In a fair world, Jonathan Goulet would be best remembered for his performance at UFC 83. Goulet was in the opening match of one of the most memorable evenings in mixed martial arts history, the UFC’s debut at Bell Centre in Montreal, the first UFC event ever held in Canada. The line outside the building extended for blocks hours before the April 19, 2008 card began. Unlike today, when you’re likely to see early prelims unfold in near-empty arenas, a healthy percentage of the announced crowd of 21,390 were in their seats and fired up by the time the show started. Then Quebec native Goulet and Kuniyoshi Hironaka put on a dazzling show in the welterweight opener. Hironaka nearly finished Goulet in the first round, with Goulet being saved by the horn
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