Lol..Funny pic…
They should have photo-shopped GSP’s face on Lungrand’s face…

Hope my boy GSP ripps his head off…Cant wait for my first live UFC event..

I’m hopin Serra will pull offf the upset again. I think he has a good shot, we’ll have to wait and see though. Both are great fighters.

Serra is in trouble.

I won;t rule out Serra this time, he was underestimated last time, and he still, that could be a big mistake, I can see him beating GSP again, will see…

[quote comment=”296179″]I won;t rule out Serra this time, he was underestimated last time, and he still, that could be a big mistake, I can see him beating GSP again, will see…[/quote]

Obviously you can “see him(serra) beating GSP agian”

It is a very easy picture to paint in your mind. Maybe it is because Serra has beat him before, and you watched that fight..

The odds wont be the same this time, but dont let their last fight weigh on your prediction…

GSP is going to reclaim his WW title and remain WW champ for a long time…. I cant wait..

Serra could win again… but i don’t think he will. GSP is gonna be HYPED TO THE MAX to fight in front of his home crowd. Only thing is i think Serra deals with bad situations better than GSP, can see GSP crumbling if Serra puts the pressure on him… Would love to know Serra’s tactics fior this fight…

p.s..

GO GSP!! (Not because i like him more or anything) just wanna see Serra Vs Hughes

Probably one of my favorite pics so far haha.. good work

GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.

At first glance of that pic, I thought Serra had either gotten HUGE or he has a really, really small head.

Does anybody know how many tickets are reserved for the general public sale on Friday? I have a feeling it’s going to be next to impossible to get tickets now…

[quote comment=”296170″]Serra is in trouble.[/quote]

yeh, like he was last time - whatever!

[quote comment=”296221″]GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.[/quote]

you should listen to Diego above - your one of these dood thats underestimating Serra Again! GSP’s JJ is no where near that of serra

[quote comment=”296224″]Does anybody know how many tickets are reserved for the general public sale on Friday? I have a feeling it’s going to be next to impossible to get tickets now…[/quote]

Well, Dana said they sold roughly 13,000 tickets to Fan club members…So that is already more then half, so it will probably be hard to find tickets, unless you end up buying them for a ridiculous price, from a scalper….

I got a friend who is a fan member that has been to enough events, and he got me my tickets…

Keep your eye’s peeled, and try to get yourself some tickets when they release them………GOOD LUCK.

If GSP thinks that he will walk right through Serra (again, lol), he will find out that reality is much different.

[quote comment=”296245″][quote comment=”296221″]GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.[/quote]

you should listen to Diego above - your one of these dood thats underestimating Serra Again! GSP’s JJ is no where near that of serra[/quote]

There’s a big difference between underestimating Serra and just looking at his track record. This is the guy who couldn’t finish Shonie Carter (I’ll be nice here and not make a big deal of that fluke loss to Shonie way back when) and Chris Lytle, and who lost to Karo Parisyan, B.J. Penn and Din Thomas.

What’s the more likely explanation for his win over GSP - that he suddenly, out of nowhere, stepped up his game a couple of levels (despite the fact he barely managed a win at the TUF finale), or that he got lucky?

Anything [i]can[/i] happen - that’s why we have the term “puncher’s chance” - but it makes no sense whatsoever to say the odds actually favor a Serra victory.

I am not a huge fan of Serra, but I will be rooting for him 100%. When GSP lost to Serra in argueably the biggest upset in MMA history, he should have realized at least two things = 1)Shut up and 2) Focus 100% of his attention on the fight/opponent. He spends too much time listening to people telling him how great he is to build up his self esteem / confidence. I can picture him sitting on the internet every night reading about himself on blogs like this to build his ego. Then when he comes across a post like this he cries he’s eye’s out and needs to call his mommy for some soothing and to make him feel better about himself. Champions learn from thier mistakes. Lets see if GSP does. Remember - GSP is not even the champ right now, and he has NEVER successfully defended a belt in the UFC.

[quote comment=”296245″][quote comment=”296221″]GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.[/quote]

you should listen to Diego above - your one of these dood thats underestimating Serra Again! GSP’s JJ is no where near that of serra[/quote]

I am a huge GSP fan, and I do think he will win…But I know MMa and I have to agree with Insane’.
While GSP is very well rounded, and he is good at JJ, BUT Serra has world class BJJ.

If Serra does pull it off agian and beats GSP, I think it will be a submission, For Serra’s BJJ is far past GSP’s…

But I see Serra being comfortable with standing agian, and that is a BIG mistake…He will be better off trying to pull guard and work from there(cause he ain’t taking GSP down).. And if Serra does stand(IMO) he will get KO’d of TKO’d…

Not only do I want GSP to win cause im Canadian, and a huge fan…I want him to win so I can see Serra .vs. Hughesus Christ.
I feel robbed, all that hype with the show, I really want to see this fight happen.

Heh… I have nothing against Serra, but I just don’t think he’s got what it takes - the sooner he’s out of the picture, the sooner we can move on to more interesting fights.

Though one thing I do like about watching him fight is that when he’s in the ring, I don’t have to fucking listen to him. Nice guy, but Christ, his corner style makes me want to stab myself in the ear with an ice pick.

GSP will outclass Matt Serra wherever the fight goes, which is wherever GSP wants it to go. It’ll be GSP’s fight from start to finish, and I can’t wait to watch him out-work Serra. Should be a pretty close fight up until the fight starts, then look for GSP to take over and re-claim his spot at the top.

[quote comment=”296277″]I am not a huge fan of Serra, but I will be rooting for him 100%. When GSP lost to Serra in argueably the biggest upset in MMA history, he should have realized at least two things = 1)Shut up and 2) Focus 100% of his attention on the fight/opponent. He spends too much time listening to people telling him how great he is to build up his self esteem / confidence. I can picture him sitting on the internet every night reading about himself on blogs like this to build his ego. Then when he comes across a post like this he cries he’s eye’s out and needs to call his mommy for some soothing and to make him feel better about himself. Champions learn from thier mistakes. Lets see if GSP does. Remember - GSP is not even the champ right now, and he has NEVER successfully defended a belt in the UFC.[/quote]

Damn’ thats some harsh shit Mike..
I dont think I can sit here and let you say those things about my boy, without commenting back…lol
But since your comments, have truth and some opinion, all I have to say is GSP will win this fight and do what you said “learn from his mistakes” and IMO will be a dominent DEFENDING champ for a long time….

I do respect your opinions VM, and your blunt honesty is always respected aswell……..

……speaking of blunt?..im going for a smoke.

[quote comment=”296270″][quote comment=”296245″][quote comment=”296221″]GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.[/quote]

you should listen to Diego above - your one of these dood thats underestimating Serra Again! GSP’s JJ is no where near that of serra[/quote]

There’s a big difference between underestimating Serra and just looking at his track record. This is the guy who couldn’t finish Shonie Carter (I’ll be nice here and not make a big deal of that fluke loss to Shonie way back when) and Chris Lytle, and who lost to Karo Parisyan, B.J. Penn and Din Thomas.

What’s the more likely explanation for his win over GSP - that he suddenly, out of nowhere, stepped up his game a couple of levels (despite the fact he barely managed a win at the TUF finale), or that he got lucky?

Anything [i]can[/i] happen - that’s why we have the term “puncher’s chance” - but it makes no sense whatsoever to say the odds actually favor a Serra victory.[/quote]

a bjj guy with a punchers chance sounds pretty good, if you want to bring up his loses he looked pretty good against b.j. who made gsp look not so good.after all that i do think gsp will win but serra is no slouch i would be more worried about his bjj skills than his punchers chance as you call it.

[quote comment=”296280″][quote comment=”296245″][quote comment=”296221″]GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.[/quote]

you should listen to Diego above - your one of these dood thats underestimating Serra Again! GSP’s JJ is no where near that of serra[/quote]

I am a huge GSP fan, and I do think he will win…But I know MMa and I have to agree with Insane’.
While GSP is very well rounded, and he is good at JJ, BUT Serra has world class BJJ.

If Serra does pull it off agian and beats GSP, I think it will be a submission, For Serra’s BJJ is far past GSP’s…

But I see Serra being comfortable with standing agian, and that is a BIG mistake…He will be better off trying to pull guard and work from there(cause he ain’t taking GSP down).. And if Serra does stand(IMO) he will get KO’d of TKO’d…

Not only do I want GSP to win cause im Canadian, and a huge fan…I want him to win so I can see Serra .vs. Hughesus Christ.
I feel robbed, all that hype with the show, I really want to see this fight happen.[/quote]
DAMN SKIPPY!!! I so wanna see that fight, and think it will be a better brawl with no title on the line too.. so come on GSP. Damn it sucks cos i really like Serra, why did he have to injure his back!! Oh yeh that was it… so we could see Hughes get DOMINATED like a little bitch… the best thing to come out of that is….

Where are all you Hughes fans now??? hahahahaha, you’ve all been very quiet lately. I’m gonna have to go back and check old blogs just so i can cuss

[quote comment=”296221″]GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.[/quote]

what was so lucky about it, he rocked him with a punch then stood back and picked him apart it was not a one punch knock out so was it a lucky serval punches?

I don’t know how any of you can believe that Serra will win any fight, let alone a fight with GSP. The guy is complete garbage. Up until he squeaked out a decision win over Chris Lytle in TUF 4 to get the title shot all he had done was take 90% of his “backyard” fights to decisions (backyard because he was fighting nobodies). Here’s a guy who’s 35 years old, has a bad back, hasn’t fought in a whole year and people think that b.c he got one fluky win that he’s suddenly a top 3 welterweight who can consistently contend?! give me a bleeping break! How can anyone say he has heavy hands when 90% of his fights go to decision? He’s just a below average fighter and when he meets GSP who is at the top of his game and extremely focused in his hometown!!…

All I know is it should be titled: UFC 83: Beating of a lifetime. Because that’s EXACTLY what Serra is about to receive.

[quote comment=”296280″]
I am a huge GSP fan, and I do think he will win…But I know MMa and I have to agree with Insane’.
While GSP is very well rounded, and he is good at JJ, BUT Serra has world class BJJ.

If Serra does pull it off agian and beats GSP, I think it will be a submission, For Serra’s BJJ is far past GSP’s…
[/quote]

Last time Serra had a submission win was in 2002. Every other fight he had since - aside from the GSP one - went to a decision…

[quote comment=”296151″]I’m hopin Serra will pull offf the upset again. I think he has a good shot, we’ll have to wait and see though. Both are great fighters.[/quote]
reality check matt serra is not a great fighter he is a bum that got a lucky punch…he is not even top 20 at 170..im sorry u jus need to accept it

[quote comment=”296326″][quote comment=”296280″]
I am a huge GSP fan, and I do think he will win…But I know MMa and I have to agree with Insane’.
While GSP is very well rounded, and he is good at JJ, BUT Serra has world class BJJ.

If Serra does pull it off agian and beats GSP, I think it will be a submission, For Serra’s BJJ is far past GSP’s…
[/quote]

Last time Serra had a submission win was in 2002. Every other fight he had since - aside from the GSP one - went to a decision…[/quote]

That does not mean Matt Serra’s BJJ black belt irrelivent…

In my FULL post I was debating JJ skills between the two, and even though I am a huge GSP fan I can admit that Matt Serra’s world class BJJ is way past St. Pierre’s JJ..

[quote comment=”296237″][quote comment=”296170″]Serra is in trouble.[/quote]

yeh, like he was last time - whatever![/quote]

Yeah exactly. We all know GSP has head troubles. Serra is in his head. I think Serra can do it again. Serra’s got KO power in his hands.

[quote comment=”296315″][quote comment=”296221″]GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.[/quote]

what was so lucky about it, he rocked him with a punch then stood back and picked him apart it was not a one punch knock out so was it a lucky serval punches?[/quote]

GSP stepped into it and got clipped on the back of the head/neck. His own fault, but a lucky break for Serra.

Its true GSP has never successfully defended a title in the UFC.
However, he knows he isn’t the real champion yet so I think he will enjoy the contender role coming into this fight. I am a fan of both, so this fight sucks for me but I will have to root for GSP. He is the best welterweight in the world and if he wins the title from Serra, it will set up a 5rd title BANG with Jon Fitch and Serra will go on to fight Hughes!

This will be a better fight then most people think. It will be more competitive then GSP vs. Hughes was, thats for sure. GSP had no respect for Serra’s stand up in that last fight, which turned out to be a big mistake cause Serra has heavyhands and works with the best Striking coah in the world, Ray Longo. After tasting Serra’s power in the previous fight, I expect GSP to be very focused and methodical in his stand up, where he can eventually KO Serra IMO. Serra is very dangerous on the ground. The fight will only “hit the deck” if GSP chooses to and if the fight does go to the ground, Serra knows he will be on his back..the whole time. But thats cool with him. He is probably the best fighter “off his back” in his entire division. GSP has much improved ju jits, but will still be an underdog in the grappling, and he knows it.

I think since Serra Ko’ed GSP, GSP will be looking to return the favor. I expect him to keep it standing for most, if not all of the fight and eventually KO serra. However, I think Serra will put up a hell of a fight and be in it for a while.
It should be a good fight, but ultimately Serra gets KO.

[quote comment=”296347″][quote comment=”296326″]

That does not mean Matt Serra’s BJJ black belt irrelivent…

In my FULL post I was debating JJ skills between the two, and even though I am a huge GSP fan I can admit that Matt Serra’s world class BJJ is way past St. Pierre’s JJ..[/quote]

No, it’s not irrelevant, but if it was really “world class” - or at least, if he was able to apply it on a world-class level inside the ring - we should have seen him get more mileage out of it.

Also, even assuming he has the skills, in a fight against GSP he’ll be the small, stumpy guy with short limbs (and a bad back, now) trying to submit a much larger and stronger opponent… that usually doesn’t work out too well.

That being said, I’m not really a GSP partisan - I enjoy his fights a lot, but I like him *mainly* because of how much I hate Hughes - so I won’t insist that he has to win because he’s clearly the second coming, destined to dominate the division for the next decade, etc. I’m just calling the odds the way I see them.

[quote comment=”296306″][quote comment=”296277″]I am not a huge fan of Serra, but I will be rooting for him 100%. When GSP lost to Serra in argueably the biggest upset in MMA history, he should have realized at least two things = 1)Shut up and 2) Focus 100% of his attention on the fight/opponent. He spends too much time listening to people telling him how great he is to build up his self esteem / confidence. I can picture him sitting on the internet every night reading about himself on blogs like this to build his ego. Then when he comes across a post like this he cries he’s eye’s out and needs to call his mommy for some soothing and to make him feel better about himself. Champions learn from thier mistakes. Lets see if GSP does. Remember - GSP is not even the champ right now, and he has NEVER successfully defended a belt in the UFC.[/quote]

Damn’ thats some harsh shit Mike..
I dont think I can sit here and let you say those things about my boy, without commenting back…lol
But since your comments, have truth and some opinion, all I have to say is GSP will win this fight and do what you said “learn from his mistakes” and IMO will be a dominent DEFENDING champ for a long time….

I do respect your opinions VM, and your blunt honesty is always respected aswell……..

……speaking of blunt?..im going for a smoke.[/quote]

LOL, speaking of trees, its LUNCH TIME!!!

Honestly Stagger-Lee, I was sort of testing the waters with that last post to see what kind of response I’d get. But it IS how I feel. GSP likes to look beyond his current fight. He needs to get this thought of moving up to MW and fight Anderson Silva out of his head, it can do him no good. First off, Hendo has the best chance at beating Silva so Anderson may not even be champ that much longer. Secondly, please prove that you can dominate the WW division with the belt around your waist. (I don’t know why I’m referring to GSP in the 2nd person…) With that said, GSP has all the tools to go down as the greatest WW ever, its only what’s between his ears thats holding him back.

This rematch will not be like the first fight..the first fight was more of a Rocky flick. Serra should the world how you beat GSP. ” Bring it to him “..Serra gave GsP something to worry about..something to respect. Serra will need to do his work fast as if takes GsP into the later rounds it can work against him. The pressure will soley be on GsP..to do what the majority of MMA fans feel he will do. Serra will just go out there and do the best he can..I’ve always been towards the underdog..nothing will change on who most feel will win this fight..but across the pond in the NFL..

GSP: Patriots

Serra: Giants

Faced off in the Superbowl..everyone thought undefeated and mighty Pats..where going to steam roll my Giants..no no no noooo..Pats went 18-1(losers)..Giants Superbowl42 Champs.(winners)..SO basically the odds won’t mean much in this fight..let’s just see what happens..when it happens.

Giants Country!!!

I feel so sorry for Serra, you know in the back of his head he knows he is done for.

[quote comment=”296319″]I don’t know how any of you can believe that Serra will win any fight, let alone a fight with GSP. The guy is complete garbage. Up until he squeaked out a decision win over Chris Lytle in TUF 4 to get the title shot all he had done was take 90% of his “backyard” fights to decisions (backyard because he was fighting nobodies). Here’s a guy who’s 35 years old, has a bad back, hasn’t fought in a whole year and people think that b.c he got one fluky win that he’s suddenly a top 3 welterweight who can consistently contend?! give me a bleeping break! How can anyone say he has heavy hands when 90% of his fights go to decision? He’s just a below average fighter and when he meets GSP who is at the top of his game and extremely focused in his hometown!!…

All I know is it should be titled: UFC 83: Beating of a lifetime. Because that’s EXACTLY what Serra is about to receive.[/quote]

he has fought nobody? like b.j. penn, din ,gsp, and karo there nobody’s?he does have great bjj that can’t be denied he went the distance with b.j. and looked good in that fight he has went to alot of decisions because he has never been destroyed by a fighter like others have he is not the best out there but he is no bum.so how dan you beleave anything yoy just wrote.

Wanderlei rumored to be back at UFC 84
This card looks awesome so far, very competitve

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/…5499&zoneid=14

UFC: MAY 24, 2008 IN LAS VEGAS
venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

-B.J. Penn (#7 Lightweight in the World)* vs. Sean Sherk
-Lyoto Machida (#5 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Tito Ortiz
-Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva
-Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry

-Wanderlei Silva (#8 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. TBA

Ifd this is true, it will show that the UFC is really comitted to putting out stacked cards from here on out. With UFC 82 and 83 looking good, if this UFC 84 card turns to be true, then I think it will signify that the UFC will finally start putting out Monster cards that we all knew they were capable of.

However, I still expect that the international cards will be weaker, but since they have been loosing money on those shows, I think they will improve those cards as well. Proof of this are the reports that Shogun vs. Liddell will go down in England at UFC 85. We all know what Chuck wants he gets, and he was really opposed to fighting in England and wanted this fight to take place in Las Vegas. He wants to fight in Vegas, where he can be at home and party. Dana, shunning his request and having him fight outside of Vegas for the 1st time in a long time…and sending him as far as England, leads me to believe that the UFC is sick of loosing money over there and are looking to increase the quality of those cards as well.

come on serra! im excited for this fight

Well Matt Serra may have good BJJ but the way he uses it in MMA doesnt seem to be that great. BJJ guys have to be able to use their skills while taking elbows and punches. He seems to use it more as a defense then as an offense. I dont think its gonna matter much in this fight though. I think GSP is gonna take him out on his feet.

[quote comment=”296493″]Wanderlei rumored to be back at UFC 84
This card looks awesome so far, very competitve

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/…5499&zoneid=14

UFC: MAY 24, 2008 IN LAS VEGAS
venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

-B.J. Penn (#7 Lightweight in the World)* vs. Sean Sherk
-Lyoto Machida (#5 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Tito Ortiz
-Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva
-Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry

-Wanderlei Silva (#8 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. TBA

Ifd this is true, it will show that the UFC is really comitted to putting out stacked cards from here on out. With UFC 82 and 83 looking good, if this UFC 84 card turns to be true, then I think it will signify that the UFC will finally start putting out Monster cards that we all knew they were capable of.

However, I still expect that the international cards will be weaker, but since they have been loosing money on those shows, I think they will improve those cards as well. Proof of this are the reports that Shogun vs. Liddell will go down in England at UFC 85. We all know what Chuck wants he gets, and he was really opposed to fighting in England and wanted this fight to take place in Las Vegas. He wants to fight in Vegas, where he can be at home and party. Dana, shunning his request and having him fight outside of Vegas for the 1st time in a long time…and sending him as far as England, leads me to believe that the UFC is sick of loosing money over there and are looking to increase the quality of those cards as well.[/quote]

Brandon verra is also rumored to be back in action at UFC 85 in England along with Marcus davis fighting his 1st top 10 opponent (possibly even top 5 according to wite). Brock was supposed to be headlining the event, but since he lost to Mir, and Liddell/Rua already claiming the main event slot, I dont think Lesner will make this card. Either way, it looks like English fans are in for a treat.

I think Serra is kinda like Gonzaga had a real good fight and got catapulted to best fighter ever, Gonzaga didnt get exposed against Randy because all the focus was on Randy everybody was rooting for Couture and didnt down talk Gonzaga after the loss because of who he lost to. but then comes Werdum and Gonzaga got to inlove with his kick and didnt even mix it up and proceeded to gas, so Crocop loss is still a flukish thing now Serra hasnt fought in a year we will see if it was a fluke. let GSP do the “takin wit ‘is ‘ands”

I hope this time rocky beats up on the french-canadian.

Violent Mike,
You were right to point out that GSP has yet to successfully defend a title in the UFC but that’s a disingenuous argument because Serra hasn’t either. Furthermore, we’ve seen 2 very good performances from GSP in rebounding from his loss to Serra. From Serra (not his fault I know) all we’ve seen is preening, posturing and talking shit to Matt Hughes. Serra’s a good fighter- but still….He’s 35 years old and has never put on a fight like that before in his life. To suggest that his first win wasn’t a little….I don’t know….lucky? flies in the face of his past fights. He was 1 TKO in his career. He hasn’t submitted anyone since 2002. He won the TUF by split decision for god’s sake. As for PhilQ- you’re forgetting the law of underdogs…..If you win once, fine. But being great means winning again and again. I agree with the Serra/Giants comparison to some extent. The difference being that the Giants (in addition to having the game of their lives in the biggest moment) also had to get through tough competition and proved themselves on the road with 5 straight wins beforehand. Like Serra they played their game plan to perfection. Serra had one great fight and we’ve seen nothing from him before or since to establish himself as a perennial top 5 welterweight. Serra will get the respect he believes he’s earned if he beats GSP again or (god forbid) fights another Top 5 opponent and beats them. I can say he fought a great fight against GSP the first time but he’s done nothing else since (again, not his fault) to make me believe that the first fight wasn’t a fluke. I may well be wrong, we’ll see.

I’m gonna put it real simple for all you Nostradamus wannabes that say that GSP will win and destroy Serra. SERRA IS NOT AFRAID OF GSP, the way Rampage ain’t scared of Liddell, the way Liddell ain’t scared of Tito. OK!

Lycan,
But he is afraid of Shonie Carter, right?

[quote comment=”296573″]I’m gonna put it real simple for all you Nostradamus wannabes that say that GSP will win and destroy Serra. SERRA IS NOT AFRAID OF GSP, the way Rampage ain’t scared of Liddell, the way Liddell ain’t scared of Tito. OK![/quote]

I agree. Serra had the balls to step into the pocket. I’ll give him credit for that.

I really think that the Serra win was a fluke. I think it would be a total miracle if he beat GSP again. Don’t get me wrong, I’m rooting for Serra but…….

[quote comment=”296277″]I am not a huge fan of Serra, but I will be rooting for him 100%. When GSP lost to Serra in argueably the biggest upset in MMA history, he should have realized at least two things = 1)Shut up and 2) Focus 100% of his attention on the fight/opponent. He spends too much time listening to people telling him how great he is to build up his self esteem / confidence. I can picture him sitting on the internet every night reading about himself on blogs like this to build his ego. Then when he comes across a post like this he cries he’s eye’s out and needs to call his mommy for some soothing and to make him feel better about himself. Champions learn from thier mistakes. Lets see if GSP does. Remember - GSP is not even the champ right now, and he has NEVER successfully defended a belt in the UFC.[/quote]

and has serra defended his belt?? what an idiot

[quote comment=”296580″]Lycan,
But he is afraid of Shonie Carter, right?[/quote]

That comment is like saying Rampage is afraid of Silva or Shogun. be serious.

[quote comment=”296540″]Violent Mike,
You were right to point out that GSP has yet to successfully defend a title in the UFC but that’s a disingenuous argument because Serra hasn’t either. Furthermore, we’ve seen 2 very good performances from GSP in rebounding from his loss to Serra. From Serra (not his fault I know) all we’ve seen is preening, posturing and talking shit to Matt Hughes. Serra’s a good fighter- but still….He’s 35 years old and has never put on a fight like that before in his life. To suggest that his first win wasn’t a little….I don’t know….lucky? flies in the face of his past fights. He was 1 TKO in his career. He hasn’t submitted anyone since 2002. He won the TUF by split decision for god’s sake. As for PhilQ- you’re forgetting the law of underdogs…..If you win once, fine. But being great means winning again and again. I agree with the Serra/Giants comparison to some extent. The difference being that the Giants (in addition to having the game of their lives in the biggest moment) also had to get through tough competition and proved themselves on the road with 5 straight wins beforehand. Like Serra they played their game plan to perfection. Serra had one great fight and we’ve seen nothing from him before or since to establish himself as a perennial top 5 welterweight. Serra will get the respect he believes he’s earned if he beats GSP again or (god forbid) fights another Top 5 opponent and beats them. I can say he fought a great fight against GSP the first time but he’s done nothing else since (again, not his fault) to make me believe that the first fight wasn’t a fluke. I may well be wrong, we’ll see.[/quote]

Agreed. Serra should be a huge underdog in this fight even though he won thier first fight. Can you imagine getting GSP with PLUS odds? That would be insane! To be honest with you, the main thing I have against GSP is that everyone on this site licks his balls. There needs to be somebody here that doesn’t root for him! Other than his child like brain, GSP is the best WW fighter in the world. He just needs to keep an eye on that Fitch guy…

Also as a sidenote: The Giants ended their season with a 4 game winning streak. They lost their season finale to…..the New England Patriots.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU SAYING GSP’s BJJ IS NOWHERE NEAR SERRA’s?!?!?!?!?!? LOL Just BJJ, ok maybe Seera is a bit better. But MMA BJJ??? LOOK AT SERRA’s UFC RECORD!!!! 1 SUBMISSION WIN vs WEAK OPPONENT!

Please, GSP is WAY ahead of Serra in EVERY ASPECT of MMA. YES, including BJJ!!!!

All you GSP haters said countless times that his wrestling was NOWHERE near Hughes or Koschecks. What did he do? Not just annihilate them, but did at their OWN GAME, wrestling!

GSP wins by either SUBMISSION or total destruction.

WAR GSP (and Fedor

[quote comment=”296529″]I hope this time rocky beats up on the french-canadian.[/quote]
u can hope all u want but there is no way this time…gsp was over confident this time serra wont say the 2nd round

[quote comment=”296224″]Does anybody know how many tickets are reserved for the general public sale on Friday? I have a feeling it’s going to be next to impossible to get tickets now…[/quote]

I bought my tickets pre-sale with the fight club membership (I had to pay the extra money just to buy) and they are not selling anymore on pre-sale. I am assuming there will be about 5,000 tickets left. This will be a hard ticket to get and they are already selling for 5-7 times face value on ebay and stub hub. Good luck.

As Georges said the loss against Serra is the best thing that could happen to him! And after that i think we have seen proof that he got even better after the loss be totaly shredding Matt hughes and other opponents. So this time he wont make a single misstake and i personaly hope he wins by a Highkick to the head leading to a TKO, or a lock and stock Armbar! Over and out!

[quote comment=”296277″]I am not a huge fan of Serra, but I will be rooting for him 100%. When GSP lost to Serra in argueably the biggest upset in MMA history, he should have realized at least two things = 1)Shut up and 2) Focus 100% of his attention on the fight/opponent. He spends too much time listening to people telling him how great he is to build up his self esteem / confidence. I can picture him sitting on the internet every night reading about himself on blogs like this to build his ego. Then when he comes across a post like this he cries he’s eye’s out and needs to call his mommy for some soothing and to make him feel better about himself. Champions learn from thier mistakes. Lets see if GSP does. Remember - GSP is not even the champ right now, and he has NEVER successfully defended a belt in the UFC.[/quote]
WORD! you know V.M. i enjoy reading your post and agree 100% with what you post. I really think GSP buys in on his own hype. Just hope Serra’s back is right.

another thing, you kill me with this (lucky punch) shit, no lucky punches…just no one else would stay in the pocket and exchange with GSP…Serra did. he didnt drop him with 1 lucky shot. he rocked him and kept him rocked. GSP has no HEART.he was getting pummeled and rolled over like a beotch and looked away waiting to be saved by the ref.NOT A LUCKY PUNCH!!!!! Serra was just the better fighter that night, and looking forward to seeing Serra win again.

[quote comment=”296722″][quote comment=”296529″]I hope this time rocky beats up on the french-canadian.[/quote]
u can hope all u want but there is no way this time…gsp was over confident this time serra wont say the 2nd round[/quote]

Peace and love to my fellow Minnesotan, bro! I agree that GSP will dominate. Even in the event that he loses, he is a true champion, always. Those who hate on him are simply jealous. A fight is a fight. A man is a man. GSP, win or lose, is a man.

[quote comment=”296277″]I am not a huge fan of Serra, but I will be rooting for him 100%. When GSP lost to Serra in argueably the biggest upset in MMA history, he should have realized at least two things = 1)Shut up and 2) Focus 100% of his attention on the fight/opponent. He spends too much time listening to people telling him how great he is to build up his self esteem / confidence. I can picture him sitting on the internet every night reading about himself on blogs like this to build his ego. Then when he comes across a post like this he cries he’s eye’s out and needs to call his mommy for some soothing and to make him feel better about himself. Champions learn from thier mistakes. Lets see if GSP does. Remember - GSP is not even the champ right now, and he has NEVER successfully defended a belt in the UFC.[/quote]

I’m just curious, “Violent Mike,” how the F can you speculate on what GSP does in his free time, or how or why he would react to internet sites such as this? Do you have some inside scoop that the rest of us don’t, or are you just some torpid sloth in his 30’s who still lives at home with his parents and has nothing better to do than talk sh-t about a phenomenal athlete he’s never met in his life? What’s your real name, Violent Mike? Violet Pansy?

If Serra does beat GSP again, what will they do with GSP?

[quote comment=”296237″][quote comment=”296170″]Serra is in trouble.[/quote]

yeh, like he was last time - whatever![/quote]
The chance of GSP having family problems this fight are slim and the chance of GSP taking a fight if he has personal problems ever again are NONE. Sera is in trouble.

[quote comment=”296245″][quote comment=”296221″]GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.[/quote]

you should listen to Diego above - your one of these dood thats underestimating Serra Again! GSP’s JJ is no where near that of serra[/quote]
You’re right about GSP’s JJ is no where near Serra’s. It is obviously MUCH BETTER, because GSP has MORE subs than Serra, against better competition (guys like Hughes and Trigg) and Sera has ONLY subbed 3 SUPER CANS (with no experiance,1st fight for all three of them) , with a COMBIND win record of ZERO, thats right ZERO wins. He subbed one other guy with a 4-1 record. That was WAY back at the beginning of his career. Since then Serra has subbed,NOBODY,NADA,NIL. Who cares what Serra’s BJJ is on paper, in the real world it is only effective on complete CANS and it SUCKS big time. On the other hand GSP’s BJJ is much more effective in the real world, with him winning 30% of his fights by submission. By looking at the FACTS, it is safe to say (at least in MMA)that GSP is more dangerous in BJJ and more likly to sub his opponent than Serra is. I’ll admit Serra has heavy hands but until he submits someone , his BJJ Sucks.

[quote comment=”296277″]I am not a huge fan of Serra, but I will be rooting for him 100%. When GSP lost to Serra in argueably the biggest upset in MMA history, he should have realized at least two things = 1)Shut up and 2) Focus 100% of his attention on the fight/opponent. He spends too much time listening to people telling him how great he is to build up his self esteem / confidence. I can picture him sitting on the internet every night reading about himself on blogs like this to build his ego. Then when he comes across a post like this he cries he’s eye’s out and needs to call his mommy for some soothing and to make him feel better about himself. Champions learn from thier mistakes. Lets see if GSP does. Remember - GSP is not even the champ right now, and he has NEVER successfully defended a belt in the UFC.[/quote]
If you paid any attention at all how GSP came back with fire in his eyes and MORE focused than ever and made 2 of the best WW’s look like ROOKIES, you would see that everything you’re saying is a moot point. GSP has alway been 100% focused , except for the Serra fight. Some times bad thing happen and you can’t focus. He paid for it, he learned from it, he delt with it and now it’s behind him and he is a much better fighter for it. I’m glad he lost, he’s obsessed with being focused and being a 120% now. NO, posts like yours don’t make him go crying to mommy, but the doubters do piss him off to the point where he WILL prove them wrong at all costs. He has more to prove against Serra , than he ever had against Hughes. Every other time GSP had something to prove, he utterly destroyed his opponent and with Serra he has more to prove, than he ever did.

[quote post=”4821″]That does not mean Matt Serra’s BJJ black belt irrelivent…[/quote]
If Serra can’t or won’t ACTUALLY submit someone in a fight, then yes his BJJ is TOTALLY IRRELIVANT. Nogs BJJ is relivant, because he SUBMITS GUYS. Maybe he knows it, maybe he can teach it,but he sure as hell can’t put it to use in a fight. He should actually try to submit someone sometime,it would be good for his business.lol

[quote comment=”296315″][quote comment=”296221″]GSP FTW. GSP has showed complete domination (wrestling, standup, BJJ) in his last fights with Koshcheck and Hughes. The only way Serra is going to win is with that lucky punch.[/quote]

what was so lucky about it, he rocked him with a punch then stood back and picked him apart it was not a one punch knock out so was it a lucky serval punches?[/quote]
I don’t think Serra got lucky with a punch. He meant to punch him and he did. He also followed up flawlessly ,keepy GSP hurt until he won. However I do think he was lucky in getting to fight GSP at his worst(the guy was a mess).I think any top 15 WW would have beat GSP that night.

[quote comment=”296349″][quote comment=”296237″][quote comment=”296170″]Serra is in trouble.[/quote]

yeh, like he was last time - whatever![/quote]

Yeah exactly. We all know GSP has head troubles. Serra is in his head. I think Serra can do it again. Serra’s got KO power in his hands.[/quote]
Come on now, you’re about 10 months to late for comments like this. He had ONE bad fight and 99% of the time he is SOLID AS ROCK and you know it. The way he came back and destroyed Kos and Hughes,proves just how strong his head is. The mentally weak never come back from a beating like that. He came back STRONGER.

[quote comment=”296903″]If Serra does beat GSP again, what will they do with GSP?[/quote]

That means GSP is toast. It’s just like this fighter who got destroyed twice by Wanderlei Silva. I wonder whatever happened to that loser. I think his name was Rampage Jackson or something like that.

[quote comment=”296573″]I’m gonna put it real simple for all you Nostradamus wannabes that say that GSP will win and destroy Serra. SERRA IS NOT AFRAID OF GSP, the way Rampage ain’t scared of Liddell, the way Liddell ain’t scared of Tito. OK![/quote]
Nope, not OK, Nostradamus pulled prediction out of his ass. If one looks at how GSP has been performing lately and takes into consideration, that the nervous wreck who walk into the octagon to face Serra ,was the exception ,NOT the rule and the chance of that same GSP showing up this time is next to NIL. The smart man would PREDICT (not guarantee) GSP to win. Objective analisis and pulling predictions out of your ass are to very different things. Serra would have to win TWO fights against GSP to be in the same situation as Rampage and Liddell. Good luck with that, lighting rarely strikes twice in the same spot.