#1 George St-Pierre vs Matt Serra 1 (UFC 69)
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Touted as the greatest upset in the history of the UFC, this main event tussle for the UFC welterweight title was a story right off a fantasy series. The challenger Matt Serra, who had a sever height and reach disadvantage, seemingly stood no chance against the machine that was and arguably still is George ‘Rush” St-Pierre. At a time when GSP just beat veteran Matt Hughes, the Olympian was the clear favourite.
The more-athletic GSP dictated the momentum early on in this surprisingly short fight as Serra relied on his boxing to slip the super-sonic combinations that whizzed past him, occasionally looking for the counter himself.
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It was a simple body-face combination that unravelled Rush finally as Serra slipped to plant the combo sending the Canadian spinning. Serra rushed after the wobbling GSP landing at every opportunity he got before GSP scrambled for a takedown.
The attempt was easily thwarted by the BJJ black belt Serra who went on to fire a big right and completed the upset with the traditional ground and pound before being declared the new champion.
GSP admits to this day that he should have put more into the fight and claims that he wasn’t ‘ready for it’ as he made his way to the Octagon. Regardless, this fight stands out as the biggest upset in the UFC to date.
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