UFC 83
| UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 19, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Bell Centre | |||
| City | Montreal, Quebec | |||
| Attendance | 21,390 | |||
| Total gate | $5,000,000+ | |||
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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.[1] The event on this date was originally scheduled to be called UFC 84,[2] but following the cancellation of a tentatively scheduled March 8, 2008 event in England,[3] the event's title was changed to UFC 83 instead. It was headlined by UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra and UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre in a match to decide the undisputed champion. Several prominent Canadian fighters were set to compete, including Kalib Starnes, Mark Bocek, Jason MacDonald, Sam Stout, and Jonathan Goulet. Patrick Côté[4] 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: 
Jonathan Goulet vs. 
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.
Heavyweight bout: 
Brad Morris vs. 
Cain Velasquez
Velasquez defeats Morris by TKO at 2:10 of the 1st round.
Lightweight bout: Sam Stout vs. Rich Clementi
Clementi defeats Stout by split decision (Two judges scored it 29-27 29-28 for Clementi while one had it 28-29 for Stout)
Middleweight bout: Jason MacDonald def. Joe Doerksen
MacDonald defeats Doerkson by TKO (strikes) at 0:56 of the 2nd round.
Middleweight bout: 
Demian Maia def. Ed Herman
Maia defeats Herman by submission(triangle choke) at 2:27 of the 2nd round.
Middleweight bout: Jason Day def. Alan Belcher
Day defeats Belcher by TKO (punches) at 3:58 of the 1st round.
Main Card
Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs. Mac Danzig
Danzig defeats Bocek by submission(rear naked choke) at 3:48 of the 3rd round.
Middleweight bout: 
Michael Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy
Bisping defeats McCarthy by TKO at the end of the 1st round.
Middleweight bout: Kalib Starnes vs. 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 persistant 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.
Middleweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Travis Lutter
Franklin defeats Lutter by TKO (strikes) at 3:01 of Round 2
Welterweight championship bout: Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre
Georges St. Pierre defeats Matt Serra by TKO (knees) at 4:45 of the 2nd Round to become 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.[5]
- Fight of the Night: Jonathan Goulet vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
- Submission of the Night: Demian Maia
- Knockout of the Night: Jason MacDonald
References
- ^ Stupp, Dann (January 4, 2008). "Matt Serra Is Willing to Fight Georges St. Pierre in Canada". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (January 13, 2008). "MMA Executive: Jason MacDonald vs. Joe Doerksen at UFC 84". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (January 29, 2008). "Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin, Clay Guida vs. Samy Schiavo Added to UFC Fight Night 13". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "COTE OFF UFC 83 CARD". thefightnetwork.com. February 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (April 20, 2008). "Goulet, Hironaka, MacDonald and Maia earn UFC 83 bonuses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 04-30-2008.
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