their. On their feet Serra has a chance as he proved last fight. Maybe GSP has a suspect chin(even though he did get hit behind the head first). If you look at all of this there is a small chance Serra will win but he can. Dont hate on the GSP fans because they think he will win. Most people do. Doesnt mean he will but he should.

I think GSP has a pretty solid chin, considering he took at least 10 hard shots from Serra and didn’t go out. Even the best chin in the business (NOG) gets rocked. A suspect chin is when you get hit once and have a nap. He never had a chance to recover, because Serra was on him like white on rice.

Agreed 0.He did it once and can always do it again. sick and tired of that stupid guy talk about being in the best shape of his life in every interview he has ever done. next thing you know he gets submittedor or KTFO.then stupid mma fans talk about gsp being #1 p4p. how can you put him before Fedor Emelianenko??? to all you gsp nuthuggers-gsp is not the best and can never be the best.he might be the champ again but he can’t be the best.his record says that.

I just can’t wait for the fight so Serra will shut the f*** up once and for all.

Oh Canada is right! Lights out Serra get on with the show. Once GsP cleans up 170 he’ll clean up 185. He’ll wipe out all those fucks.

If Serra loses the poor guy is gonna drop off the welter weight map. Cant see him ever getting another title shot. Is his 15 minutes over?

No way. Serra’s heavy hands again. Serra KO round 2 this time.

ive noticed now that everytime gsp talks – he comes across like a full on pussy. He’s jus hyping himself up cuz hes shit scared of how serra will punch his lights out. Im rooting to see gsp’z eyes pop out by RNC.

lol. This thread is funny as hell to read now. Do any of these opinions mean anything? Why are we insulting each other now? I think both sets of fans should take pictures of their respective fighter and make love to it in a dark room. Jeeze.

LOL!!!!!

Well, hthe only fight Serra has any chance of winning is the pre fight talk. He has no chance, he is so out classed in every department it is unfair for him. But hes always got a punchers chance.

“he’s got no chance… but has a punchers chance”

Has he got a chance or not? Your confusing me!

lol. This thread is funny as hell to read now. Do any of these opinions mean anything? Why are we insulting each other now? I think both sets of fans should take pictures of their respective fighter and make love to it in a dark room. Jeeze.

Agreed!!!! I had no idea that one’s country of origin determined one’s fighting ability. They are fighters with remarkable potential, the expectations for GSP are simply far greater. It will be interesting, as GSP is on a roll and Serra been out for a while. Summation: like them both, Believe GSP will win, HOPE Serra wins.

Well, hthe only fight Serra has any chance of winning is the pre fight talk. He has no chance, he is so out classed in every department it is unfair for him. But hes always got a punchers chance.

Serra won last time – easily out classed, just face it.

If Serra loses the poor guy is gonna drop off the welter weight map. Cant see him ever getting another title shot. Is his 15 minutes over?

It will soon be. Out of Serra’s 10 fights in the UFC, 70% went to decision. 1 was a victory submission. 1 was a TKO. and 1 a loss via TKO. This does not sound like a champion to me.

GSP on the other hand has 11 fights in the UFC. 4 went to decision (36%) 2 wins by submission. 4 wins by TKO. Victories over Penn, Parisyan, Sherk, Hughes x2, Trigg, Miller, Kosheck. GSP is the real champ here. Just a matter of time before he takes his belt back.

Sorry John ,can’t help ya. Are you talking about CC going there after his UFC contract is up or now? What about AA, any word if he is going to sign with them?

Gord: Cro Cop has signed with them already. Its official. As for Arlovski, we wont know anything until after his fight at UFC 82, but it is a possibility. I am just thrilled to hear that those organizations will work together to hold a lightweight and middleweight grand prix. The mma tournaments are something that many people have missed since the demise of PRIDE… Thank God for the Japanease, because if it was up to Dana white…we would never see an MMA tournament again.
I would like to see Matt Lindland and Sakuraba compete in the middleweight tournament… Its going to be great!

Can anyone tell me if Arlovski becomes a free agent as soon as his fight at UFC 82 is finished, or does he have to wait till April to start negotiating a contract with other organizations?

I just pray that he doesnt sign with EliteXc or Strikeforce. If he isnt going to stay in the UFC, we need him to land with M-1, DREAM, or World Voctory Road!

I’m just happy that we won’t have to hear that stupid “U-S-A-U-S-A” chant at the Bell Centre.

Come April we’ll find out if GSP is a CANadian or a CAN’Tadian!

Come April we’ll find out if GSP is a CANadian or a CAN’Tadian!

GSP has alredy proved hes not a CAN’Tadian get ur head out of the gutter…..hes the best in the world….. lmoe

Come April we’ll find out if GSP is a CANadian or a CAN’Tadian!

please dont be rooting for serra, thats the worst “joke” and or “phrase” ive ever hurd.. u make wanna root for gsp now.

way to go dillhole.

GSP has alredy proved hes not a CAN’Tadian get ur head out of the gutter…..hes the best in the world….. lmoe

The one thing that is not taken into consideration (or that I’ve seen mentioned from these comments) is that Serra was seriously injured not all that long ago. To comeback from a serious injury like that and be at the same competative level is very…very difficult. I can’t stand Serra but I concede his win the first go around. That said I would say it would be very suprising for him to come out victorious this time considering his messed up back, long lay-off and the hurricane of an opponent that he’ll be facing. I don’t like to pick winners / losers but all things considered I believe GSP walks out of the cage wearing a new belt.

I saw the tap during the live viewing, and I see that tap every time I see a replay. No one has ever believed me.

I feel so vindicated!

When you see the replay, watch for GSP to cross an arm and tap two or three times over the opposing shoulder. There is a ref in the way from the overhead view, but I see a definite tapping.

I’m a big fan of GSP, but some people on here are just delusional! If he wins….he’s the best, most prepared well rounded fighter…blah blah blah. If he loses, he wasn’t ready, he wasn’t prepared, Serra got lucky…blah blah blah.

Why not man up and say he got beat by the better fighter that night?

He straight got KTFO….period! Will it happen again, probably not, but don’t act like luck had anything to do with the first fight.

Serra fans are the most delusional I’ve ever seen, gsp fans are the realistic ones. One fluke fight means shit, to anyone with any common sense look at all there fights people. Gsp is a machine that lost one fight in years, he’s human no way midget serra gets close to gsp in there next fight, gsp by vicious ground and pound this time, elbows galore, poor serra I feel for him, he has no chance this time.

Just playin the devils advocate here. But everyone said that GSP was gonna dominate in the first match, as did I. Now, I’m not sayin Serra’s gonna win, but he doesn’t exactly have fist of feathers and anyone in this sport has a punchers chance. And I wouldn’t say that Serra’s weak and his BJJ ain’t that half bad either, so it might be interesting if this thing goes to the ground.

Exactly, and Im a huge GSP fan. GSP’s biggest weakness is his mentle state if he goes into this fight thinking about the last time he dosnt stand a chance. Hopefully he can avenge his lose like he did against Hughes. But man I will be devastated if he loses again.

And to all those people who say Serra dosnt stand a chance are just being foolish.

I’m a big GSP fan (bias b/c I’m fr. Canada) and I really want to see him win but I wouldn’t count Serra out by saying he doesn’t have a chance. And he has more than a punchers chance too. I watched some of his footage, he almost knocked out Karo P. the same way he did in GSP 1. There is the possiblity that their styles clash (ie Rich Franklin, Anderson silva). Yes serra bugs me, and yes serra doesn’t always display the skill level of GSP but he usually wins, has a good record (16-2?) and a lot of experience and heart. To say that he doesn’t have a chance is foolish. If he does lose, his 2 fights following will show if he drops off the WW world. Matt huges, then Chris Lytle. Go GSP!!!!!!

I hate people who start off " I’m a big gsp fan, but" not much of a fan, in my book, gsp will destroy serra, period.

I can’t stand serra now, at least I’m being honest, I hope gsp destroy’s him worse than anyone he has in the past he deserves it now in my oppinion, go gsp!!!!!!!!.

Best GSP can do is tie their personal series at 1-1.

That’s the bottom line.

I’m a GSP fan and yes, Serra is not afraid of GSP (Hughes was afraid for the last two fights)

Currently I think GSP will win, but I wouldn’t bet more than I could afford to lose. No fighter should ever take Serra lightly, he is a dangerous man….skilled, well rounded, in excellent shape, professional and definetly has got the mental game covered. Usually he fights mistake free and the difference will be as so often the case in elite championship fights, stengths over weaknesses.

In this case GSP’s reach and speed……something that Serra has already overcome once.

It’s a pick ’em again.

I think in fight two Hughes wasnt scared, just an idiot that thought he could box.

I agree though “Ny”, that Hughes was very afraid in fight three, which had a lot to do with why he wasnt at his top, I believe alot of the dominance had to do with the combination of the two factors, gsp has gotten better, and Hughes is not quite as good as he used to be, and he was nervous.

I hate people who start off " I’m a big gsp fan, but" not much of a fan, in my book, gsp will destroy serra, period.

NATHAN.
Being a fan and having a favorite, does not mean one can’t also think realistic and be nervous for there favorite.

GSP is not my favorite, but I like him a lot, he is incredible, & if anything, ive said numerous times im rooting for him because I want to see an eventual Penn/GSP rematch more than anyhting.

But that doesnt mean i’m not nervous about Serra. Serra has very heavy hands as we saw, he is very hard to finsih, regarding the stand up, I believe he can take GSP’s punches, better than GSP can take his. And in the ground game WHEN gsp puts him on his back, this will be the only time EVER (besides 2 seconds with Penn) that GSP is dealing with somebody more than familiar with fighting from the position GSP puts him in.
Regardless, if you really were a REAL GSP fan, and really cared about him winning or not, Serra should make you a little nervous, in EVERY aspect of the game.

If they have odds listed for GSP -200 or better, Im about to throw some serious money down.

damn u nuthuggers are sad, it took u months to finally man up and admite he lost, and now your complaining that people are calling it a ko instead of a tko.

and i am a big gsp fan and extremely dislike serra

ive noticed now that everytime gsp talks – he comes across like a full on pussy. He’s jus hyping himself up cuz hes shit scared of how serra will punch his lights out. Im rooting to see gsp’z eyes pop out by RNC.

Don’t hold your breath. Serra hasn’t shown us he can submit a guy with 1/5 of GSP’s skill let alone GSP. When we talk about Serra’s BJJ, it’s all ON PAPER. He just CAN’T use it to submit his opponent in a fight.

I’m a big fan of GSP, but some people on here are just delusional! If he wins….he’s the best, most prepared well rounded fighter…blah blah blah. If he loses, he wasn’t ready, he wasn’t prepared, Serra got lucky…blah blah blah.

Why not man up and say he got beat by the better fighter that night?

He straight got KTFO….period! Will it happen again, probably not, but don’t act like luck had anything to do with the first fight.

I do and always have said ,“He got beat by the better fighter THAT NIGHT”. Those are the key words “That Night”. Serra looked great and GSP was the worst he has ever been in the UFC. He’s human and like all people he will go through times where he is not at his best. If Serra can beat the GSP that showed up to every fight but UFC 69 then Serra is a better fighter period. The thing is GSP wasn’t his confident self(watch him walk to the octagon and tell me he was himself)so you are going to here people saying this as the reason he got beat by a guy who shouldn’t have beat him. I would never call a punch lucky,because it was thrown with intent,however I would say Serra was fortunate that GSP didn’t show up 100%,because odds are, Serra would be 1 belt short of being champion. This is nothing against Serra, he had no control over how GSP showed up and he won the fight at hand. Just saying ,I think this next fight will tell a different tale.

LOL anyone who thinks serra has a chance should put some big money on him. This is how the fight will go gsp takes serra down immediately and elbows the living shit out of him, broken nose and orbital bone, for the first round. Serra is going to get seriously hurt during this fight and gets taken out on a stretcher, his back will get hurt again. Gsp throws serra around like a rag doll and viciously ground and pounds him and then gets saved by the ref in round 2. Unless gsp stands all night with serra, he has NO chance. If he could throw hughes around like a rag doll, I guarantee he can do this to serra. Gsp is so paranoid about losing again like he did, he stays clear of the pocked, serra’s only chance, serra is going to lose and lose badly, poor serra.

Watch gsp’s last 2 fights and see how much he stays in the pocket if you don’t believe me. Serra is doomed.

Gsp is going to be full of adenaline and rage for this fight and serra is going to get it. I will bet big money he gets hurt really bad in this fight, gsp will over do it with his crowd there cheering him on and he’ll be fighting like his life depends on it. Serra will be taken out on a stretcher, his back will get put out again with all the throwing around. My prediction. Gsp by ref stoppage round 2 tko.

Everyone will wonder how the hell did gsp lose so badly the first time, and destroy serra so badly the second time.

Listen to all you Canadians talking S… about Serra, let me tell you Serra is not Hughes, Serra ain’t scared of your Captain Canada, ok. But keep doing just that, like we say in the USA “keep talking that s…” I heard it a year ago, poor serra, I feel sorry for serra, blah blah, he already knocked him the f… out! Standing BRING IT! Ground BRING IT!

It’ll be brought…nobodies talking shit about Serra…he’s just a loud mouth chump who’s about to get his grill smashed in!

people shouldnt be garunteeing a victory as in ufc anything can happen. look what happened in UFC 82 Texas Crazy Horse was a massive underdog and he managed to pull an upset.

i personally am going for GSP and think once he wins the belt heel keep it for a long time, like anderson silva.

serras best chance is if this goes to the ground. gsp will destroy serra in standup game

it will also be intresting to see a serra v matt hughes match as they both hate each other

Welcome to the Great White North to the UFC and fans from the US and around the world.
We’re really pumped to host our first UFC event in Canada.
Of course MMA is not new to us. A lot of fans here.

Fight predictions… feel free to reply with yours…

*Matt Serra wins over GSP by rear naked choke in rd. 1
Matt Serra is THE most under-rated fighter in the UFC. Serra was well on his way to a title shot when he ran into Shonie Carter’s “Hail Mary” spinning back fist. A couple tough fights following against BJ & Parisian derailed his momentum. The appearance on TUF reingigorated his career, and he is not going to let GSP take it all away now
*Travis Lutter over Franklin by submission
Franklin has nothing to answer Lutter’s ground game and will suffer a humiliating defeat here.
*Quarry by TKO over Starnes
All Quarry has to do is punch him in the gut…he’ll quit.
Never seen such a display of cowardice in MMA. As soon as the fight is not going his way, look for Starnes to find a way to quit.
*Bisbing over McCarthy. TKO
Bisbing is over-rated, but as long as the UFC is making inroads into the UK market, they need British content.
That’s why they’ve givin him this cakewalk.
*Danzig (close)decision over Bocek
Danzig will have his hands full with Bocek. This could be the highlight fight of the night.
*Sam Stout WILL beat the snot out of Rich Clementi KO. Sam has fought WAY tougher guysthan Rich. I like Clementi, but he’s in way over his head in this contest.
*Belcher by stoppage over Day. Day’s performance over Loiseau was impressive, but Belcher doesn’t have the mental block probs put on a clinic.
*McDonald over Doerkson AGAIN!!! How many times must we endure this!!!
*Herman vs Maia
This could be an upset. Maia is unbeaten and could present a real challange to Herman. I’m picking Maia.
*Goulet’s a stiff, but they’ve givin him another stiff to fight. Look for him to eat a big shot and wake up with a crowd around him

ARE U KIDDING? i was one of the few who KNEW serra was gonna win last time. i like gsp but serra’s my pick again. i wanna see gsp talk shit at the pre-fight interview, just to hear matt say something like “well tell that to ya motha ya pinhead!” SERRA"S A BAD-ASS he did it once he can do it again!

Listen to all you Canadians talking S… about Serra, let me tell you Serra is not Hughes, Serra ain’t scared of your Captain Canada, ok. But keep doing just that, like we say in the USA “keep talking that s…” I heard it a year ago, poor serra, I feel sorry for serra, blah blah, he already knocked him the f… out! Standing BRING IT! Ground BRING IT!

Any body who knows anything about mma knows that the first knockout was a fluke! I agree that he has a punchers chance, but thats about it. Matt Sera insnt in the same league as GSP, or Matt Hughes. Watch the fight and i will send you an I TOLD YOU SO!!! after he gets stopped in the first or second round

No matter how good you are there is always a fighter out there with a style to beat you.I mean look at Chuck Liddell he looked near invincible and Rampage destroyed him on 2 occasions.No one person is invincible and were all just flesh and blood.I think if everyone believes George will walk through Serra they may be in for another shock.The kind of loss he suffered will be a real mental and physical challenge to overcome.Historically those are the kind of losses that are almost impossible to come back from.

I love GSP and I’m Canadian, don’t get me wrong,I hope he pulls it off.But at the same time I think Serra is underrated and under estimated.He can hurt you with one punch and that’s all it takes.George’s best bet is to take it to the ground where he dominates everyone.I can’t see him trading bombs with the heavy handed Serra.

I hope the fight lives up to the hype and is a 5 round war!

I agree that GSP will win the fight, but it won’t be a complete demolishment as most people have suggested. Serra is a talented competitor with superb BJJ skills, heavy hands and tremendous heart. I didn’t give Serra a chance in the first fight, and he won, so I’m not going to make that same mistake.

As very few other people have posted, Serra has a puncher’s chance, but to say his win was a fluke is sad, and shows the level of respect that people give him as a fighter. He beat GSP fair and square, and was the better fighter. Doesn’t matter if GSP would win 99 out of 100, that one abberation was GSP’s fault and Serra’s mental toughness to say fuck the world and show what he can do. Hell, sounds like most of the people want to decide the winner just by looking at the paper and stats, and forgetting that until they fight, it’s anyone’s game.

I see the fight going the distance, and GSP winning a unanimous decision. Serra has only been knocked out once, and I believe that was because Serra got cocky and wasn’t fighting smart. Serra has matured into an intelligent, crafty and tenacious fighter who will not let GSP have the belt without making him earn it. It’s going to be a good fight, but I see GSP taking him apart from a distance, until Serra goes for the takedown and GSP either defends, or throws Serra on his back.

Five rounds of Serra eating punches, failed take downs and Serra on his back will result with GSP the victor. But it won’t be a knockout, and Serra will show that while he will never hold the belt ever again, that he earned it and gave GSP hell to get it back.

GSP doesn’t need to “trade punches” with Serra. Why risk another lucky punch? GSP underestimated Serra in general, and his punching prowess in particular. He won’t make that mistake again.

GSP will use kicks from the outside, jabs, and superman punches following kick feints. Then when he’s got Serra off balance, he’ll shoot. Serra won’t be able to stop him if Hughes and Koscheck couldn’t.

Then it’s gnp to set up a sub, or TKO via ref stoppage.