Matt Serra

Matt Serra, born in 1974 in East Meadow, New York, is an American former professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He began in Wing Chun, trained jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie from the 1990s and in 2000 became the first American promoted to black belt by Gracie. He won The Ultimate Fighter 4 welterweight tournament and then captured the UFC Welterweight Championship by defeating Georges St-Pierre at UFC 69, a knockout that won Knockout of the Night. He coached opposite Matt Hughes on The Ultimate Fighter 6, is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame, holds an ADCC silver medal in submission wrestling and co-hosts the official UFC podcast UFC Unfiltered.