10 Loudest Crowd Reactions In UFC History
1. Georges St-Pierre Rallies For Canadian Revenge (UFC 83)
If you missed it by now, Georges St-Pierre is a man known for primarily winning his MMA bouts. A record of 26-2 does not lie.
Yet, he hasn't been completely unstoppable in the Octagon and one loss in particular set up a reception that has gone down in UFC folklore.
Matt Serra, The Ultimate Fighter season 4 winner, took down the French-Canadian at UFC 69 in an unimaginable upset. GSP would blame the loss - by TKO - on a lack of focus and his personal life getting in the way of his preparations. St-Pierre had tragically lost his close cousin and his father had been diagnosed with a serious illness.
GSP needed a reboot and cut ties with his then manager and entourage.
By the time UFC 83 rolled up, the man had career boosting victories over Josh Koscheck and Matt Hughes for the interim Welterweight championship. The rematch was set against Serra.
The bout would main event the UFC's first ever event in Canada and the fights took place in Montreal, Quebec, not far from where GSP was raised.
When their home boy entered the arena the sound was loud enough to drown out all music and any other interference in all of Montreal. Canada was behind their fallen son and he could hear it.
This unshakeable support fired GSP to a TKO victory, using his knees to pummel the exhausted Serra. He would regain his undisputed Welterweight championship and the crowd went nuts.