We are less than one week away from the biggest MMA event to ever take place on Canadian soil. To say I am excited would be an understatement but also incredibly obvious. Its always fun when something historic is about to take place, but to know that I will be amongst 22,000 other jubilant MMA fans is truely a blessing.
When the UFC puts on a show, it is an experience in and of itself. The fact that this will be their largest attended event is a testament to not only their brand, but to Canadian MMA fans. We already know that this event sold out in record time and that it will break the UFC attendance record, but it will be interesting to see if this event breaks the UFC’s all time pay per view record. Something tells me that it might.
The main event between Canadian Georges St.Pierre and Matt Serra is one year in the making. It was at this time, last year, when Serra shocked the world by easily defeating the highly favoured champion, St.Pierre, in less than a round. This time, Serra is the champion, is still a huge underdog but it will be a different St.Pierre on April 19th.
GSP has made it clear that the first fight was a learning experience. He did not take Serra as seriously as he should have, was having a variety of issues outside of the Octagon and was simply mentally (and physcially) not ready to defend his title. Having spoken to him throughout the preparation for this bout, GSP is not only looking sharp and mentally focused but physically speaking, the guy looks a like a beast whose fighting technique is akin to a well oiled machine.
Be sure to stay tuned to both The Fan 590 and Sportsnet, as we will have daily updates starting on Wednesday. From one one one interviews to a variety of features profiling the main event combatants, as well as Canadians Jason MacDonald, Joe Doerksen and some big names from the past.
Click below to get a taste of what’s in store over the next week:
GSP and Showdown Breakdown The Loss To Serra
Jason MacDonald Promo for UFC 83
And there’s more UFC 83 content…below are links to the past shows on The Fan 590 with interviews and analysis of the big show.
April 10th, 2008 - `The Showdown` featuring Jason MacDonald and Sam Stout
Note: If you are attending UFC 83 at the Bell Centre, feel free to swing by Gate 117, as that is the location we will be filming the live 2 hr show.
All the best,
Showdown Joe
Hey Joe. I’ve got a question for you that doesn’t relate to MMA. Why on Rogers Sportsnet, do they always say “Former Hartford Whaler” before your name??? I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure you didn’t play hockey for them. The only Ferraro that was a Whaler was Ray…
- Confused