Matt serra UFC Welterweight  champion of the world
Happy Easter, Matt Serra.

For a fight that was overshadowed by the Diego Sanchez-Josh Koscheck bout, the UFC welterweight championship showdown between Georges St. Pierre and Matt Serra delivered the fireworks of the evening.

And perhaps, the biggest upset in the history of the promotion.

Matt Serra — the likeable yet overwhelming underdog — shocked just about everyone watching besides himself, finishing the talented St. Pierre in the first round with strikes.

He looked lean, confident and ready to fight tonight. But few, including myself, expected him to win the way that he won.

St. Pierre came out looking sharp, as usual, floating across the Octagon canvas. He and Serra exchanged punches, but in the early going, nothing was out of the ordinary.

In an instant, Serra caught “Rush” with a hook that wobbled the former champion. He dropped to the canvas, grasping at Serra’s ankle to weather the storm.

“The Terror” pounced on him and beat him senseless until Big John McCarthy stepped in to rescue the Canadian.

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It happened so fast that my head is still spinning.

Is there anyone on this planet who predicted that outcome? I don’t think so.

If anything, Serra had the best chance on the ground — not standing.

It goes to show just how insane this sport can be — Matt Serra is the new UFC Welterweight Champion.

In defeat, St. Pierre was nothing but professional in his post-fight remarks. He got caught … plain and simple.

And now Matt Serra heads home to Long Island with the UFC gold wrapped around his waste.

Unreal.

In other action, for 15 minutes Sanchez forgot that he was a mixed martial artist. Instead of doing what we’ve come to expect — relentless ground and pound — the “Nightmare” decided to stand and trade with Koscheck.

All the work with De La Hoya and Bojado didn’t work — the former NCAA wrestling champion outboxed Sanchez to earn the unanimous decision.

For the record, I counted one takedown attempt, which was successful, for Koscheck.

It was a weird fight that just sucked. Props to Koscheck for beating Sanchez at his own — and apparently new — boxing game.

He didn’t bring out the blanket once.

There were a lot of folks who called this card “weak.” I’m going on the record as saying it was one of the most exciting in recent memory.

Christ, the Huerta-Garcia bout was a three-round slug fest. And Kendall Grove? That dude looked sharp against a very solid opponent in Belcher.

UFC 69 didn’t live up to expectations …. because there weren’t any.

Yet, it will standout as one of the most action-packed cards to date.

And one that certainly shook up the rankings in just about every division, including heavyweight.

Don’t forget, Big Nog is now a UFC fighter.

On any other night, that would most likely the lead story.

But not tonight thanks to Matt Serra … the new UFC welterweight champion.

That sounds so weird.

April 7th, 2007    

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173 Comments »

Comment by Jesse Holland
2007-04-07 23:45:42

BEDLAM IN TEXAS!

 
Comment by rodney29
2007-04-07 23:51:09

matt serra beat georges ass i cant beliene it!! biggest upset in ufc history matt gave him a hard left hook bam george fell down and matt pounched on his ass go serra go!!! diego looked like shit and josh got the victory wow what a night!!!

 
Comment by Matt
2007-04-07 23:51:42

Im in disbelief. This has to be the biggest upset in the history of MMA. Matt Serra UFC Welterwieght Champion. WOW

 
Comment by Greg
2007-04-07 23:53:15

anyone know where I can find this fight online?

 
Comment by All American
2007-04-07 23:55:59

Check out the upset poll. I couldn’t even believe that 16% thought this would happen. Man, I can’t pick fights for shit. GSP should have thown a spinning back fist. LOL

 
Comment by PACO
2007-04-07 23:59:41

holy shit what a night, upset, upset and upsets!!! still hate kos!!! worst fight of the year!!!

 
Comment by The Predictor
2007-04-07 23:59:46

I was not surprised, honestly everyone was doubting Serra, check the UFC Fight Poll on their offical website. I think it was a 93 percentile to a 7. I think I was the whole entire 7 percent because I voted countless amount of times. Serra won for several reasons, he took the fight serious unlike his counter part Travis Lutter. I never thought it would be a 1st round KO, I thought he would have won similar to a Randy Couture with a Decision. Serra won because his back was against the wall and everyone doubted him, if he lost he probably is out of UFC and back into his home in New York.
You fight for what you love, and Serra had more love and a lot more to lose than St.Pierre. I smell a sick sick sick smell. I smell..
Koscheck vs. Serra =(
Koscheck as champion makes me puke.

 
Comment by ufcgracie
2007-04-08 00:00:31

that welterweight belt is going around like crazy

 
Comment by paul
2007-04-08 00:05:57

congrats to matt serra great fight.nightmare 19-1 sweeeet

 
Comment by Matt
2007-04-08 00:10:03

I bet Hueghes wants to be the first to get a shot at the new champ. and more than likely Dana will give it to him.

 
Comment by S.K.
2007-04-08 00:19:04

HOLY F*CKIN SHIT!!!

MY BOY WON! Oh man, I was torn, I’m in love with GSP but Serra’s from my hometown. What’s a girl to do? I couldn’t figure out who to root for. But DAMN!!!! I think my sister and I were the only two in the bar rooting for Serra. The roars were defening. And I’m still torn. Poor GSP. Way to lose your belt the first time defending it, and in the first round. Must be heartbreaking.

AAAAAHHHH!!! OMFG!!!! SERRA WON!!!!!

 
Comment by RoB
2007-04-08 00:21:14

I am PROUD TO SAY THAT I SAID MATT WAS GONNA WIN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. BUT 1ST ROUND KO NEVER. KOSCHECK AND DIEGO BOTH WERE HORRIBLE KOSCHECK SHOULD’VE GROWN SOME BALLS AND FINISHED HIM.

 
Comment by AL
2007-04-08 00:21:38

Serra vs Hughes in september - you heard it here first

 
Comment by GasManShad
2007-04-08 00:24:48

predictor didnt call shit

 
Comment by Nick
2007-04-08 00:30:05

I’m losing it….speechless. They should have the rematch on Spike for free next THursday or something.

This is unbelievable….does this mean GSP has to wait until after Serra vs. Hughes before he gets a shot at the title??!!

 
Comment by sean
2007-04-08 00:31:49

The biggest upset in the history of the ufc. I cant Fu**in
believe this! This is the ufc’s upset equivalent to Mike Tyson losing to Buster Douglas. When Okami Took out Swick my dad told me that this was a sign of things to come. Ithought he was drunk! When Serra won my jaw dropped down further than ever before! PS Koscheck sucks ass!!

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-04-08 00:33:07

I love Serra but no damn way would I have bet on him. I also don’t believe he would win the rematch. Someone can win one out of something with someone…it just is. A punch can land perfect on a certain night for anyone. I told friends at my house to watch for an impresive showing but no way
I thought Serra would actually win. I take nothing from Serra. Wow great job. Like he told that clown Marc leiman, ‘at least they have the heart to get in there and fight.’ And when you do that you always have a chance at victory. Now Matt Hughes proved he is about the most petty little bitch on the planet. Smirking at the screen and mouthing ‘I love it’. Can he look any less classy?

 
Comment by kevin
2007-04-08 00:33:15

WOW F***IN SPEECHLESS. UFC IS SO UNPREDICTABLE. OH MAN ALL OF CANADA IS IN DISBELIEF HOPE HE COMES BACK STRONG! I GUESS THAT ULTIMATE FIGHTER SPIKE TV SHOW IS THE REAL DEAL.

 
Comment by sean
2007-04-08 00:34:28

[quote comment=”29087″]anyone know where I can find this fight online?[/quote]
if you download limewire you can probably download this fight

 
Comment by Jo
2007-04-08 00:34:59

WOW,
Both class act atheletes, Matt has waited all his life for this. Nothing to loose and a “lucky” sticke to the back of the head started it all. It does not take much to change a fight. I must say I *&^% hate Matt Huges saying “I am loving it” in the stand. He is loving it because he is a sore ass redneck looser. He knows he will not beat GSP again. GSP will come back even stronger and better. He sure did after his 1st loss.
GSP Canada is still proud of you and you will be champ again.
Live and learn.
Matt deserved it but I am still sad to see GSP loose.
Cheers!

 
Comment by savior
2007-04-08 00:35:55

WOW! SERRA WINS! I WANTED GSP, BUT BOTH ARE SUCH GREAT GUYS - YOU GOT YO GIVE PROPS TO THE UNDERDOG.

AND DESERT DOG NEEDS TO RETIRE HIS LAME PICKS AND GO GET A JOB AT WALMART! HOPE NONE OF YOU GUYS FELL FOR HIS CON GAME AND LOST MONEY.

 
Comment by geesus
2007-04-08 00:39:23

holycrap…..GOOOOOO KOS!!!!

 
Comment by Druby Sunshine
2007-04-08 00:39:54

This was a ground breaking fight!!! Sportscenter is showing its first ever highlights of UFC action!!!! Tune in boys and girls the UFC has arrived in the mainstream!!

 
Comment by RoB
2007-04-08 00:40:07

joe rogan drank his own PISS 3 times

 
Comment by Jesse Holland
2007-04-08 00:41:49

Hughes and Sherk like two frat boys heckling from a balcony on Bourbon Street. I can’t tell you how sick I am of that jerk.

 
Comment by Kiwi
2007-04-08 00:42:20

no way kos should be first in against serra, why not st. pierre v. kos, would be a good rebound match for gsp

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-04-08 00:48:16

Matt turned down his immediate rematch with GSP. GSP already said he wanted the rematch. I for one think they should get an instant rematch together and let Hughes and Kos fight it out.

 
Comment by Deal
2007-04-08 00:50:00

I have to admit when Im wrong. I shocked by the beat down Serra gave GSP. I have to hand it to him. I was a little down on this PPV before it started but it was one of best ones ive seen i awhile. Thats why I LOVE MMA!

 
Comment by Desert Dog
2007-04-08 00:50:16

Savior your on a mission eh lol.

Serra definitely ruined my bets, but he made a great finish to the night. Absolutely amazing.

and what the hell Diego….he may as well not have even shown up. I don’t care that he lost, but that wasn’t even a fight.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-04-08 00:53:20

Neither one (Diego/Kos)should pat themselves on the back for that showing. Very Silvia/Arlovski 3ish. Both guys just scared to lose. No real reason for a 3rd at this point.

 
Comment by Jesse Holland
2007-04-08 00:54:08

Diego went from nightmare to bad dream. Koscheck is confused: He thinks people were booing because he beat Sanchez but they were booing because the fight sucked.

 
Comment by Chad
2007-04-08 00:55:28

I love how Koscheck still isn’t getting any respect. Before the fight all his haters said ” the only way Kos will win is if he lay n’ prays”. Well he didn’t. If you want to hate on anyone, point your finger at that little bitch named Santchez. He was suppost to be training with the best. He said in his interview ” don’t be surprised if I take Koscheck down.” Give me a break, His stand up looked like shit. Kos totally proved that he is the most improved fighter from the first season of the show. Diego got lucky when he caught Riggs. He has no stand up game at all, and Kos just showed it. He knew he couldn’t take him down. Kos realized after the first round that there was no need to go for the take down. Diego couldn’t hit him. If there is anyone to blame a boring match on it is surely not kos.I am sure people will continue to blame it on him, because for some reason people love to hate him. Eirther way I am a fan, so go Kos and fuck Diego you sorry piece of shit.

 
Comment by Jordan
2007-04-08 00:55:30

The replay of GSP dropping is going to haunt me for awhile…I hope he rebounds quick, Bad night for Greg Jackson. Too much pressure for GSP, I believe the whole respect thing played into it…watch him fight out of Serra’s camp next fight or something retarded.

 
Comment by rop122
2007-04-08 00:55:31

they just screw up the whole welterweight ranks.
champ matt serra
1 gsp
2 hughes
3 kos
4 diego
5 fitch
i can’t believe i put kos over diego and serra as the champ.

 
Comment by Deal
2007-04-08 00:58:18

Nothing but respect for Serra but his title rein will be short if he fights hughes next.

 
Comment by ufcownsme
2007-04-08 01:00:20

the clip of it on sportscenter sent chills down my back…the ufc just kicked boxing square in the groin!!!!

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-04-08 01:02:18

I agree somewhat with you Jordan. Some call it class…I call it stupid to buddy up with someone you have to fight. No way am I saying thats why GSP lost. That was due to Serra’s hands tonight. I just wouldn’t personally hang out with a guy I’m gonna try to knock out later that week. Maybe after…never before. Too much respect is a hinder to your desire to hurt him.

 
Comment by fiftystunter
2007-04-08 01:06:23

I agree after the fight yes i could sit down and have a beer with you but before hand all im thinkin about is hurting you and i dont wanna be buddy buddy with you. Yes it is class and respect between fighters but there is plenty of time for that after the fight!

 
Comment by Iljo
2007-04-08 01:19:05

I cant believe GSP lost. I know he said that he wasnt going to under-estimate serra but i still think he did. Serra’s record isnt that good and the only thing i think he was worried about was his bjj background. I dont think GSP was afraid of his stand up game. he slipped and got caught. I dont know if i can blame it on the slip but i want to because gsp is one of my favorite fighters. I really hope GSP’s career isnt affected by this. Oh and i wanted to add that i was really upset after i saw how hughes reacted to GSP’s loss. I mean, doesnt a good fighter want to challenge himself. Hughes is now happy that he doesnt have to fight GSP for the title

 
Comment by BLOodyMEss
2007-04-08 01:20:57

I must say i was shocked and disappointed really about all three upsets ( although The Swick Okami fight might not have been an upset to most) but Diego, Swick and Gsp all defeated in one night? thats bad enough but i must say it seems like something was not right about the whole night, maybe it was the air in texas or something but these great fighters didn’t look like thmselves.
Swick didn’t look like the same fighter at all. he had no gameplan, no offensive strategy, and no will to win or so it appeared.
Diego did almost the same thing, with no offense to speak of. he didn’t really put up much of an effort to hurt Koscheck at all, maybe he blew his wad at the weigh ins. Anyway I sense some conspiracy about ufc 69 with the way things turned out.

 
Comment by jimmy
2007-04-08 01:27:50

i really thought this was going to be weak card, But i am really glad that i paid to see the HUGest upset ever. I like both guys alot and i could never pick who i wanted to win because i like both guys so much. But now i see kos fighting hughes. And the good o country boy shall get his ass kicked by kos. and then we will see kos and serra. and that woulod be a great fight.Man o Man what a night. I cant wait to see soujodko in the ufc i hope he wins this mourning…

 
Comment by Kiwi
2007-04-08 01:29:45

kos ahead of fitch, please what because of a weak unandec. if they werent in the same camp fitch would kill kos.

 
Comment by Trayl
2007-04-08 01:31:13

[quote comment=”29167″]but his title rein will be short if he fights hughes next.[/quote]

Exactly Right.

 
Comment by Kevy B
2007-04-08 01:31:25

UFC betting made a shitload of money off of the GSP Sanchez fights. I bet alot of people including myself thought they were sure shots to put a big big chunk of money on. Good thing I didn’t bet.

 
Comment by Paulc
2007-04-08 01:32:47

[quote comment=”29145″]joe rogan drank his own PISS 3 times[/quote]
lets see that shit on Fear Factor!!!!

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-04-08 01:37:30

No way guys. The conspiracy theory is just crazy. Lets face it that no way Dana could be happy with the turn outs tonight. The ‘biggest’ fight was a dude. Diego and Kos were both booed for that boooing show. I pulled for Okami but after his victory and seeing his is another typical asian chin…I no longer will. Nothing against Swick, just don’t think he’s a champ. And Serra is just not as marketable as GSP. Taking nothing away from the new champ, but Dana can’t be over joyed from this. I feel no fix…just fighting isn’t as easy and predictable as some believe. Rogan said, ‘no mans chin is meant to be hit’. A slip turned into a perfect chin strike can change a fight every time.

 
Comment by J.R. King
2007-04-08 01:49:05

Wow. It’s been 3 hours and I’m still replaying it. Serra is coming home to our island with the gold. Unreal. Impressive. I was almost in tears. Never in my life have I been so speechless or shocked. NEVER.

 
Comment by J.R. King
2007-04-08 01:50:32

S.K. where from?

 
Comment by nathan
2007-04-08 01:59:33

I still believe gsp had a 98 percent chance and serra a 2 % chance, serra got fucking insanely lucky.

 
Comment by Matt
2007-04-08 02:00:00

Please guys, lets leave all of the conspiracy crap to boxing. Just 1 fixed fight could quickly turn the fastest growing sport into a joke. Okamis win isnt really an upset. and I thought Diego would destroy Kos but he didnt even come to fight. Right now I think Niether Kos or Diego should be ranked in the top 5 welterwieghts after that shitty performance. As far as GSP goes he slipped and got caught. It shocked the hell out of me to see serra’s hand raised but thats just MMA. There are no locks in MMA, on any given night any fighter that comes to fight can pull an upset.

 
Comment by Matt
2007-04-08 02:01:41

I agree with you Tommy. Dana probably shit his pants after seeing GSP go down.

 
Comment by YouTapped
2007-04-08 02:12:14

Thanks for the headline - might have waited a couple of hours so fans around the world woke up and had the chance to watch the PPV as well. Damn … now I won’t even bother watching it anymore.

 
Comment by nathan
2007-04-08 02:14:06

Like matt said all this fight proves is a lousy mma fighter can be the best, people win the lottery all the time. One extremely flukey win, highly doubt serra wins the lottery again though.

 
Comment by nathan
2007-04-08 02:16:25

Matt hughes is right, he said any welter weight could beat him on any give night, and nights make fights and style make fights ANYTHING can happen, my head is spinning, my sense of reality of upsidedown.

 
Comment by SAILOR JONNY
2007-04-08 02:30:38

Go to youtube and type in ufsea 069. better hurry they won’t be up long.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-04-08 02:37:53

Just to say, Matts punch to the back of the head simply helped thrown George off balence. When he back peddled to the fence he reslipped and thats when Serra landed a trully hard shot. To all people saying we need to rethink GSP, any man being hit perfect on the chin while off balence by a heavy handed striker, you will fall. Matt then followed up with several more perfect strikes to end the night. Not magic, just part of it sometimes. Now Hughes is running his mouth saying ‘oh I was happy because now I get to fight Serra’. This is bull and shouldn’t be allowed in my mind, at least not yet. Once again Hughes turned down his rematch right, GSP has not. I say George is the future Champ again and might as well get the belt back around his waist.

 
Comment by LoNG iSLanD ITALIAN Pride
2007-04-08 02:39:09

YOOOOO!! THATS FCKN RIGHT BRO! NEW YAWK RUNS IT, SERRA KNOCKED HIMMM THE FCK OUTTT!

 
Comment by SAILOR JONNY
2007-04-08 03:14:55

rogan admitted in the haynes fight that he drinks his own urine. wierd mofo

 
Comment by SAILOR JONNY
2007-04-08 03:17:42

**Weird** im a little drunk. lol

 
Comment by BAM
2007-04-08 04:56:10

Im fucking So pissed off I didnt buy this ficht Fuck. I guys that will teach me.

 
Comment by wildbill
2007-04-08 06:38:15

All I know is that Diego and Kos both owe me 20 F**** bucks for fighting like a couple of chicken sh***! I’m a Deigo fan and I’m very upset by his lack of aggression, what was he thinking? And for Kos, that was nothing but a stand up version of his usual “blanket” performance…..I’m pissed at both of them. Kos was looking to out point Diego from the beginning…..I’m not impressed… Go Serra!!! hopefully he will beat the shit out of Hughes at least.

 
Comment by C.Girl
2007-04-08 07:19:17

I am devistated that GSP lost his title. I thought the first punch when he stumbled was to the back of his head. They wouldn’t show that part in replays though, except for right after the fight ended and that was it. At the very end of the televise they showed Loisseau demonstrating to George where the hit was and it was to the back of the head. If that was the case GSP should of been allowed to recover before the fight went on. He also slipped on his own water spray at the same time. Credit to Serra for having that “animal instinct” and finshing him off when he smelt GSP was in trouble. As for Hughes getting the next shot at Serra, it should be GSP or at least have GSP vs. Hughes to decide who gets the shot. I believe GSP will be back with a vengence, and regardless of what he said before the fight about not taking Serra lightly, I believe he did, he was caught up in all the hype about him walking all over Serra just like we all were(almost all!) GSP is a class act, he didn’t make excuses.
Kos and Sanchez was the worst fight I have seen!!! I hated Kos before because he is a “snore” but I hate him even more now I know he is coward, he ran from it all, and Sanchez didn’t land anything because he would try to land punches/kicks but once he missed he backed off, he didn’t chase Kos down like he has done in previous fights. Just a bad, bad fight. Considering how much they hate each other and all the antics before the fight, it was rediculous. Kos didn’t get the fact that the booing was for a poor performance, not because the crowd was pro-Sanchez!! He thinks he has a shot at the title, lol.
Grove, in my opinion, got his first legimate win. He has to stop the grave digging though, thats old and unoriginal.
Hope you all enjoyed my mini-novel, see ya J.

 
Comment by True Believer
2007-04-08 07:51:35

Well, I guess all of you who have been dissing Matt Hughes must feel pretty stupid. I guess GSP is human, and I look forward to Hughes now getting a shot for the title, and regaining his crown. I suspect the future will be Hughes vs. Serra, GSP vs. Diego for a shot at Kos with the winner to fight for the title.
I can’t wait for Hughes to get in the ring with Serra and demolish him, and I think it just shows what can happen to anyone in this sport if they have a bad night. Hughes had a bad night against GSP, and now GSP had a bad night against Serra. The difference between Hughes and GSP is that Hughes was able to defend his belt against all comers, GSP couldn’t even last a round with Matt Serra. Now you tell me who has the heart of a champion.

 
Comment by Rob
2007-04-08 08:00:52

I don’t see Hughes fighting GSP again, but I bet he gets shot at the winner of Serra/Hughes! Maybe have GSP fight Koschek winner gets the winner of Hughes/Serra. Koschek said this is his year, I think he needs to prove it by winning against an experienced fighter before a title shot.

If it is determined that GSP was hurt by a punch to the back of the head and they did not give him ample to to recover than he definitely deserves a rematch ASAP. Then Hughes can fight Koschek.

I wonder if they would put them on the same card?

 
Comment by Robin
2007-04-08 08:14:49

wow, I cant wait to see the fights…

Koscheck vs Diego (I dont care how kos wins as long as he shuts up diego)

Serra vs GSP (Congrats matt, either way it goes his next fight should be a loss, dont be surprized to see him fight fitch) I would like to see him fight Karo though, oh well.

Hughs vs Kos would be a natural logical match.

GSP vs Diego… I would like to see diego have two loss’s on his record, ha ha

 
Comment by Robin
2007-04-08 08:17:05

Remember guys none of the match making makes sense so dont be surprised to see weird illogical match ups again.

 
Comment by Andrew
2007-04-08 08:27:04

I believed in Matt Serra because I knew GSP would’nt retain the belt after his first title defence and I said this an hour after he beat Hughes

Got Koscheck fight right, but I messed up on mike swick and okami

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-04-08 09:11:01

Anyone who claims they “knew” Serra would beat GSP is full of shiit. Either you said it just to say it and be different, or your last name is Serra. So please just stop with the self-effication.
If you picked Swick, then you havent studied enough MMA. Anything can happen, but this fight went down for real just like it did on paper.
Diego pulled a Hughes and changed his style WAY TOO MUCH for some unknown freaking reason. He also pulled a Poopie and fought not to lose. I still say Diego is the best 170er in the UFC today. Nothing but an aberration, just like Serra winning. Neither streak will continue for very long.

 
Comment by rob
2007-04-08 09:13:30

[quote comment=”29133″][quote comment=”29087″]anyone know where I can find this fight online?[/quote]
if you download limewire you can probably download this fight[/quote]
bittorrent. http://isohunt.com/torrents/?ihq=ufc 69

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-04-08 09:15:17

Seperate post for this one. Our friend here ‘Lubbock, Texas’ is a friend of Leonard Garcia. He was telling me that this kid is tough as nails and is gonna shock me when I see him. HOLT SHIT did he. I dont care he lost, he proved his is a fighter and that he belongs in the UFC. Dana takes note of shit like that and he will be back.
Huerta, OTOH, is an animal; that division is loaded. Add in all the great Pride 161\155ers and they are gonna need 2 GPs just to sort it all out!

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-04-08 09:16:47

One last time, go to Dailymotion.com and search UFC 69 or Pride 34 and most of the fights are up.

 
Comment by C.Girl
2007-04-08 09:21:35

Matt Hughes has had his day, he will never regain his title. GSP got an illegal punch to the back of the head that started a chain reaction. Who would want to see Kos in any fight never mind a title shot. He is a boring coward and if you’re talking about heart, where is Kos’, if he was any kind of good fighter he would of finished Sanchez off. Sanchez had such a poor fight and Kos didn’t have the instinct or guts to end it in a convincing way. GSP will have that title back, he is only 25 and like all have said, anyone can have a bad or unlucky fight on any given night. Hughes lost the first 2 rounds to Penn in his prior title defence, then he got lucky again. GSP demolished Hughes. Hughes vs. GSP for their re-match, Serra vs. whoever, then when GSP beats Hughes again, he gets another shot at the title.

 
Comment by 2 dukes
2007-04-08 09:24:04

Great main event, I’m a big fan of both fighters and couldn’t be happier for Matt Serra. Koz v.s Sanchez…I never miss a PPV, I am one of the most loyal fans to the UFC but I will never buy a PPV with Sanchez or Koz on the card. There are fighters in Brazil that we (the American Fans) will never hear about because although unbeatable their fights are boring to watch. The fans “BOOOOO’d” this fight and to top it off Josh “Sideshow” Koscheck starts antagonizing the fans after a piss poor performance, almost saying “I don’t give a crap what you think”. Hey Josh, Fuck you Dude, I will not buy anything that youre affiliated with, gear, events, suppliments…anything. You got lucky against my boy Joslin and Youre last fight was a joke. I don’t even care to see you get beat up…and Fuck you!!

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-04-08 09:43:27

A standing punch to the back of the head is not illegal if it is not intentional, so give it a rest C.Girl. All that would ever result would be a warning and only then if it was repeated over and over. GSP got KTFO and that’s all there is to it.

 
Comment by kb
2007-04-08 09:56:09

Does anyone think the Sanchez KOS fight was fixed? To me it looked like Diego had a shit load of money bet against himself. The shit did not look right. Congrats to Matt Serra!

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-04-08 09:58:20

so does matt serra fight koscheck now?? koscheck doesn’t deserve a title shot, not now or ever, he’s a boring fighter and a disrepectful asshole, i am so disappointed in diego, what is greg jackson’s problem, that dude should be fired, the one time it went to the ground diego reversed it fast and took control, yet he still tried to stand both the last two rounds, somebody was giving him bad advice, i hope he decides to fight in the grand prix to regain some pride, i’ll never dislike another fighter like i dislike josh koscheck, but he fought smart and diego didn’t and they both deserved the outcome they got…luke cummo was super impressive as was kendel grove, i want to see kendel fight jason mcdonald, that would be a badass fight and would show us where kendel truly stands in the 185…watching the huerta garcia match makes me wonder why in the hell we didn’t see someone like that fighting melvin guillard, daddy was a horrible match up for him silva needs to provide better match ups like the huerta garcia, striker vs. striker and grappler vs. grappler make for much better match ups…one more time props to matt serra, my neighbors called the cops on me and my boys after that fight cause we were too loud, we’re all gsp fans, but the roof blew off when he did what he did…all in all a very nice pay per view that threw me on an emotional roller coaster, what else could i ask for for my 39.99?? oh yeah and i can’t wait to see who nogueria fights first, the heavyweight fights as of late have been subpar and starting ufc70 i’m positive thats all gonna change…

 
Comment by J.R. King
2007-04-08 10:00:44

Just youtube.com it. The fights are always on the next day on youtube.com

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-04-08 10:16:26

After watching every fight from last night, Pride live and the UFC fights today, I know I didnt waste my money. The Huerta vs Garcia fight was just awesome, but the rest… Of course Serra winning was incredible, but the fight itself was pretty normal. Nothing real exciting or unusual, and not worth $40 to me. Way too many decisions. The UFC refs have to learn to keep the action moving. Long Live the Yellow Card!!!!!

 
Comment by E.Morine
2007-04-08 10:26:20

Nice to see so many intelligent fight fans. I said to my wife before the fight “The only way Matt had a chance was to catch GSP with a phantom or lucky punch” (NO offance to Serra, However he is not championship material.)
The shot to the bad of the head which caused GSP to stummble and slip on a slick spot on the canvas couldn’t have worked out better for Serra. I wonder what the odds are of that happening ever again…
No body needs to question or re-think GSP, he will come back stronger then ever,This will only modivate GSP even more.
I feel sorry for his next opponent and the rest of his divison.Dana White was right when he quoted that GSP is “The Best All Around MMA Fighter In The UFC” Dana can not be to happy with this result.As for Matt Hughes everybody is getting tired of his crap.He could not have shown less class.Dana White and Matt Hughes are friends, my only hope is that Dana does the right thing and gives GSP an instant rematch with Serra or Hughes Vs GSP III live in Montreal Canada, Which would be great for the sport and added exposure.

 
Comment by Stevie C
2007-04-08 10:28:41

GSP just got caught…Everyone has that kinda fight but gets the belt back(i.e. Matt H. and Sylvia)..I don’t think that is the last time GSP will have the belt around his waist..

Serra looked good, me and a buddy just looked at each other with disbelief and kinda pissed cause I was starting to think GSP was the second best pound for pound fighter in MMA behind Fedor…

JUST GOES TO SHOW YA ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN…And that is why I love this friggin sport….

Sanchez was boring…almost like he was playing mind games with himself..I hate Kos but at least he did something…

UFC 74 BATTLE OF THE WEALTERWEIGHTS!
Serra vs. Hughes
KOS vs. GSP
The Nightmare vs Jon Fitch..

WHo’s with me?

Wouldn’t that be sweet though?

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-04-08 10:37:12

i’m with you, i want to see gsp destroy koscheck…and it would be hard for the ufc to pass up on serra vs. hughes, ecspecially after all the shit serra was talking during tuf 4 about how how didn’t like hughes and thought he was an arrogant jock and all that…i want to see diego go fight in the grand prix instead of fighting fitch though, he’s obviously not gonna be tired from last nights fight, i think he should do it…

 
Comment by Thenovemberact
2007-04-08 10:40:36

MY BOYS FROM LONG ISLAND DID ME PROUD, I TOLD EVERYONE, DONT BE SHOCK IF SERRA WINS, NOT THE BIGGEST UPSET IN MMA, SERRA A SKILLED FIGHTER HE WILL BEAT HUHGES

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-04-08 10:45:35

If this isnt the biggest upset in UFC history, then what is? INTERESTED IN INTELLIGENT ANSWERS ONLY.

 
Comment by Jordan
2007-04-08 10:56:48

[quote comment=”29457″]Well, I guess all of you who have been dissing Matt Hughes must feel pretty stupid. I guess GSP is human, and I look forward to Hughes now getting a shot for the title, and regaining his crown. I suspect the future will be Hughes vs. Serra, GSP vs. Diego for a shot at Kos with the winner to fight for the title.
I can’t wait for Hughes to get in the ring with Serra and demolish him, and I think it just shows what can happen to anyone in this sport if they have a bad night. Hughes had a bad night against GSP, and now GSP had a bad night against Serra. The difference between Hughes and GSP is that Hughes was able to defend his belt against all comers, GSP couldn’t even last a round with Matt Serra. Now you tell me who has the heart of a ch