UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II

UFC 83 was the UFC's first event in Canada. The event on this date was originally scheduled to be called UFC 84, but following the cancellation of a tentatively scheduled March 8, 2008 event in England, 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 was scheduled to fight as well, but was forced to pull out after sustaining an injury in a slip-and-fall accident.

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Match	Winner	Loser	Method	Round	Time
1	Jonathan Goulet	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	TKO (Punches)	2	2:07
2	Cain Velasquez	Brad Morris	TKO (Strikes)	1	2:10
3	Rich Clementi	Sam Stout	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
4	Demian Maia	Ed Herman	Techincal Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	2:27
5	Jason Day	Alan Belcher	TKO (Punches)	1	3:58
6	Jason MacDonald	Joe Doerksen	TKO (Strikes)	2	0:54
7	Mac Danzig	Mark Bocek	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	3:48
8	Michael Bisping	Charles McCarthy	TKO (Arm injury)	1	5:00
9	Nathan Quarry	Kalib Starnes	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
10	Rich Franklin	Travis Lutter	TKO (Strikes)	2	3:01
11	Georges St. Pierre	Matt Serra	TKO (Knees to body)	2	4:45

Organization	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 19, 2008
Location	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 11. Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra

Welterweight championship bout: Georges St. Pierre defeated Matt Serra by TKO (knees) at 4:45 of the 2nd Round to become the Undisputed UFC Welterweight Champion.

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 10. Rich Franklin def. Travis Lutter

Middleweight bout: Rich Franklin defeated Travis Lutter via TKO (strikes) at 3:01 of the 2nd round. Lutter was subsequently released from his UFC contract after underperforming and losing his second consecutive bout.

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 9. Nate Quarry def. Kalib Starnes

Middleweight bout: Nate Quarry defeated Kalib Starnes via 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. 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.

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 8. Michael Bisping def. Charles McCarthy

Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping defeated Charles McCarthy via TKO at the end of the 1st round.

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 7. Mac Danzig def. Mark Bocek

Lightweight bout: Mac Danzig defeated Mark Bocek via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:48 of the 3rd round.

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 6. Jason MacDonald def. Joe Doerksen

Middleweight bout: Jason MacDonald defeated Joe Doerksen via TKO (strikes) at 0:56 of the 2nd round.

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 5. Jason Day def. Alan Belcher

Middleweight bout: Jason Day defeated Alan Belcher via TKO (punches) at 3:58 of the 1st round.

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 4. Demian Maia def. Ed Herman

Middleweight bout: Demian Maia defeated Ed Herman via submission (triangle choke) at 2:27 of the 2nd round.

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 3. Rich Clementi def. Sam Stout

Lightweight bout: Rich Clementi defeated Sam Stout via split decision (Two judges scored it 29-27 29-28 for Clementi while one had it 29-28 for Stout).

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 2. Cain Velasquez def. Brad Morris

Heavyweight bout: Cain Velasquez defeated Brad Morris via TKO at 2:10 of the 1st round.

UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II - 1. Jonathan Goulet def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Welterweight bout: Jonathan Goulet defeated Kuniyoshi Hironaka via TKO at 2:07 of the 2nd round. This preliminary match was the only one shown on the broadcast.

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