UFC 83

Infobox MMA event
name=UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2


promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship
date=April 19, 2008
venue=Bell Centre
city=Montreal, Quebec
gate=$5,100,000
attendance=21,390
buyrate= 525,000
previousevent=
followingevent=

"UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held on April 19, 2008, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. UFC 83 was the UFC's first event in Canada.cite web
url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/3451/matt-serra-is-willing-to-fight-georges-st-pierre-in-canada.mma
title=Matt Serra Is Willing to Fight Georges St. Pierre in Canada
last=Stupp
first=Dann
publisher=MMAJunkie.com
date=January 4, 2008
accessdate=2008-01-31]

It was headlined by UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra and UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre in a match to unify the championship.

Background

The event on this date was originally scheduled to be called "UFC 84", cite web
url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/3509/mma-executive-jason-macdonald-vs-joe-doerksen-at-ufc-84.mma
title=MMA Executive: Jason MacDonald vs. Joe Doerksen at UFC 84
last=Stupp
first=Dann
publisher=MMAJunkie.com
date=January 13, 2008
accessdate=2008-01-15] but following the cancellation of a tentatively scheduled March 8, 2008 event in England, cite web
url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/3631/houston-alexander-vs-james-irvin-clay-guida-vs-samy-schiavo-added-to-ufc-fight-night-13.mma
title= Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin, Clay Guida vs. Samy Schiavo Added to UFC Fight Night 13
last=Stupp
first=Dann
publisher=MMAJunkie.com
date=January 29, 2008
accessdate=2008-01-31] the event's title was changed to "UFC 83" instead.

Several prominent Canadian fighters were set to compete, including Kalib Starnes, Mark Bocek, Jason MacDonald, Sam Stout, and Jonathan Goulet. Patrick Côtécite web
url=http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=6257
title=COTE OFF UFC 83 CARD
publisher=thefightnetwork.com
date=February 11, 2008
accessdate=2008-02-11] was scheduled to fight as well, but was forced to pull out after sustaining an injury in a slip-and-fall accident.

Results

Preliminary card

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|CAN Jonathan Goulet vs. flagicon|JPN Kuniyoshi Hironaka:Goulet defeats Hironaka by TKO at 2:07 of the 2nd round. This preliminary match was the only one shown on the broadcast. Goulet and Hironaka hold the distinction of taking part in the first UFC match ever on Canadian soil.

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|AUS Brad Morris vs. flagicon|USA Cain Velasquez:Velázquez defeats Morris by TKO at 2:10 of the 1st round.

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|CAN Sam Stout vs. flagicon|USA Rich Clementi:Clementi defeats Stout by split decision (Two judges scored it 29-27 29-28 for Clementi while one had it 29-28 for Stout).

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|CAN Jason MacDonald def. flagicon|CAN Joe Doerksen:MacDonald defeats Doerkson by TKO (strikes) at 0:56 of the 2nd round.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|BRA Demian Maia def. flagicon|USA Ed Herman:Maia defeats Herman by submission (triangle choke) at 2:27 of the 2nd round.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|CAN Jason Day def. flagicon|USA Alan Belcher:Day defeats Belcher by TKO (punches) at 3:58 of the 1st round.

Main card

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|CAN Mark Bocek vs. flagicon|USA Mac Danzig:Danzig defeats Bocek by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:48 of the 3rd round.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|UK Michael Bisping vs. flagicon|USA Charles McCarthy:Bisping defeats McCarthy by TKO at the end of the 1st round.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|CAN Kalib Starnes vs. flagicon|USA Nate Quarry:Quarry defeats Starnes by Unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-24). The third score marks the second widest point margin in a three-round fight in UFC history, with the record belonging to a bout between Forrest Petz and Sammy Morgan, which was scored 30-23 Petz by one judge. This was due to the persistent backing off by Starnes, which caused significant boos by the crowd. Quarry stated afterwards that he was frustrated and mocked Starnes with a 'Running Man' gesture in the final round. Two days after the fight, Starnes was cut from the UFC. Starnes has subsequently complained that his contract with the UFC was oppressive and that he was not being properly compensated for his efforts. [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ki-mmamailbag042908&prov=yhoo&type=lgns More money than meets the eye in the UFC - MMA - Yahoo! Sports ] ]

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Rich Franklin vs. flagicon|USA Travis Lutter:Franklin defeats Lutter by TKO (strikes) at 3:01 of the 2nd round. Lutter was released by the UFC shortly after the loss.

*UFC Welterweight Championship bout: champion flagicon|USA Matt Serra vs. flagicon|CAN Georges St. Pierre:In the main event of the evening, St-Pierre defeats Serra by TKO (knees) of 4:45 of Round 2. St-Pierre became the Undisputed UFC Welterweight Champion.

Bonus awards

At the end of this event, $75,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.cite web
url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/4178/goulet-hironaka-macdonald-and-maia-earn-ufc-83-bonuses.mma
title=Goulet, Hironaka, MacDonald and Maia earn UFC 83 bonuses
last= Stupp
first= Dann
publisher=mmajunkie.com
date=April 20, 2008
accessdate=04-30-2008]

*Fight of the Night: flagicon|CAN Jonathan Goulet vs. flagicon|JPN Kuniyoshi Hironaka

*Submission of the Night: flagicon|BRA Demian Maia

*Knockout of the Night: flagicon|CAN Jason MacDonald

References

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=1082 Official UFC 83 Fight Card]
* [http://83.ufc.com Official UFC 83 site]