UFC 83
| UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 19, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Bell Centre | |||
| City | Montreal, Quebec | |||
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UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The UFC has scheduled the event for April 19, 2008, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. UFC 83 will be the UFC's first event in Canada.[1] The event on this date was originally scheduled to be called UFC 84,[2] but following the cancellation of a tentatively scheduled March 8, 2008 event in England,[3] the event's title was changed to UFC 83 instead.
It will be headlined by UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra and UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre.[4] Several promiment Canadian fighters are set to fight, including Kalib Starnes, Mark Bocek, Jason MacDonald, Sam Stout, and Jonathan Goulet. Patrick Côté[5] was originally projected to be on the card against an as-yet-unapproved opponent, but a slip-and-fall injury removed him from the slate.
Announced matchups
Main Card
- Undisputed Welterweight championship bout:
Matt Serra vs. 
Georges St. Pierre [6] - Middleweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Travis Lutter[6]
- Middleweight bout:
Michael Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy[6] - Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs. Mac Danzig[6]
- Middleweight bout: Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry[6]
Preliminary Card
- Middleweight bout: Jason MacDonald vs. Joe Doerksen[6]
- Middleweight bout: Jason Day vs. Alan Belcher[6]
- Lightweight bout: Sam Stout vs. Rich Clementi[6]
- Welterweight bout: Jonathan Goulet vs.
Kuniyoshi Hironaka[6]
References
- ^ Stupp, Dann (January 4, 2008). "Matt Serra Is Willing to Fight Georges St. Pierre in Canada". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (January 13, 2008). "MMA Executive: Jason MacDonald vs. Joe Doerksen at UFC 84". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (January 29, 2008). "Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin, Clay Guida vs. Samy Schiavo Added to UFC Fight Night 13". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Report: Serra to Fight St. Pierre in Montreal". Sherdog.com. January 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ^ "COTE OFF UFC 83 CARD". thefightnetwork.com. February 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "UFC 83: Serra vs. St.Pierre 2 Fight Card". UFC.com. January 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
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