On today’s TAAG Radio show, Joe Scarola told Frank Trigg that he has no regrets about leaving the Ultimate Fighter 6. He is, however, unhappy with the fact that he let down Dana White, but even more so, Matt Serra. Scarola claims that the producers and cameramen of the show skillfully portrayed him [...]

In the revolving door of dates for the welterweight title fight between Matt Serra and Matt Hughes we have yet another date for the title bout: New Years Eve. In a recent forum posting on his official site Hughes said the following:
I have been told that it willl be in Las Vegas on New Years [...]

“Georges St. Pierre is a pathetic liar. He stood up after the fight like a man and admitted he got beat. Now this bullshit? How do you do a total 180? It’s so disheartening. I earned this. I worked my friggin’ ass off for this fight. All I did was give him respect and now [...]

Dana White recently appeared on The Scott Ferrall Show on Sirius radio and delivered the confirmation we all wanted: Matt Serra will face Matt Hughes on the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 6 this fall. Why is this so big? The title bout will be free on Spike TV.
Before the announcement there were mixed rumors [...]

- There are rumors floating that a U.K. version of The Ultimate Fighter is in the works. A quick search also reveals that versions for Mexico with the UFC and Japan for Pride may also be in the works. I like the shows but how sustainable is this model. Eventually the UFC will run out [...]

I have already mentioned both in my live coverage and UFC 70 results that Matt Serra and Matt Hughes would be coaching The Ultimate Fighter 6 but I think I should dedicate a post acclimating new fans to this rivalry as well as their histories in the UFC.
Matt Serra (6-4 UFC) is probably the most [...]

UltimeFanatic has completed an interview with Stephane Patry, Georges St. Pierre’s trainer. The interview is interesting as it seems to come to light that GSP may have underestimate TUF 4 winner Matt Serra after all. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
UF : Georges mentioned in his post fight interview that he didn’t felt as usual [...]

There are questions regarding Georges St. Pierre’s loss at UFC 69 and whether it truly was a referee stoppage or whether GSP tried to tap out at the same time John McCarthty stopped the fight. Here’s a video of the end of the fight that was magnified but it still isn’t clear. I’ve seen better [...]

In a recent blog post former UFC Welterweight champion and top contender Matt Hughes talked about UFC 69 and possible facing new Welterweight Champion Matt Serra in the near future:
“Also, just got back from the UFC and it was an interesting weekend for the Welterweights. First, Koscheck did a great job executing and sticking to [...]

After Matt Serra’s UFC 69 win against Georges St. Pierre ESPN did the previously unthinkable and showed highlights of Serra’s win. TSN and other sports networks also picked up on the win marking the first time UFC highlights were shown on national TV immediately after an event.
After previous events, namely Randy Couture’s win over Tim [...]

Tags: mma, ufc, ufc 69, Georges St. Pierre, Matt Serra

Figured I’d pass along an interview Sherdog did with Georges St. Pierre after his loss last night to Matt Serra:

Tags: mma, ufc, ufc 69, Georges St. Pierre, Matt Serra

Main card:

Matt Serra def. Georges St. Pierre (TKO, 3:25 Round 1) **New UFC Welterweight Champion**
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher (Submission-Arm Triangle, 4:42 Round 2)
Yushin Okami def. Mike Swick (Unanimous decision, 29-28 29-28 30-27)
Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)
Josh Koscheck def. Diego Sanchez (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)

Preliminary bouts:

Luke Cummo def. [...]

Main Card:

Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra
Diego Sanchez def. Josh Koscheck
Mike Swick def. Yushin Okami
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher
Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia

Preliminary Bouts:

Heath Herring def. Brad Imes
Pete Sell def. Thales Leites
Josh Haynes def. Luke Cummo
Marcus Davis def. Pete Spratt

Tags: mma, ufc, ufc 69

The UFC 69 official mini-site has gone live with what is basically a really light web site that lists the fight card for the event as well as information about tickets and the pay-per-view details. The most interesting part of the entire site for most fans is the promotional video that can serve as a [...]