Matt Serra has confirmed that he will meet Georges St-Pierre will meet for the UFC welterweight title during an April event in Montreal.  Serra made this statement in a conversation with NBCSports.com.

33-year-old Serra, the current champion, upset St-Pierre for the title with a first-round TKO in April of last year.  He had been scheduled to defend his belt against Matt Hughes in December but suffered a herniated disc, forcing him to pull out of the event.

St-Pierre stepped in to replace Serra, and dominated the nine-time champion to become the interim champion. After the match, St-Pierre said that he respected his status as interim champion, but would not consider himself the true champion until he beat Serra.

Serra told NBCSports.com’s John Moody that his back has been rapidly improving and is excited about defending the championship. The event is tentatively scheduled for April 19 at the Bell Centre.