| | Before Saturday, no one in the world of mixed martial arts thought that Matt "The Terror" Serra had even a puncher's chance against then UFC Welterweight Champion Georges "Rush" St. Pierre.  And after Saturday night, Serra proved the world, and myself for that matter, wrong.
This is the beauty of this sport. No one knows who will ultimately win a fight. Serra was going up against arguably the best fighter in the UFC in St. Pierre. To some extent that still holds true but after Saturday night, Serra is the man on top of the food chain.
A couple of days leading to the fight in Houston, everyone said that Serra had no chance at beating St. Pierre and would need either a lucky punch or just great strategic fighting. Well Serra got that lucky punch and took full advantage of it.
Matt "The Terror" Serra was on "The Ultimate Fighter 4" last season on Spike TV. TUF is a show about 16-18 potential MMA fighters vying for a contract with the UFC. The show is predicated around 16-18 unknown fighters with little to no experience in MMA competition. But season four had a different aspect to it. That season took 16 fighters who had actually competed on past UFC pay-per-view events but had gotten out of the game due to various issues. From the start of the season, Serra and Shonie Carter were the stars of the season. This was Serra's time to prove that he belonged. He defeated Chris Lytle in the finals of TUF 4 to get a shot at the welterweight champion, whomever it would be (St. Pierre and Matt Hughes had not fought for the title yet).
I was at Buffalo Wild Wings with my significant other when I saw Sportscenter on the big screens. I saw the UFC logo and was amazed that ESPN was actually giving results of the fight on its Sportscenter broadcast. I was in total shock to see Matt Serra win the title. I was happy for him also. His story of defeating arguably the best fighter in the UFC is one that people can look at and get inspired. He proved 99% of the world wrong and I honestly think no one gave him a chance except for himself and his family.
Serra is now in a tough division that includes Nick Diaz, Josh Koscheck, Matt Hughes, BJ Penn, Jens Pulver, Sean Sherk and of course Georges St. Pierre. This is the spot that Serra has always wanted to attain and now he's got it.
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