UFC 83: Georges-St. Pierre Beats Matt Serra for Welterweight Championship

Filed under: Fighting, Breaking News, The Word, MMA, MMA/BoxingGeorges St-Pierre beat Matt Serra for the UFC welterweight title at UFC 83 tonight, thrilling his hometown fans in Montreal with a dominant performance.St-Pierre controlled the fight throughout and won by a second round TKO, as they were on the ground and Serra just had no answer for St-Pierre's strikes. It was a rematch of their 2007 fight, which Serra won in a shocking knockout. Serra was then unable to defend his title because he suffered a back injury in training, and St-Pierre won the interim title while Serra sat out. They entered the Octagon as the co-champions, and the winner left as the one and only champion.St-Pierre improves his professional mixed martial arts record to 16-2; Serra falls to 9-5.We live blogged both the main event and the undercard.Permalink | Email this | Comments more...