UFC 83

First off, sorry for the lack of updates regarding UFC 83. Here's a brief rundown. Georges St. Pierre regained the welterweight title after dominating Matt Serra for almost 2 rounds before the ref stopped the fight. St. Pierre is just too good of an athlete to be stopped and Matt Serra is fighting at too high of a weight. He's probably better suited for the lightweight division. His jiu-jitsu was completely neutralized by St. Pierre simply because Serra's limbs are too short. Well that and that St. Pierre is probably the best fighter in the world. I hope he moves up in weight to fight Anderson Silva because if there's one guy on this planet that can dethrone 'the spider' it's Georges 'Rush' St. Pierre. We haven't heard the last of Matt Serra, who got an opportunity of a lifetime and parlayed it into everything it could have been and more. Serra will face Matt Hughes next just because the fight was already marketed for. If Serra wins, he'll probably get a re-match with St. Pierre but don't expect too much of a difference than what happened in this fight. But you can't ever count Matt Serra out and he's such a cool dude to root for.

Rich Franklin withstood a brutal first round by Travis Lutter but as usual, Lutter didn't show up in shape and was completely gassed by the end of the first round. In the 2nd round Franklin just picked him apart and knocked Lutter out. Travis Lutter proved again he is a spectacular fighter in the first round but absolutely sucks after. This guy is just not taking advantage of any situation that's put in front of him. Don't be surprised to see him fighting for another organization very soon.

Nate Quarry looked spectacular as he dismantled Kalib Starnes. Starnes also set a record for having the worst performance in UFC history by running away the entire fight. One judge had the fight 30-24, yet there was no knockdown or submission attempt. Quarry did a mockery of Starnes by doing a 'running man' dance. Starnes may have run his way out of the UFC with his performance. Unless he was hurt or something, but no injury was apparent. You basically saw Kalib Starnes last UFC fight and it was the worst performance in UFC history. Quarry, on the other hand, rocketed up the ranks in the middleweight division by showcasing his stand up skills he was known for. It looks like Quarry just had to battle through a bit of ring rust and should definitely be a force in the future. He will forever be a highlight reel when Rich Franklin knocked him out cold in November 2005 but at 36 years old, he's a smarter fighter now.

Mac Danzig had a successful debut as an official UFC fighter after a shaky first round in which Mark Bocek took down the TUF 6 winner repeatedly in the beginning of the fight. Danzig showed poise as he weathered the storm and eventually submitted Bocek in the 3rd round by rear naked choke.

Michael Bisbing looked absolutely unstoppable in his debut at middleweight as he destroyed Charles McCarthy. Or McCarthy was that bad but it's touch to say as McCarthy covered up while Bisbing unloaded for the entire first round. McCarthy couldn't continue after the first round with what appeared to be an injury to one of his arms. While he was covering up, Bisbing teed off on his forearms.

Unfortunately, which is something the UFC needs to improve on, we didn't get to see some good fights which were on the undercard but here's the results:

-Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra by TKO (Strikes) at 4:45, R2
-Rich Franklin def. Travis Lutter by TKO (Strikes) at 3:01, R2
-Nate Quarry def. Kalib Starnes by Unanimous Decision, R3
-Michael Bisping def. Charles McCarthy by TKO at 5:00, R1
-Mac Danzig def. Mark Bocek by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:48, R3
-Jason MacDonald def. Joe Doerksen by TKO (Strikes) at 0:56, R2
-Jason Day def. Alan Belcher by TKO (Strikes) at 3:58, R1
-Demian Maia def. Ed Herman by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:27, R2
-Rich Clementi def. Sam Stout by Split Decision (29-27, 29-28, 28-29), R3
-Cain Velasquez def. Brad Morris by TKO (Strikes) at 2:10, R1
-Jonathan Goulet def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka by TKO (Strikes) at 2:07, R1