UFC 83 "Fight Night" bonuses were announced at the post event press conference last night.

Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Jonathan Goulet, Jason MacDonald and Demian Maia all received $75,000 bonuses for their efforts at last nights historical event. All four recipients fought during last nights preliminary bouts. The only bout that aired was the match between Hironaka and Goulet.

The very first fight of the night between welterweights Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Canadian, Jonathan Goulet, earned "fight of the night" honors. It was an amazing come back victory from Goulet who was in deep trouble in the first round. Goulet was rocked with a big left hand from Kuniyoshi towards the end of the first and almost finished via punches and elbows before the first round bell rang. Goulet came back in the second, staggering Hironaka with a shot and finishing him up against the fence with strikes.

Jason MacDonald earned the "KO of the Night" bonus for his stunning ground assault that finished Joe Doerksen in the beginning of the second round. He almost finished Doerksen in the first with an early guillotine but Joe, the experienced veteran, hung in there and made it to round two. The total destruction of Doerksen on the ground took less than a minute in round two and MacDonald was victorious.

The "Submission of the Night" went to Demian Maia for his beautiful triangle choke that rendered Ed Herman unconscious half way through the second round. Herman made a mistake that he will most likely regret, falling into the guard of one of the top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu artist in the world. It didn’t take Maia long once he had Ed where he wanted him to finish the fight and take home the victory extending his record to 7-0.

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UFC 83 "Serra vs St. Pierre 2" is ready to explode from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, April 19.

As if the pressure of a world championship belt isn’t enough, Georges St. Pierre will do battle in front of his hometown crowd of 20,000 plus screaming fans. Other top Canadian fighters joining Pierre on the card include Kalib Starnes, Jason MacDonald, Sam Stout and Jonathon Goulet.

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Important news, announcements and interesting moments during UFC 83

• The UFC sets a new attendance record with more than 21,000 plus in attendance at the Bell Centre.

UFC 83 Quick Results

• Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs Jonathon Goulet (Goulet wins via TKO (Punches) at 2:07 in the 2nd)
• Brad Morris vs Cain Velasquez (Velasquez wins via TKO (Strikes) at 2:10 in the 1st round)
• Rich Clementi vs Sam Stout (Rich Clementi wins via Split Decision after 3 rounds)
• Ed Herman vs Demian Maia (Demian Maia wins via Triangle Choke at 2:27 in the 2nd)
• Jason Day vs Alan Belcher (Jason Day wins via TKO (Punches) at 3:58 in the 1st round)
• Joe Doerksen vs Jason MacDonald (MacDonald wins via TKO (Strikes) at 0:54 in the 2nd)
• Mark Bocek vs Mac Danzig (Mac Danzig wins via Rear Naked Choke at 3:48 in the 3rd)
• Charles McCarthy vs Michael Bisping (Bisping wins via TKO (Ref Stoppage) after 1 round)
• Nate Quarry vs Kalib Starnes (Nate Quarry wins via Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds)
• Travis Lutter vs Rich Franklin (Rich Franklin wins via TKO (Strikes) at 3:01 in the 2nd)
• Matt Serra vs Georges St. Pierre (St. Pierre wins via TKO (Knees to Body) at 4:45 in 2nd)

Short Recap of the Prelims

• Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs Jonathan Goulet: In the first round, both fighters exchanged knees. Goulet executed a nice judo throw and Hironaka landed a nice left hand. Goulet begins the second round with a mouse under his right eye. Hironaka gets rocked by a left hand and then crumbles after a solid left right combo that did the most damage of the fight. The ref stepped in to save Hironaka from punches at 2:07 in the second.
• Brad Morris vs Cain Velasquez: Morris got dropped early on by a solid left hook from Cain. Velasquez immediately followed that with a ground assault of strikes from the top. Morris makes his way back to his feet but meets a knee and a uppercut that sends him back to the mat. Velasquez finishes him off with strikes and the ref jumps in to stop the fight at 2:10 in the first round.
• Rich Clementi vs Sam Stout: Clementi spent the first round on top working some effective ground and pound. Stout exploded to his feet but was taken right back down and threatened with a kimura. Stout starts to get some strikes in during the second round but Clementi fires back. Stout eats a solid left hook from Rich but shakes it off and scores a takedown. Clementi tries for a guillotine but can’t deliver and Stout finishes the round with a few good punches. Clementi starts out the third with a takedown and a guillotine attempt. After some trading Stout lands a right hand. Clementi lands a solid head kick and Sam returns with a hard right to finish the round. Clementi takes the split decision 29-27, 29-28 for Rich and 29-28 for Stout.
• Ed Herman vs Demian Maia: Maia got the early takedown but Ed eventually ends up on top where he is met with a omaplata attempt from Maia that is pretty close. Herman escapes but Maia then goes for a leg lock. Ed escapes that as well and it is a very close first round. Maia opens the second round by pulling guard but Herman backs out and lands a nice left hand. Herman makes a huge mistake and enters Maia’s butterfly guard. Maia doesn’t waste time and throws his legs up securing a triangle. Herman can’t escape and ends up on his back. He refuses to tap and the ref jumps in to save an unconscious Ed Herman at 2:27.
• Jason Day vs Alan Belcher: Alan starts out round one by throwing Day up against the cage ending up in top position. They stand and Belcher gets rocked with an elbow. Day smelling the blood rushes Alan with a barrage of punches while Alan backs up and the ref steps in to stop the fight at 3:58 in the first.
• Joe Doerksen vs Jason MacDonald: Doerksen almost got caught in an early standing guillotine attempt from MacDonald but escaped. Joe locks in a deep kimura which Jason finally escapes but he pays with a bevy of hard knees to the body from side control. Doerksen takes the round with another kimura attempt a the end of one. MacDonald avoids a big overhand right and takes Joe down to start out round two. Jason unloads with a flurry of hammer fists and the ref jumps in to save Doerksen from further damage at 0:54 in the second. Unfortunately for Joe, MacDonald landed two more hammer fists after the fight was definitively over.

UFC 83 Main Card Play by Play Commentary

Mark Bocek vs Mac Danzig (Welterweight Bout)

• Round 1: They start to circle and Danzig comes in with a combo. Bocek lands a nice shot. Mark shoots for a single leg while Mac looks for a kimura. Bocek finishes the takedown and ends up in full guard. He begins to tee off with some punches. Danzig looks for the triangle and switches to an omaplata. Bocek tees off and Danzig works to get to his feet. Mark takes Mac’s back and drags Danzig to the canvas. They scramble and Bocek ends up on top in half guard. He postures up and comes down with a shot. Bocek has him pinned up against the cage. Danzig reverses and lands a couple of shots. Mac now on top starts to reign down some blows. Danzig finishes on top. I score it 10/9 for Bocek.
• Round 2: Danzig lands a huge perfectly timed knee that rocks Mark and ends up on top. He starts to work some good ground and pound. Mac lands another knee off of the single leg as Bocek works for a single leg. Mac sprawls and ends up in guard. Bocek is hurt and Danzig passes to full mount and then takes his back. He stretches out Mark and starts to work for the choke. He starts to land some shots and now has both hooks in. He starts to tee off with punches. Danzig lets him up and they start to trade. Bocek comes in with a nice combo and then shoots for a single. Danzig takes Mark’s back again and starts to land shots. Bocek now bloodied is starting to take some major abuse. Dominant round from Danzig.
• Round 3: Danzig catches Mark with a big right hand. Bocek comes in with multiple rights and shoots for a single. He finishes the takedown into full guard. Danzig works for a gogoplata but loses it. Bocek starts to grind Danzig with some nice punches. They clinch and Danzig lands a knee that opens up Bocek who starts to pour blood. Danzig hurts him with a big punch and Mark turns his back. The ref stops the fight to check the cut which is huge over Bocek’s left eye. Mark has huge heart to still be in this. Mac starts to land some left hands and a straight right. Mac trips Mark and takes full mount and then his back. Mac sinks in the choke and ends the fight. This fight was a complete war from start to finish.
• Final Result: Mac Danzig wins via Rear Naked Choke at 3:48 in the 3rd round.

Charles McCarthy vs Michael Bisping (Middleweight Bout)

• Round 1: Bisping lands a right looks light on his feet. Bisping grabs the muay thai plum and unloads with an assault of knees followed by some uppercuts. Charles taunts Michael with some smiles. Bisping is extremely fluid and smooth. He lands a knee and an uppercut. He is starting to pick Charles apart as the crowd starts to cheer. McCarthy gets a huge takedown driving Bisping to the canvas up against the fence. Charles works for the pass and goes for the back then transitions for an armbar. He locks it in tight and Bisping is in trouble but staying calm. He escapes and starts to tee off. Bisping continues to land combos and a nice head kick. Bisping unloads with an amazing assault of punches, knees, body shots and Charles drops to the canvas. The round ends but the fight is called. McCarthy is laying on the mat holding his arm. He cannot continue.
• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Michael Bisping wins via TKO (Ref Stoppage) after 1 round.

Nate Quarry vs Kalib Starnes (Middleweight Bout)

• Round 1: Quarry starts things out with a nice body shot as he presses the action. Nate rushes Kalib with punches and they clinch. Quarry lands another nice body shot. Kalib is running away as Nate continues to stalk him with punches. They clinch and Nate lands a good knee inside up against the fence. Nate comes in with good punches and lands a solid leg kick as Starnes continues to run away. Starnes hasn’t mounted any type of offense as of yet. Quarry lands a solid leg kick and another before the rounds ends. Easy round for Nate Quarry 10/9.
• Round 2: Starnes comes in with a combo and Nate returns with a leg kick. Nate lands a solid combo. They continue to throw with nothing really landing. The pace is slowing down and the crowd lets them know. Quarry comes in with another good combo finished with a leg kick. Starnes is doing nothing but retreating. Nate continues to hack away at Kalib’s right leg which has to be taking it’s toll. Kalib goes for a weak takedown that is shrugged off. Starnes almost gets a takedown but Quarry is immediately back to his feet. It’s a one man show as Nate is picking Kalib apart with strikes. Starnes looks like he has absolutely no game plan. Nate lands another brutal leg kick. The fans start to chant Quarry because of Kalib’s lackluster performance. Another round for Quarry.
• Round 3: Nothing happening in round three as Quarry continues to chase Kalib around landing punches and kicks. Nate comes in with a combo landing. Two minutes have passed with hardly any action. At this point it’s a game of cat and mouse. Starnes switches his stance because of the leg kicks and actually lands a leg kick of his own. Quarry lands a combo and almost lands a knee to the head of Starnes. A very patient crowd is starting to boo. Nate lands a nice right and a leg kick that hurts Starnes. Nate taunts Kalib with a running man technique and a retarded man striking technique. The round ends and Starnes won’t shake the hand of Quarry. Starnes has some words for Quarry. The judges score the fight 30-26, 30-27, 30-24 all for Nate Quarry.
• Final Result: Nate Quarry wins via Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.

Travis Lutter vs Rich Franklin (Middleweight Bout)

• Round 1: They clinch and Rich catches Lutter with a shot but Travis recovers quickly. Travis goes for a takedown and Franklin sprawls nicely. Lutter takes Franklins back early and drags him down to the mat. Rich works his way out of back control and now Lutter is in half guard. He passes to full mount but Rich avoids it. Rich scrambling regains half guard as Travis works for better position. He passes right into mount with a lot of time left. He starts to land some shots and sinks in an armbar. Rich amazingly escapes the near finishing armbar with beautiful technique and the crowd goes crazy. Lutter is relentless with a single leg trying for the takedown. They clinch and Rich finishes with a knee. I score it 10/9 for Lutter.
• Round 2: Rich lands a nice knee and a punch that has Lutter scrambling. Travis is looking fatigued and Rich wobbles Lutter with a head kick. He looks to finish but Travis looks for a leg lock in the scramble. Rich escapes and the they restart on their feet. Rich lands some brutal knees and a right hand. Franklin is starting to pummel Lutter with shots and Travis is completely gassed. Rich lets Travis up and lands a big left hand and a brutal combo. He lands a vicious combo that drops Lutter and Rich finishes him off with strikes.
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Rich Franklin wins via TKO (Strikes) at 3:01 in the 2nd round.

Matt Serra vs Georges St. Pierre (Welterweight Championship Bout)

• Round 1: Pierre goes right for the takedown and gets to half guard. He starts to land some short right hands. Pierre works to pass the guard but Serra regains full guard. George postures and lands a big shot. Serra lands a nice elbow from the bottom. Pierre postures and lands a big left right combo. He gains half guard and continues to control Matt who eats an elbow. Pierre lands a nice left hand and passes to side control. He starts to reign down hammer fists and keeps dragging Serra down to the mat riding him. He lands a nice knee and they are back to their feet. Matt goes to the body and Pierre lands a nice superman punch, kick combo. Pierre finishes the round with a knee to the body.
• Round 2: Pierre lands a right and takes Serra back to the mat. Serra tries to stand but Pierre sucks him back down to the mat. George continues to control Serra with his wrestling. Serra avoids a nice takedown attempt with great balance. Serra lands a nice head kick and throws a good combo. Serra eats a jab and gets taken down into half guard. Pierre has Matt’s back momentarily but goes back into guard. He lands a nice left hand and a big elbow. George starts to chip away with punches as Serra covers up. He continues with the ground and pound and passes to half guard and then into side control with ease. He keeps landing punches and then comes in with the knees. He starts to unload with a flurry of knees to the body and the ref steps in to stop the fight. The crowd goes completely wild. Serra shows a lot of class congratulating Pierre, then picking him up and carrying him around the cage.
• Round 3:
• Round 4:
• Round 5:
• Final Result: George St. Pierre wins via TKO (Knees to Body) at 4:45 in the 2nd round.

You could feel the energy at the Bell Centre in Montreal as the 22 fighters, scheduled to fight at tomorrow nights epic UFC 83 event, hit the scales.

3,000 screaming fans (and possibly one Matt Serra fan) were in attendance to see their fellow Canadian fighters, or more specifically George St. Pierre, weigh in today at the Montreal Canadians hometown arena.

All 22 fighters made weight and the main event was made official as both Matt Serra and challenger George St. Pierre weighed in at 169.5lbs. Hometown boy "Rush" St. Pierre received a huge ovation while Serra was greeted with an unvoiced linguolabial trill. Serra wasn’t the only one to receive a harsh welcome as he entered the arena. Travis Lutter also received an onslaught of boos most likely for his gigantic blunder back at UFC 67 where he missed weight and lost a shot at the title against Anderson Silva.

Tension was high between St. Pierre and Serra during the stare down but Bisping and McCarthy’s stare down took the cake. Both fighters rubbed noses and traded words in what was an extremely tense moment. Dana White had to separate the two who were chomping at the bit to get at each others throats.

UFC 83 Official Weigh In Results

• Georges St. Pierre (169.5) vs Matt Serra (169.5)
• Travis Lutter (185) vs Rich Franklin (185.5)
• Charles McCarthy (186) vs Michael Bisping (185.5)
• Mark Bocek (154.5) vs Mac Danzig (154.5)
• Nathan Quarry (185.5) vs Kalib Starnes (186)
• Joe Doerksen (184.5) vs Jason McDonald (185)
• Jason Day (183.5) vs Alan Belcher (185)
• Demian Maia (184.5) vs Ed Herman (185.5)
• Rich Clementi (155) vs Sam Stout (155.5)
• Brad Morris (225.5) vs Cain Velasquez (235.5)
• Kuniyoshi Hironaka (170) vs Jonathan Goulet (169.5)

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The fuse is lit for Ed "Short Fuse" Herman as he prepares to take on undefeated Demian Maia at UFC 83 in Montreal, Canada.

UFC.com just tacked on another top level match up to the already stacked card set for April 19 at the Bell Centre bringing the total number of bouts to 11. Featured in the main event will be Matt "The Terra" Serra taking on Georges "Rush" St. Pierre to see who is the undisputed king of the welterweights.

Other anticipated match ups include former middleweight champ, Rich Franklin, taking on "The Serial Killer" Travis Lutter, Nate Quarry vs Kalib Starnes, and Charles McCarthy battling "The Count" Michael Bisping.

"Short Fuse" Herman is on a 3 fight win streak since his loss to Jason McDonald back in October of 2006 at UFC "The Final Chapter". Two of those wins were over big names including a rear naked choke over Scott Smith at UFC 72 and a knockout of Joe Doerksen at UFC 78 "Validation". Ed will be taking on the very talented Brazilian, Demian Maia.

Demian Maia has won all 6 of his pro MMA bouts steamrolling through his competition with 1 TKO, 4 submission and 1 decision. He fights out of Sao Paulo, Brazil and has an extremely tight submission game. His last fight was at UFC 77 in October of 2007 where he defeated Ryan Jensen via rear naked choke in under 3 minutes flat. Only won of his fights had made it past the first round.

Today Dana White, President of the UFC, held a press conference in Montreal announcing the arrival of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Canada for the first time ever.

Finally the Canadian fans will get a chance to see the UFC up close and personal in a live event at UFC 83. White announced that Quebec’s own Georges St. Pierre will be fighting Matt Serra in a rematch for the welterweight championship.

He also announced the full fight card for the upcoming event on April 2 which includes a handful of top Canadian fighters including Patrick Cote.

“We are so excited to bring this fight to Canada, and what better main event is there than Matt Serra vs. Georges St-Pierre 2,” said White. “This is going to be an incredible rematch – Matt Serra is a unique individual, no one gave him a chance against Georges St-Pierre the first time, but he knocked him out in the first round and took his title. St-Pierre showed why he is a future Hall of Famer by coming back and winning the rubber match against Matt Hughes in impressive fashion last December to take the interim championship. These are two guys with a lot of pride who want to make it clear to everyone who the real UFC World Welterweight champion is.”

So far the signs of a successful event debut in Canada are already evident. During the first 24 hours of the UFC Fight Club presale the event almost sold out with over 13,000 tickets sold. Only a few thousand tickets remains so make sure you order your tickets now if you don’t want to miss the show.

Both fighters answered questions from the press and Matt Serra talked about his being labeled as the underdog for their first match as well as this match. He said that he likes being the underdog and compared his upcoming bout with Pierre to the movie Rocky IV. Pierre was asked about he and Serra exchanging words and if there was anything behind it. He explained that words will not affect him as he is a new fighter mentally and that he respects any fighter that enters the cage.

Here is the fight card for UFC 83

• Matt Serra vs Georges St. Pierre (Welterweight Championship Bout)
• Travis Lutter vs Rich Franklin
• Nate Quarry vs Kalib Starnes
• Charles McCarthy vs Michael Bisping
• Mark Bocek vs Mac Danzig
• Joe Doerksen vs Jason MacDonald
• Rich Clementi vs Sam Stout
• Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs Jonathan Goulet
• Patrick Cote vs TBA

Sources close to the fighters revealed that Cote’s most likely opponents will be Alan Belcher (12-4) or Johnny Rees (8-0). I will let you know when his opponent is confirmed.

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The Fight Network reported that Rich "Ace" Franklin will be returning to the octagon to face Travis "The Serial Killer" Lutter at UFC 83 on April 19 at the Bell Centre in Montreal Canada.

Franklin was originally slated to fight Lutter at UFC 82 but had to have MCL surgery on his knee last week so the fight was cancelled. Both fighters are coming off of losses to Anderson "The Spider" Silva and are hungry for a win.

Franklin has been dominated twice now by the champ so I am not really sure what his UFC plans are down the road. If he is successful at climbing the middleweight latter to the top Silva will be right there ready to knock him back down. I guess all he can really hope for is that someone dethrones Anderson which is a very unlikely scenario.

Also appearing on the card for UFC 83 is Canadian Georges St. Pierre who will be taking on Matt "The Terra" Serra for the welterweight title. Pierre was suppose to fight Serra at UFC 79 but Matt was unable to compete due to a back injury he suffered in training.

Fellow Canadians Patrick Cote and Jason McDonald are also expected to be on the card.

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It was reported today that St. Pierre will get a chance for redemption when he takes on Matt Serra once again at Canada’s first event (UFC 83) in April.

Matt Serra shocked the mma world defeating St. Pierre at 3:25 of the 1st round at UFC 69 in April. The first meeting didn’t go Pierre’s way and he now has something to prove. St. Pierre was overwhelmed in their first match after Serra stunned him with a hook and finally pounded him out on the ground for the win.

When it came time for Serra to defend his title against Hughes he was forced out due to a back injury and Pierre took his place. Pierre subsequently won the fight over Hughes in dominating fashion via armbar in the 2nd.

During he post fight interview with Rogan Pierre said that he wouldn’t consider himself Champion again until he defeated Serra.

George St. Pierre is possibly the best pound for pound fighter in the world and definitely the most physically gifted athlete in the sport today. He is a heavy favorite in this bout and will most likely enter the cage a different fighter than his first bout with Serra. It should be a quick night for Pierre if he is on. Also keep in mind that he will be facing a lot of pressure representing all of Canada in this match. Hopefully it won’t hinder his ability too much at show time.

This will mark a new beginning for Ultimate Fighting in Canada which will host the event in April. The show is expected to take place at the Bell Centre.

Another fighter rumored to be fighting at UFC 83 is Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald. He recently told a Canadian news source that the UFC is making him wait to fight in April for the Canadian event. The UFC obviously wants as many Canadians as it can get on the card to make it a "Nations collide" type of event. It is exciting to see USA battle other countries. We could also possibly see Cote, Ortiz, and Stout on this card as well.

I will let you know as soon as I get more info on the fight card for UFC 83.