Matt Serra has confirmed that he and Georges St. Pierre will square off at UFC 83-84 in Montreal, Canada.
Matt Serra and Georges St. Pierre will meet for the UFC welterweight title during an April event in Montreal, Serra confirmed to NBCSports.com on Friday.
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GSP has had his troubles with the mental aspects of MMA.
First, he fought his idol Matt Hughes for the title at UFC 50. His troubles began when he couldn’t even look Matt Hughes in the eye as the referee began to go over the rules, and then made a mental error by over committing to a kimura that lead to the armbar that finished the fight.
After conquering his demons against Matt Hughes, he went into a fight that he was supposed to win against Matt Serra, his first title defense in what was supposed to be the beginning of a dominant title reign. Serra shocked the world by TKOing GSP, who afterwards blamed mental problems for the loss.
GSP has had a lot of trouble dealing with firsts and pressures. The big question will be: is GSP ready for the pressures of fighting in front of his home crowd against the man that not only dominated him, but humiliated him? He will again be going against someone who he will be favored to beat. We’ll see once and for all if GSP truly has become mentally strong, by beating Matt Serra in front of his home fans.
Serra does not sound like a happy camper.
“I always try to find the positive in things but people around me were upset, more so than me,” Serra said of the UFC’s decision to put part of his title on the line while he was sidelined.
And given that decision, anything could happen so better get in the cage fast, Serra argues.
“I’ve got to be realistic. I don’t know what they’re going to do,” Serra said. “I feel like I’m friendly with everybody but business is business and who knows? I know they like Georges, it’s not that they don’t like me but I don’t know. He might be more of a better poster boy. Who knows?”
“Man, what am I going to do?” he said. “I mean I’m the one who got injured. It’s really kind of ridiculous that they did the thing with the belts. But whatever. . . . It is what it is, dude. I roll with that stuff and I try not to take it too personal. I just do my thing.”
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You can check out the video here.
Make sure you check his shadow boxing at the end, it looks so unnatural. He’s got a long way to go in terms of boxing, but I’m sure he’ll be trying to rely fully on his wrestling background. He just better hope they don’t put him against someone with a sprawl anytime soon.
This might be the funniest interview I’ve ever read.
“He needs to leave that shit alone. He’s going to get the same fucking thing Vince Phillips got; leg broke, arm broke or whatever. Vince Phillips got his arm broke. You can’t mess with that…that’s what they do. You can’t beat nobody at their own game.”
“All of this he talking about right now, this martial arts shit, I’m telling you, he about to get broke the fuck up right now. I’m telling you, he could forget all of that stuff being cute and how you supposed to hit somebody with a check hook. Man, them motherfucker’s going to take that check hook motherfucker and squeeze your guts out. I’m just being real with you man.”
“If he ever want to take a motherfuckin’ loss, you bout to take one right now motherfucker. Go ahead and try that. One of them motherfuckers grab you and bing, bing…hit the floor twice motherfucker and it’s over with.”
Make sure to check out the rest here.
