Matt Hughes on the fight:

GSP had a good game plan to take Matt Serra down and wear him out. I found myself rooting for Serra at the end of the second round, I wanted him to make it to the third round. I thought if it would get to the third round GSP would decide to stand up with him and possibly knock him out. I just wanted Matt to get beat on for five rounds, not just two; but I knew the ref was about ready to stop it. The UFC said that if Serra loses I get him, but I don’t know when that will be. I’m going to guess six to eight months, so I’ve found myself watching my diet and exercising more.

Surprise! well…not really, after losing a unanimous decision on scores of 30-26, 30-27, and an unheard of 30-24, Kalib Starnes was cut from his contract by UFC president Dana White.Kalib Starnes spent most of the evening running from Nate Quarry in their middleweight bout.

Dana White on Starnes:

“He just doesn’t belong in the UFC and after his performance the other night, he should consider a new line of work,” White said Monday.

Kalib Starnes at UFC 83:

Here’s the breakdown:

Fight of the Night: Jonathan Goulet vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Knockout of the Night: Jason MacDonald

Submission of the Night: Demian Maia

Jonathan Goulet earned $75,000 for Fight of the Night (Hironaka also picked up a $75,000 bonus). Demian Maia took in $75,000 for Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night went to Jason Macdonald who also pocketed $75,000.

Here are the quick results for UFC 83:

Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra by TKO in round 2
Rich Franklin def. Travis Lutter by TKO in round 2
Michael Bisping def. Charles McCarthy by TKO in round 1
Mac Danzig def. Mark Bocek by submission in round 3
Nate Quarry def. Kalib Starnes via unanimous decision
Jason MacDonald def. Joe Doerksen via technical knockout in round 2
Jason Day def .Alan Belcher via TKO in round 1
Demian Maia def. Ed Herman via submission (triangle choke) in round 2
Rich Clementi def. Sam Stout via split decision
Cain Velasquez def. Brad Morris via TKO in round 1
Jonathan Goulet def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka via TKO in round 2

Stay tuned for all the post UFC 83 news.

UFC 83: “Serra vs. St-Pierre 2” is happening at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on Saturday[tonight], April 19, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV).

Here are the official weight-in results:

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

- All fighters made weight without incident.

Don’t forget back to check back this weekend, we will have all results and post news including, knockout/submission/fight of the knight, salaries, medicals suspensions, interview and more.

Rich Franklin training for his upcoming fight against Travis Lutter at UFC 83. UFC 83: “Serra vs St-Pierre 2″ is set to take place at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on April 19th. The main event features a rematch between Matt Serra and Georges St. Pierre. UFC 83 is the first UFC held in Canada and is also the biggest and fastest sold out UFC event to date.

To check out the complete fight card for UFC 83: “Serra vs St-Pierre 2″ click here.

source: richfranklin.com