Georges St-Pierre Win Sets North American Record

The heavy favorite to win back the UFC welterweight title, French Canadian Georges “Rush” St. Pierre finished the fight with a series of punches and huge knees to Matt Serra’s body at 4:44 of the second round in front of a North American MMA record crowd of 21,390 at the Bell Centre.

St. Pierre (15-2, 10-2 UFC) won back the UFC welterweight title belt he lost to Serra last year at UFC 69 in Houston. But the big winner on the night was UFC president Dana White, who was not only impressed with GSP’s fight but also with Canada’s love affair with mixed martial arts.

“He looked like the real Georges St. Pierre tonight. He came out on a mission and implemented his game plan. Serra said you’ve never seen anyone beat me up in 8½ years — he got beat up tonight. I’d call Georges pound-for-pound No. 2 in the world (behind UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva).”

UFC 83 went down as the biggest fight and fastest sellout in UFC history. And Georges St-Pierre looked every bit the new Canadian hero.

“He should be on the cover of a Wheaties box here in Canada,” added White.