Serra Fights to Prove Win Over St. Pierre Was No Fluke

Matt Serra beat Georges St. Pierre to win the UFC welterweight belt. (MMAweekly.com Photo)

UFC welterweight champion Matt "The Terror" Serra (9-4) wants respect, and he knows the only way to get it is to beat Georges "Rush" St. Pierre (15-2), April 19 in Montreal at UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2.

Serra defeated St. Pierre last April to win the belt. Now he's out to prove the first win was no fluke.

Currently, St. Pierre is the -500 favorite to win in the Bodog Sportsbook, while Serra is a +325 underdog.

"You know it's funny. I'm hearing it wasn't the real GSP that night and now he's back," Serra tells the Canadian Press. "I don't know, when I fought him, it looked like him. I mean it wasn't a stunt double. Who was that guy?"

While St. Pierre has said he has some surprises in store for the match, Serra sees only two choices: run or fight.

"If he wants to try to hurt me, he's going to have to get close to me to hurt me," he says. "If he wants to dance around the cage, I'm sure he'll get booed out of the Bell Centre. So he's going to have to try to come and make an example of me. You're coming at me, I'm coming at you, man. We're two trains on the same track, let's rock."

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