12 Years ago: GSP Defeats Matt Hughes

[Sansnom]

Recap:

October 22, 2004
UFC 40

St-Pierre's 3rd UFC fight. Faces welterweight champion and all time great, Matt Hughes.

Hughes submits St-Pierre by armbar with one second remaining in the first round.

St-Pierre works his back up with the following fights.

Dave Strasser
Jason Miller
Frank Trigg

Spoiler

I didn't have gifs for all of them

Sean Sherk
BJ Penn

And here we are, 12 years later almost day to day:

November 18, 2006
UFC 65

St-Pierre finally gets his long awaited rematch.

Knocks down Hughes at the end of the first round but the bell ends the round.

And the moment which started a new era in the WW division.

St- Pierre finishes Hughes in the 2nd round.

Spoiler

Special moment in UFC history.

 

[reddhelium]

huges if true.

avenged his loss to hughes, and avenged his only other loss to serra.

 

[dawzz]

The GOAT . Anyones who considers anyone but Fedor or GSP as the GOAT is delusional

 

[Arqueto]

Dam, it's been 12 years? Where the fuck did that time go.......

I remember thinking GSP was going to be the GOAT after that, the new breed of complete mixed martial artists.

 

[Gambit MMA]

crazy how he went from a dynamic striker to a fantastic grappler. amazing fighter.

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

That head kick was the best strike GSP ever landed.

 

[ScoopSubMMA]

huges if true

 

[Frode Falch]

Man i am getting old...

12 years go fast.

 

[Perrichet]

Crazy to think he lost to Serra after that performance

 

[yekmurat]

crazy how he went from a dynamic striker to a fantastic grappler.

 

[Rygu]

Such a great era for the UFC. I miss it.

 

[MMAfan4life2]

And here we are, 12 years later almost day to day:

Why make this thread today and not wait for 4 more days on the actual "12 years later"?!?

 

[Sonny Qc]

Crazy to think he lost to Serra after that performance

He believed is own hype and became a bit of a party boy for a while.

He made a few change is in entourage after this.

Serra's loss was the best thing that happened to him.

 

[Exarch01]

That head kick was the best strike GSP ever landed.

I offer a different suggestion:

 

[p4pgoat]

Recap:

October 22, 2004
UFC 40

St-Pierre's 3rd UFC fight. Faces welterweight champion and all time great, Matt Hughes.

Hughes submits St-Pierre by armbar with one second remaining in the first round.

St-Pierre works his back up with the following fights.

Dave Strasser
Jason Miller
Frank Trigg

Spoiler

I didn't have gifs for all of them

Sean Sherk
BJ Penn

And here we are, 12 years later almost day to day:

November 18, 2006
UFC 65

St-Pierre finally gets his long awaited rematch.

Knocks down Hughes at the end of the first round but the bell ends the round.

And the moment which started a new era in the WW division.

St- Pierre finishes Hughes in the 2nd round.

Spoiler

Special moment in UFC history.

Spike TV, the good old days.

 

[fractal]

He believed is own hype and became a bit of a party boy for a while.

He made a few change is in entourage after this.

Serra's loss was the best thing that happened to him.

If a fighter has ever learned from their loss, it's this one. No one has come back from a loss stronger than GSP did.

 

[marksmen]

This is my fav moment in MMA ever!

 

[Sonny Qc]

I offer a different suggestion:

Yep!

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

I offer a different suggestion:

I still think the kick was better.

 

[Sonny Qc]

I still think the kick was better.