Personal Life
Serra was born to an Italian-American family and currently resides in Massapequa, New York. Matt and his wife Ann were married on May 26, 2007. The couple had their first child, a daughter named Angelina, on February 11, 2009. The couple had their second child, a girl in April 2011.
Serra and his brother Nick run two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools at local strip malls in East Meadow, New York and Huntington, New York. Serra currently trains with Ray Longo and trains fighters such as current UFC middleweight contender Chris Weidman, Pete Sell, Luke Cummo, and Ultimate Fighter Live Finalist Al Iaquinta.They fight under the Serra/Longo Competition Team.
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