UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra will fight Georges St-Pierre at UFC 83 this month in a bout that will get hundreds of thousands of pay-per-view buys. But in a sign of how far he has come, take a look at just how small time this 2000 fight featuring Serra was:
From fights in dimly lit VFW halls to selling out the Bell Centre in Montreal. Serra has come a long way.
And while we're on the subject of old-school Serra fights, I didn't realize ESPN had ever televised mixed martial arts until I stumbled upon this YouTube of an MMA match featuring Serra from several years ago. Some nice color commentary there by Frank Shamrock, back when ESPN2 was espn2 -- all lower case -- and they were trying to be "hip" and "edgy" and appeal to young people. Good times.
From fights in dimly lit VFW halls to selling out the Bell Centre in Montreal. Serra has come a long way.
And while we're on the subject of old-school Serra fights, I didn't realize ESPN had ever televised mixed martial arts until I stumbled upon this YouTube of an MMA match featuring Serra from several years ago. Some nice color commentary there by Frank Shamrock, back when ESPN2 was espn2 -- all lower case -- and they were trying to be "hip" and "edgy" and appeal to young people. Good times.
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