Georges St-Pierre's UFC 83 revenge rematch vs. Matt Serra is 17 years old
The second and final loss of Georges St-Pierre's legendary career turned 18 earlier this month.
And on this date 17 years ago, GSP had revenge on his mind. That's precisely what he got.
At UFC 69 in April 2007, Matt Serra pulled off one of the most legendary upsets in MMA history and defeated St-Pierre with a first-round TKO. St-Pierre won the welterweight title only six months prior against Matt Hughes, and the fight against Serra was supposed to be a walk-through.
But in stunning fashion, in his first title defense, he was put away by Serra – who earned his title shot by winning Season 4 of "The Ultimate Fighter" – the show's "comeback" season featuring former UFC fighters who were trying to get back to the promotion.
On April 19, 2008, St-Pierre brought the interim title he won against Hughes in their trilogy fight to a title unification bout with Serra at UFC 83. The event was the UFC's first trip to Canada at Bell Centre in St-Pierre's home city of Montreal. At the time, UFC 83 set the promotion's attendance record of 21,390.
St-Pierre didn't disappoint his ravenous home fans and took out Serra in the second round. After the Serra loss, he never lost again. He defended the welterweight title nine consecutive times. After a four-year retirement, he returned and won the UFC's middleweight title in a one-off fight, then retired again.
Check out his full rematch fight with Serra above.
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