Georges “Rush” St. Pierre is looking to avenge his UFC 69: “Shootout” loss to Matt “The Terror” Serra when he faces the New Yorker in less than a week at UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, on April 19.
We’ve all seen the highlights from their first encounter by now more so than we’d probably like … and that includes St. Pierre himself — it was an unthinkable (and remarkable) upset.
In the video St. Pierre breaks down his loss to Serra with Sportsnet’s “Showdown” Joe Ferraro.
This is only a quick snip of Sportsnet’s coverage as they will be showcasing an entire two-hour live behind the scenes UFC 83 ‘Countdown Canada’ from inside the Bell Centre from 8pm to 10 p.m. ET on fight night.
In the meantime enjoy:
Not to be outdone, Serra also shares his thoughts on the upset of St. Pierre and much more.
After knocking out the Canadian he still faces the constant criticism that his opponent is a heavy favorite going into their rematch at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Serra responds to Canada’s own ‘Showdown’ Joe.
Here’s a snip”
“I’m the guy in there…it’s my ass, I’m the guy that’s gonna make things happen. There’s only two of us in the cage, all of the critics are on the outside of the cage … I’m in control of my own destiny in there.”
Will Matt Serra prove the critics and analysts wrong or will ‘Rush’ put on another clinic like the one he put on against Matt Hughes to prove to all that he is at the top of the deep talent pool of the UFC’s Welterweight division?
Only time will tell —- we’ll have an answer to this question in about a week’s time.
For now here’s another video of “The Terror:”
Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 83 this Saturday … definitely hit us up before, during and after the pay-per-view (PPV) event for the best coverage on the Web.
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Everytime I hear Serra speak he annoys me more & more. Can’t wait for GSP to destroy him.
hopefully serra does the same. GSP is a bad loser and i have lost respect for him.
Thats pretty cool to watch GSP, watch himself get KTFO..
That being said I hope my boy reclaims that gold strap!!Things are going to be different this time around..
I am a huge GSP fan, and I am also a Serra fan aswell..I was routing for Serra the entire TUF show, but myself, like many, thought GSP would run through Serra…This time will be different(imo)..
I hope GSP handles Serra just as quick and impressive as Serra handled GSP the 1st time around…Then I want to see Serra/Hughesus fight like we were supposed to.(they already hyped it up enough)..So if GSP wins I can get back to routing for Serra against Hughesus Christ, and hopfully Serra can beat Hughesus, and have a rubbermatch with GSP.
I just dont want Serra to fade away after GSP beats him, I hope he can beat Hughesus to keep around for a bit more.
indeed!
I like them both, may the best man win..
Serra’s loudmouth antics are beyond old. He’s living on borrowed time, and he knows it, thus the incessant trash talking in interviews.
GSP is going to dominate. Serra will then have to fight Hughes, who will also beat Serra. At that point, Serra will be relegated to obscurity once again, exactly where he was before TUF 4.
My thoughts exactly. Read my mind.
LOL are you serious?? you do realize that while Serra has lost, he’s taken so called contenders the distance, rocked Karo bad, and has some solid wins. But the “newer” fans only think of the spinning back fist (that none of you saw live, just clips on TUF. Serra is a quality fighter who has really improved his stand up!!
Yes Serra has wins and has taken contenders the distance (and lost) and yes he rocked Karo (and lost) but GSP is a much more rounded fighter and has fought and BEATEN much higher caliber fighters than Serra.
Hughes was the most dominating fighter at 170lbs and GSP owned him twice, Kos was out wrestled by GSP and Karo was beaten by him.
thank you for making my point for me!! all of what you SAY is true, it’s what you left out. All that GSP has done is true and you yourself say has beaten higher caliber fighters, but Serra owned him, period, no excuses right? Serra would own Hughes (though it won’t happen because Hughes doesn’t deserve yet another title shot. So thanks for making my point for me
Serra beat GSP ONCE. Im not saying it was lucky as anyone can win a fight or match. It happens in all sports where once in a while the underdog wins.
What im saying is that GSP made the mistake once, it wont happen again. The questions I ask you is who do you honestly see as a future hall of famer? GSP or Serra? Who is named in the Pound for Pound best lists? Serra or GSP?
Neither, how’s that. GSP loses again this weekend, then what??? Wrestles a few more guys to the ground and gets another shot. Ever since Serra knocked him out he doesn’t wanna stand. He’s weak. He is mentally weak. Sorry to sound mean and heartless (and my wife loves GSP and hates these comments) but they are what I think
LOL at this. GSP has more KOs, more TKOs, and more submissions than Matt Serra, and against better competition.
GSP outwrestled the “best” wrestler at 170 (Koscheck) and dominated him on the ground. GSP owned Kos in the standup all of Rd 3 until Kos tried a takedown, which GSP defended. GSP was not afraid to stand.
Against Hughes in the 3rd fight, GSP stood with Hughes until Hughes clinched, and then GSP just tossed him to the ground, where he dominated Hughes with GNP and positioning until he submitted Hughes.
After GSP beats Serra, Hughes is going to do the same thing to the “terror”.
koscheck=b leaguer and Hughes=old and not motivated. We shall see saturday. I know what I’ll see, all GSP’s boy friends on here making more excuses to why he was tapping instead of defending himself.
I respect your comments and opinions and will gladly eat my words if your prediction comes true.
But after this weekend Serra will have a bit less weight to carry around after the chip is knocked off his shoulder and the belt is taken from around his waist.
Koscheck and Hughes are both far better fighters than Serra, with more impressive wins in the UFC. Both of those 2 earned their ranking by actually winning fights in the UFC against top competition, instead of being granted a title shot due to a reality show gimmick.
We’ll see Serra get clubbed by Hughes after GSP disposes of him, so no worries. Serra’s non-stop talking is about to catch up to him.
Hughes WAS by far the best WW after. Koscheck better than Serra…I’m not buying into that. His standup is improved, but once he takes Serra down, then what? Are you guys forgetting that even BJ (#2 P4P fighter) respected Serra’s BJJ, and BJ is the best. But I’ll give you hughes 5 years ago.
whatever I’m sure you wont be speaking on these boards after Saturday. Or better yet you will deny that you liked Serra in the first place.
why is that?? If GSP wins he wins, I come here to read and write my thoughts on mma. I know quite a bit and like to share, I just think Serra has GSP’s #
Serra hasn’t subbed any legit fighters in the UFC, and when he fought off his back against Karo, he got battered. He’s not subbing anyone. Hughes, Koscheck, and GSP would all batter him on the ground.
UFC no, but you do realize he’s “top of the food chain” when it comes to BJJ right? lol had to do it. you ever see him destroy Gomi in that grappling match?? just the smoothness of it all!!
Who cares about straight grappling? This is an MMA discussion, and what has been done in actual fights is what’s relevant.
But I accept your concession that you have no evidence to support your statement. Glad we can agree that GSP is clearly the superior MMA grappler.
is that what we agreed on?? how about that GSP is a better wrestler. I’ll give you that, good try though.
No, you made a statement and couldn’t back it up with facts.
Facts are, GSP is the better MMA grappler. He can take anyone down, and he has more submissions in the UFC than Serra does, and also possesses far better ground and pound.
It’s pretty easy for anyone who watches the fights, or who can logically assess the 2 fighters.
ok, what I asses is W’s and L’s…and Serra has a W over GSP, and GSP said openly he thought Serra would go for a take down…so I guess he backed up that it was in his mind for me.
And unfortunately for you, that 1 fight is not the only fight on Serra’s resume, nor on GSP’s resume, and that fight showed nothing of the ground game.
Is this all you’ve got? Serra has only subbed 1 guy in the UFC. Karo drubbed him on the ground. GSP dominates top fighters on the ground, and can take the fight there, in top position, anytime he wants.
If you want to bring actual facts to the table in relation to the ground game comparison, you can start anytime.
This will be a walk in the park for St. Pierre. A light stroll in a sunny park. No stones or sticks to trip over, birds chirping, and a lovely fat-ass paycheque, with a knockout bonus cheque. Light breeze and the birds are chirping. A slice of pie.
And then GSP wakes up realizing that “The Terror” just did it go him, again.
haha that was great..
ViolentMike: U know how I am always complaining about the newer PRIDE events not being released on DVD?
Well Saturday, I got a visit from my uncle. He lives in Philadelphia, like myself but he is a pilot for British airways so he is always traveling. He brought me Pride dvd’s from Tokyo:
Shockwave 2006
Absolute Grand Prix
Bushido survival tournament
The real Deal
and The Second Comming
I was going crazy!!! My girlfreind is so mad at me, cause I didnt want to do anything saturday or Sunday. I stayed in, got super baked and watched PRIDE events that I never got to see. God there is nothing better than a Pride event! What a great Gift!
Question: Does anyone know if Shockwave (I believe its 2002) Pride vs K-1 was ever released on DVD?
Q: Your opponent, Matt Serra, has described himself as Rocky in Rocky IV and you’re the Russian freak with no heart named Drago. How do you see this fight?
A: I’m like Rocky in Rocky III where I lose the first time, then come back and beat Clubber Lang.
Just read this from an interview from GSP and had to laugh at all the Rock references. He said in the UFC promo he was like rocky 2, now he’s like Rocky 3, and next week he will be like rocky 4, but not as the russian…but as Apollo!!! LOL
So funny at how this guy is. Serra is going to knock him out again. GSP is falling right into the head games that Serra is playing, and it’s funny to watch his strings get pulled. The pressure of fighting in his home town will be too much, not to mention against an opponent that has destroyed him before (with around 8 “lucky punches”, lol) not to mention an opponent that doesn’t lack any confidence (which he shouldn’t) and isn’t afraid to get taken down (great BJJ) and has heavy hands!!!
Uh, it’s Serra who’s been repeating the stupid Rocky cliches ad nauseum in every interview (along with repeating how he doesn’t have any pressure, how he’s not the underdog, etc). Serra is the one who’s comments reflect anything but the confidence he puports to have.
GSP is merely responding to the question about Serra’s stupid Rocky quotes. And GSP’s response was perfect. Serra is talking trash and trying desperately to convince himself that he’s confident and that he’s going to win. Meanwhile, GSP is taking the high road, not responding back to any trash talk from Serra or his flunkie Pete Sell, and just waiting to take it out on Serra in the cage.
lol responses perfect in Serra said it in an interview, now I’ve heard Gsp say he’ll be like Rocky 2 then in another interview he’ll be like Rocky 3. Serra was just using cliche, GSP is the one who jumped on it, but has said different things. Whats next he’s gonna be like Tommy Gun??? Go Serra!!
Is this supposed to be a coherent thought? Serra keeps reading off his script, pretending that this fight is like a Rocky movie instead of taking place in reality. GSP was asked to comment on Serra’s inane comparsion to a movie, and he owned Serra with the response.
Serra’s big mouth reflects a lack of confidence, that’s why he continues to try and convince himself that he is confident by trash talking again and again.
Very well said Hardcharger
wow whatever you’re on i want some. gsp’s resume reads like a whos who of mma elite fighters. one other important aspect, he actually beat them all. serra on the other hand lost to….shonie carter lol
Someone has the Rocky thing a little backwards. It’s SERRA that is the Rocky FREAK. What’s funny is that you don’t see that GSP will Rape Serra just like he did to Hughes ,AFTER HE ALREADY LOST TO HIM. Is that how Serra is in his head ,just like Hughes THOUGHT he was in GSP head?lol.He will thrive on the pressure of fighting in front of his people. I would love to see the look on your face 2 minutes into this fight. It will be a different story this time. Do you actually think Serra beat a 100% GSP? Serra won that fight fair and square, but he ain’t going to be so lucky to get a 50% GSP 2 times in a row.
Go Serra!
lol@ GSP saying: “another one… another one… another one… another one”
yeah I noticed that too, but it was a lucky shot right!!!
the lucky one was the one who stun him… after that of course it was a storm of it!
blah blah blah, enough with the head criticisms already. they aren’t very well thought out, and considering what he’s done in the sport already at such a young age, it’s getting ridiculous. did he fold when penn bashed him up? how about when he fought sherk? or trigg? or when he came back to smoke hughes twice in huge main event fights? everyone acts like because they’re fans watching the sport they are some how able to make a judgment that they’d perform and act differently and that fighters are robots. bottom line is georges did not train properly for his fight with serra, he fucked up and made a mistake like millions of other 20-somethings do everywhere. get over it.
that said, i expect this to be, in all reality, a complete blow out domination. that sniggling bit of doubt serra planted from the first fight, when taken into an objective analysis of the fight, is quite minimal. serra’s combo’s have been broken down and exposed by st. pierre’s camp, and his big right hand weapon should be pretty easy to avoid for the most part for st. pierre. in terms of skills, georges has nearly every aspect locked down, from footwork, to technicality, he has more standup weapons, he’s got better td defense, better takedowns, better top control, excellent sub-defense(penn couldn’t do shit, what makes anyone think serra will, especially considering his sub record in mma?), deadly gnp, amazing elbows, and he’s way faster, more explosive, and generally speaking has some of the best gameplan’s in mma. i like serra alot, but the likelyhood he’s going to get torched in this fight is extremely high by any measure of objective analysis.
Great analysis. You are absolutly correct. I expect a quick finish, can’t wait.
I saw two large paragraphs and didn’t want to read it until i read that GodDamnMike liked it. So I read it and it is a pretty good analysis. I think a underlooked aspect is GSP’s explosiveness and athleticism. This guy is really fast, and really strong.
Phil Baroni: That was a very intelligent post. Good stuff! The real Phil Baroni could never say anything close to as intelligent as that, but thats a different story.
I agree with your whole analysis about GSP was very accurate. GSP is the most talented fighter at 170 lbs in the entire world and doing it at his age is truly remarkable. In reality, this will be a very tough fight for Serra. Look how GSP performed on short notice against Matt Hughes, and now he has had a ton of time to train and I expect him to be more motivated than we have ever seen him for a fight. You are absoluetly correct about GSP not being ready for Serra’s stand up in the 1st fight and how his camp will have analyzed it and put together a great game plan to avoid that right hand.
One of GSP’s best attributes is that regardless of who he faces, he is the one who dictates how the fight goes. The fight only goes to the ground if GSP chooses to take it there. No one in the UFC’s welterweight division is taking Georges down. Its just not going to happen. You also made a great point that is often overlooked: GSP submission defense. It is very impressive and although Serra is the most dangerous fighter at 170 lbs off his back, like you said BJ couldn’t sub him, chances of Serra catching him are very slim.
I am very curious about where GSP is going to take this fight. He may want to keep it standing because he knows he is the superior striker and may want to get some revenge and KNOCK SERRA THE F out!
On the other hand he has been taking everyone down in his recent fights, so maybe he will choose to do so with Serra, trying to prove a point by taking it right to Serra’s strength….The ground.
I really have no idea about what his gameplan is going to be and that is what is so intruiging about a GSP fight. He is so well rounded that he can really do anything. He is truley an amazing fighter and to think of how great he will be at the age of 30 is just scary!
As for Serra, I do not think he will be able to pull off the upset. I am very confident GSP will win this fight and I plan on wagering much more $ than I usually do on a fight. That in no way means that I take Serra lightly. He gets bashed a lot on this site and I do not believe he gets the respect he deserves. I think I have seen all his fights in the UFC and he has fought some tough guys and has never been dominated by anyone. He is a much better fighter than he gets credit for on this site.
I feel so strongly about this fight because GSP is amazing, in no way is it meant to dis credit Serra. I just feel like at this point in time, GSP will defeat anyone you throw in front of him that fights in the UFC’s welterweight division.
Not meant to discredit Serra but the only thing that could slow down GSP saturday will be if he comes in this fight less than healthy (fingers crossed he isnt injured). If he’s healthy, it wont matter who he’s fighting Saturday, he is going to win. He has been dying to fight in front of his home crowd and an added bonus is that he is already ultra-motivated over the thought of fighting Serra….. I expect a very dominant
performance out of GSP come Saturday!
Good stuff Phil!
John…his name is phil baloni…but good post, I still think GSP gets KO’d again
Great post John and Phil. I to am curious as to what GSP’s game plan will be. GSP said, he will fight Serra like no one else ever has and he will do something to Serra that has never been done before. Carter KOed him, so I doubt it is that. I know it might sound crazy,however I think he might be looking to submit the submiter, just like he out wrestled the wrestlers. A KO would be nice, but what better way to add insult to injury than submit the black belt with the BJJ schools. If anyone is wondering how a brown belt could submit a black belt. Well someone once said, a couple good blows changes a black belt into a brown belt and a couple more changes a brown to a purple. Same goes for gassing the black belt and GSP pace will gas anyone.
bingo, well said
Serra is just telling it how it is, he couldn’t not respond to GSP disrespecting the biggest victory and pinacle of his 9 year MMA career. Maybe GSP is the better fighter and will win the title back but he should have avoided making excuses and let his fighting do the talking.
Serra is lucky that he gets to be graced by the presence of thee GSP. By this time next week, Serra will be rubbing George’s feet and serving him red wine while speaking Canadian English. “Please don’t hit me, it hurts”.
We all know Georges is supposed to win this fight, hes come back against better fighters and dominated and more than once, (Hughes) Serra should be an easy win for GSP, the question is can he avoid the big hits…in my opinion he should take Serra down, I know Serra is a BJJ black belt and all, but I just think after the way GSP manhandled Matt Hughes on the ground, he should have no problem with Serra….
This is gonna be a fun week…hopefully mania can keep it up with some new interviews!!!
GSP will get redemption. This is like Forrest vs Rampage for the welterweights. There’s that slight chance that they could pull if off for a crazy upset, but chances are, both Forrest and Serra will get destroyed. lol
would be a good comment a year ago…but Serra already destroyed GSP!!!
And Hughes had already submitted GSP in the 1st round, and according to Hughes, “was going to get to do it again”, “was obviously in GSP’s head”, and “GSP was mentally weak”. How did insisting that GSP was weak work out in the 2nd fight for Hughes (who is a far better fighter than Serra has ever dreamt of being)?
your’e really putting yourself out there kevin. i kinda respect that, but you beter be around on this site come sat night or sunday win or lose, cause your’e gonna be eating alot of crow!
Kevin won’t be around these boards in a week.
I love my new hater “Brandon” I called some of the best upsets in history. But no one remembers that. I actually picked Serrs last time. Whatever, I’ll be here and admit it if GSP wins, it won’t take anything away from me being at like 90% at picking winners.
Kevin,
You called some of the biggest upsets? What other upset did you call, other than your blind, nuthugging love for Matt Serra?
I just want a battle, no quick stopages(Steve), no excusses. After hearing Karo’s crap for two weeks I don’t think I can take anymore.
They both will come to fight and this will be over in the 1st!
good point, I just think the way GSP got ko’d will be in his head more than you think. And Serra is far better off his back than GSP is on top, so it could just be a bad match up. I don’t like hughes, but take nothing away from him, but you also have to remember he’s a pure wrestler (who has lots of strength). Don’t misinterpret this as me saying Serra is better, but I feel he is more well rounded than Hughes
There is absolutely zero evidence to support your statement that Serra is better off his back than GSP is on top.
In fact, all evidence says just the opposite, which is that GSP is far better in top position than Serra is off his back.
When this fight hits the ground, it’s Serra who has to worry about being GNPed or submitted. That’s just reality.
Your point is well taken, but he’s very active and a threat on his back. And obviously has improved his stand up to the point that he knocked GSP around with 8-10 good hard shots. Win or lose, he’s more of a threat than a lot of you are giving him credit. As far as Koscheck, Serra would beat him, and Hughes now would get beat, Hughes in his prime beat evryone and anyone.
No, Serra has not shown to be a threat on his back. He’s shown to be a punching bag, even against a guy like Karo, who he was supposed to be better at on the ground.
Koscheck and Hughes can take Serra down whenever they want, and dominate Serra on the ground. Hughes isn’t even out of his prime, GSP just makes him look bad. Gracie was supposed to have a far better ground game than Hughes, and we saw how that worked out. MMA is different than grappling.
It seems that the guys saying Hughes is washed up, are the the guys that hate GSP. I guess they have to if the deny GSP’s talent, otherwise how else could they justify GSP mauling the best WW in UFC history. The thing they neglect to concider though, is the FACT that NOBODY but GSP has beaten Hughes in years and only BJ was able to interrupt what would’ve been a 19 fight win streak and Hughes even avenged that Loss. If you take Matt’s win-loss ratio against GSP and Penn into consideration, he only lost ONE fight against GSP since 2001. One fight! How in the hell can anyone think he is washed up. GSP may have made him look washed up, but the credit should go to GSP, not the discredit to Hughes.
Kevin ,the more I read , the less I believe you picking 90% winners. That pure wrestler (Hughes) has way more submissions then Serra DREAMS he has in the UFC. How can Serra be more dangerous on his back than GSP on top. For Serra to be dangerous from his back he would have to do something there to cause his opponent to lose the fight (like submit him). So far there is no evidence of that happening, especially with a DANGEROUS guy on top (GSP has finished many fights with his exellent top control). I do agree that Serra is more well rounded than Hughes and that Hughes is as strong as a bull. GSP completely man handled that bull and gassed him in 2 rounds. Serra’s gas tank is going to drain faster than a sieve, when he tries to match strength with GSP on the ground. I also agree that the KO will be in his head. It has been in his head for 1 year. That is why he has been training for 1 year straight, so he will be so sharp that he will dominate Serra, not just beat him. It will be in his head the same way Hughes armbar was and look what happened then. Serra and Lytle are about as close as they come and Hughes is a bit better and GSP is lightyears ahead of Hughes. I know Serra won last time,but he didn’t fight GSP (the guy we see 95% of the time). He fought an imposter, that only looked like GSP. Fighting a guy at his worst and fighting him at his best are to VERY different fights and that is what we are going to see on saturday, A VERY DIFFERENT FIGHT.
Easy win for GSP.
It’s really possible that Serra is simply a really tough matchup with GSP.
That said, Serra just loves this. He loves people criticizing him, and he loves to complain about it and be the guy that goes in and tries to beat up the golden boy. He loves walking around saying he’s being disrespected, otherwise he wouldn’t be talking about it all the time.
Love him or hate him…we all do (love him and hate him).
I can’t help but respect him though, I do think that GSP is going to win.
It’s also funny because it doesn’t matter what you say as a fighter there’s always going to be some geek like me on a blog or a website saying “OMG he’s crap”, or “he’s so cool and quality!”
It’s going to be great to see this get sorted out. GSP can dominate everyone in the division except BJ Penn and Serra. And the interesting thing is that both those guys are cut from the same cloth. They both have the best jits pedigree in the lower weight classes and they both have heavy hands. They are both mentally tough, seasoned fighters as well. Penn is the more talented of the two, but he just barely edged Serra when they fought. Granted the new and improved Penn is more focused and fight ready nowadays, but Serra has always been for real. Maybe it obscured things because he was a TUF champ. I actually thought he was too good to be on that show, but props to him for making the most of it.
SPOILER ALERT! Here’s how the rematch with GSP is going to go:
ROUND 1: GSP makes a pretense of standing and trading, but before there’s even a notable exchange, he shoots. Serra holds off the takedown but gets pushed up against the cage. They exchange elbows and knees in the clinch. GSP eventually muscles his way to a takedown, but he ends up in Serra’s guard, where he stays busy the rest of the round with frustrated GnP while Serra makes sub attempts that are never a threat to end the fight. GSP finishes on top and takes the round.
ROUND 2: Serra comes out more determined to bang. GSP responds and they exchange, coming out about equal. GSP shoots and takes Serra down. Serra neutralizes him on the ground and they get stood up with a minute left. They trade blows again, with Serra hurting GSP with seconds left and stealing the round.
ROUND 3: GSP has a gut check and comes out with a full head of steam. Serra is game but starting to tire. After Serra misses swinging for the fences GSP takes him down and is relentless on the ground, transitioning from GnP to sub attempts. Serra gamely holds him off until near the end of the round, when an attempted scramble for position by Serra ends up with him pushed into the cage. GSP goes into overdrive and gets a GnP stoppage, which Serra later contests, setting up the rubber match.
amen Rev! that sounds about right. even though you have GSP grinding the win. i see it going down similarly.
Very reasonable prediction, yet I don’t see Serra lasting 3 rounds with that much ground action. Hughes Cardio in great, Gsp’s is freekin insain,especially now that he has been training for a year solid. Hughes was so gassed he couldn’t even pick GSP up when he had his leg ,mid 2nd round. GSP never let up for 9 minutes. Serra isn’t as strong as Hughes,so he will gas faster when he is dealing with GSP’s strength and relentless pace. My prediction is GSP gets the first takedown attempt (he’s 12 for 12 against Penn, Hughes and Kos), wears Serra out and submits him. Late first, early second. I would have never believed this before UFC 79, but if he can gas Hughes that fast, he can do it to the lesser cardio, not as strong Serra.
I’m going with GSP because his only 2 losses are Serra, and Hughes. Also his wins are a good mix of tkos, decisions and subs where as Serra only has 1 tko, and the rest subs or decisions.
GSP just to me seems more well rounded than Serra. Saying he is phased by the loss doesn’t make sense to me cause he alo lost to Hughes, and came back twice and dominated him.
Serra by 2nd round TKO!
Serra by miracle round 2!
i got a question, what are all you GSP nuthuggers gonna say if…..(when) Serra ko’s him again.i know that GSP is a damn good fighter,but so was Rich Franklin until Silva showed up.And in no way am i saying Serra is on Silva’s level just saying he could be the GUY who beats GSP.for all you saying Serra is annoying i dont see why.he deserves alot more than what he’s got after polishing off the golden boy in very very impressive fashion.I hope Serra beats the brakes off this m*ther f*ucker again. WAR SERRA F*CKING WAAARRRRR
doesn’t this comment make you a serra “nuthugger”?
or did i completely misinterpret that post?
you misinterpreted it completely. i like serra but not his biggest fan.also it’s not that i like Serra i just dont like GSP.
serra is a real cool guy, not cocky at all like some of you are saying. Show him some respect, he beat GSP fair and square and it was no fluke, the guy can BANG, is well rounded and I beleive is one of the most mentally strong fighters out there…look how he is handling the all the heat from the GSP nuthuggers right now. He totally believes in himself. Go Serra.
Yeah I am sure Serra is on this post reading and worried about all the so called GSP nuthuggers…give me a break. Give the guy credit for beating GSP, but don’t give him credit for “handling” himself so well from the heat of us bloggers. The way I see it is that the GSP fans on this blog cite specific examples of GSP’s complete fighting resume and skillset to prove their points, while Serra fans rely on one thing and one thing only…their first fight. I will be there on Saturday night and expect a crazy crowd, a focused GSP and Serra, and a victory for GSP. I don’t believe all this “Serra has GSP’s #” crap. Didn’t everyone sayn Hughes had his number too? GSP is too well rounded, too fast, too athletic, too talented and has had great gameplans from working with Greg Jackson camp to lose this one.
matt serra = the buster douglas of mma
Good luck to Serra but luck won’t help him
I’d say GSP might be a bit mote tentative on his feet and look to own him on the ground
GSP, 1st round, submission…….?…..choke