Witness the BIGGEST MMA UPSET Ever: Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Serra 1 Highlights! #ufc #punch

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UFC 69: Shootout was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 7, 2007, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

UFC 69: Shootout was the first UFC event ever held in the state of Texas.
The card was headlined by heavy favorite Georges St-Pierre defending his welterweight title against The Ultimate Fighter 4 welterweight winner Matt Serra.

Prior to their fight at UFC 69 in April of 2007, Georges St. Pierre was a heavy favorite over Matt Serra, with some sportsbooks having him a -1100 favorite to retain his belt. Many fans considered his first title defense over Serra to be a foregone conclusion, and analysts were talking about future challengers for the champion before Serra had even entered the cage. Following the upset, Serra became the most unlikely welterweight champion in promotional history.

“I will not consider myself a champion,” St. Pierre said in the lead-ins to the fight. “I will consider myself a challenger who is going for that title.” “It’s going to sound cliché, but it will be a dream come true [to get that belt],” said Serra. “You don’t have to be the better striker to out-strike somebody in MMA. If he’s thinking one thing and I’m doing the other, the fight could be over.”

Randy Couture discussed what Serra had to do to pull off the upset prior to the bout. “Matt Serra’s got to get on the inside. He’s got great clinch work and he can find a way from top or bottom to end this fight.”

Serra entered the cage first, looking confident and energetic. Rogan: “The question is, can he get Georges St. Pierre to the ground? And even if he can, what can he do when he gets there because St. Pierre is no slouch on the ground?”

St. Pierre entered to French rap music wearing his traditional Gi. He looked solemn and serious. Goldberg: “You won’t hear any trash talk from St. Pierre. He is a first-class competitor who may have the talent and the ability to rule the welterweight division for a long, long time.” Rogan: “The sky’s the limit for this kid; he’s only 25 years old.”

While St. Pierre was widely considered the more skilled striker heading in, early he was having difficulty dealing with Serra’s odd blend of power striking, aggression, and short stature. St. Pierre missed most of his straight punches and head kicks. About three minutes into the round, Serra caught St. Pierre behind the ear with a right hook, which spelled the beginning of the end for the champion, as he was unable to regain his footing and was ultimately pounded into submission at the 3:25 mark of the opening frame.

Matt Serra was humble and jocular following the win. Speaking to Joe Rogan, he said, “Joe, I was wondering if you and Dana had some humble pie in the back. Georges is the future of the sport by far, but this is possibly the greatest upset in UFC history.” While some have criticized St. Pierre in recent years for relying too much on his ground skills rather than standing up and trading strikes with his challengers, he constantly references the loss to Serra as the defining moment of his career.

[JC-jihp]

“Will tonight be the defining moment of Matt Serra career?”

[numba-fyof]

every serra welterweight bout is a masterclass for us short stocky fighters

[gennersly]

I just came back here after Strickland’s historic night against Adesanya.

[hakr]

imagine being a journeyman your whole life, and you walk to the octagon with one of the best fighter on the planet who just few months decimated the greatest welterweight back then matt hughes, and you're much much smaller and primarely a bjj guy, but you decided to stand and strike with him and you knock him out and make him tap for strikes, FUCKIN GSP TAPPED FOR STRIKES
that's what matt serra did that day, the day of the greatest upset in ufc history

[hu]

Even prior to the lead hooks connecting, the opening was there all along and Serra was getting closer and closer til BAM, finds the range and spams it.

[lunitunz]

They would've stopped this way sooner nowadays

[ziggymrb]

Qui est là après avoir vue l’interview LEGEND?

[rougejaw]

A win is a win.
Doesnt matter how much everything was against you.

[gourav_bhau_]

Time when mma is actual entertaining and fighters don't think about weight cutting.

[mestizo]

Serra stunned Hughes with practically the same looking punch.

[doctor_doom]

Nowadays people would be like “Staged, rigged” 🤪😂

[TampaDE]

Crazy how late the stoppages used to be. Wow.

[eganc]

I put a dollar on this fight against my buddy. To this day, i haven't collected because it's like the gift they keeps on giving. Buddy moved away, but it's a talking point every few years when we reconnect 🤙

[jonahjameson]

Man Mcarthy was gonna let Serra pummel Gsps head into the octagon he was defenseless and still had to tap to save himself

[tbcstuff]

Crazy upset. Completely changed Georges after that fight, suddenly St Pierra was all about the take down and ground pound after that..

[MoBoppin]

the greatest win in ufc history imo shorter less range underdog and go in there and dominate gsp the goat and that wasnt a fluke either that was pure dominance

[Acelouie]

Is that matt Serra or mini Bradley Martyn?

[seyab]

And people say this guy is above Jon Jones in the goat conversation lmao I mean no disrespect to gsp he's the second mma goat and thats undeniable but bones is just miles ahead of him when it comes to greatness

[carson]

Serra in his prime was a problem for anyone ko power and world class bjj and was a tough guy wouldn't quit easily.. always fought taller guys only Serra and Hughes ever beat gsp

[Foliaire]

"c'est la fin de st-pierre !"