GEORGE ST. PIERRE:
At UFC 83 on April 19, 2008, St-Pierre fought Matt Serra to determine the undisputed welterweight championship. It was the UFC's first event in Canada and was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Québec. Instead of starting with strikes, St-Pierre pressed the action early with a takedown and then mixed up his attack, which never allowed Serra the chance to mount a significant offense. In the second round, St-Pierre continued his previous actions and forced Serra into the turtle position and delivered several knees to Serra's midsection. Near the end of round two, the fight was stopped by referee Yves Lavigne with Serra unable to defend himself from St-Pierre's continuous knee blows or improve his position. After the fight St-Pierre asked the crowd to restrain themselves and show Serra some respect. Serra in turn bowed graciously before St-Pierre. In preparation to defend his freshly earned title against Jon Fitch at UFC 87, St-Pierre trained jiu-jitsu at Gracie Barra and Nova Uniao in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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