Serra/St. Pierre fight postponed
Long Island will have to wait at least a few months to see if it has a champion in the UFC. Matt Serra, an East Meadow native and Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter 4” welterweight winner, was scheduled to face UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre Feb. 3 at UFC 67 in Las Vegas, but the UFC announced last week that St. Pierre will be forced to withdraw because of a knee injury he sustained during training.
“I got a few months to get in better shape,” Serra said. “I heard a rumor that he was hurt, I called the UFC and they told me right away.”
Because UFC 68 is already set for March with current heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia and former champs Rich Franklin and Matt Hughes each scheduled to fight, the Serra/St. Pierre fight will most likely take place in April.
St. Pierre is coming off the biggest win of his career – a second round TKO against Hughes, whose desire to prove his stand-up game proved very costly against the 25-year-old Canadian. St. Pierre pelted the two-time champ with vicious leg kicks; an eventual roundhouse kick to the head sent Hughes to the ground and signaled the beginning of the end. The injury to St. Pierre gives Serra more time now to prepare for the dangerous striker.
“I’m not sweating it,” Serra said. “I’m going to keep training and doing my thing. He hurt his knee – what are you going to do.”
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Can't wait to see Matt win in April.
Matt re GSP fight.
Mixed emotions. I am Canadian so I wanted GSP to win. But I also think you are not only a world class fighter but a credit to you profession. I wish there could have been 2 winners. You wit and strait forward attitude keeps me a fan of yours. I sincerely hope you continue to fight in UFC with great success. You are a class act. I watched you on the ultimate fighter, (both times) and realized not only are you a great fighter but (in my opinion) a fantastic couch. I wish there were more people like you not only in the UFC but in the world period. You are a great ambassador for UFC.
Allan Deschene