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Matt Serra, who trained with the Gracies, is surprised with the ease of which Matt Hughes was able to defeat Royce Gracie, and says he will always regard Gracie as a legend in the sport. Serra becomes perturbed when grappling coach Marc Laimon questions Gracie's significance to the sport.
The fights that Serra chooses are: Danzig against Kolosci, Matt Arroyo vs. Troy Mandaloniz, George Sotiropoulos vs. Richie Hightower, and Tom Speer vs. Ben Saunders. White tells Team Serra that since four members of the blue team are fighting each other, two of them will be cornered and trained by Hughes for their fights.
Serra was born to an Italian-American family in East Meadow, New York. His father is a retired policeman in New York City and his late mother was a stay-at-home mom. [4] Serra has an older sister and brother, and two younger brothers. Serra's father was enthusiastic about mixed martial arts, and Matt first began Wing Chun at an early age. [5]
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The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter (later designated The Ultimate Fighter 1) premiered on January 17, 2005.Sixteen mixed martial arts fighters (eight light heavyweights weighing from 186 to 205 lb and eight middleweights weighing from 171 to 185 lb) were invited to participate in the show where they resided together and trained in two separate teams coached by UFC light heavyweight ...
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Matt Arroyo (born September 1, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He was featured on the Ultimate Fighting Championship reality television show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra. [2] He fights out of Tampa, Florida with Gracie Tampa, under Royce Gracie black belt Rob Kahn.
When Matt Serra was 17, he met Ray Longo at Oishi Judo gym in New York City and the two became friends. Longo was an accountant who owned a gym and would train fighters at night. The two formed a team where Serra was an MMA fighter and Longo would act as the coach where he organized and provided all the resources needed to help Serra win his ...