“I was not scared enough,” Georges St-Pierre admits overconfidence and underestimation led to loss against Matt Serra
Georges St-Pierre reveals he lost to Matt Serra for being overconfident before the fight and taking his opponents lightly.
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Georges St-Pierre and Matt Serra
Georges St-Pierre is one of the most decorated MMA fighters in history and is often regarded as the GOAT. The Canadian has an amazing resume and has fought some of the toughest opponents. However, his UFC record is not perfect; he has two losses.
While talking about his loss to Matt Serra in an interview, GSP mentioned that after he became the champion, he was at the top and lost focus. He said: “When I became champion…I had too much confidence, I was the new kid on the block. Everybody was telling me how good I am.”
He added: “I respected Matt Serra but I felt like I was not scared enough and before every fight I don’t sleep very well and Matt Serra is the only fight, I slept well. I slept like a baby and I got knocked out. The fight with Matt Serra taught me that I should never underestimate nobody.”
According to Georges St-Pierre, he wasn’t scared of the fight against Serra, unlike his other fights, which wasn’t a good sign, and he paid for it by getting knocked out in the very first round.
Georges St-Pierre talks about how losing made him a winner
Georges St-Pierre lost twice in his UFC career and those losses actually taught him a lot. GSP’s first loss was against Matt Hughes at UFC 50 when the pair fought for the vacant welterweight championship.
After that loss, GSP went on a six-fight win streak also avenging his loss from Hughes to become the new champion. However, after that, his loss against Matt Serra was a shocker for fans and is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in MMA history.
While talking about his losses in an interview, GSP said: “The most important fights I had in my career were those two losses,” he says. “Failure is the greatest teacher. When you lose, two things can happen. You can lose and be mentally broke, and never come back. Or you can lose and identify the reason you have lost. Identify it and then never make the same mistake again. You can lose again but you’re not going to lose because of the same mistake. You will improve.” GSP took those losses very seriously and didn’t make the same mistakes again in his career and managed to leave the sport at the top.
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