Thing is: Is he really serious about this, I have seen many people saying similar things like him, convincing us that they have learned from their mistakes and such but in the end it was empty letter on paper, just words and nothing more. But we will see I guess.

lol religion made him lazy

I have heard a bunch of excuses for losing a fight, mostly physical, but to blame it on Jesus? this story is the best one yet.

haha awesome ajadoniz. Deigo, Rampage, now Hughes. Im sorry religion is a touchy subject but its ultimate fighting…Jesus doesnt want to see anyone beat up another guy. The UFC is something God would look away from, but maybe peak through his fingers to see who wins, or just look it up on the internet the next day. Some of these guys are really religious and may believe that god will help them win there fight, some of these guys i believe do it for show, via Kimo carrying a cross on his back, or Diego walking out with his eyes closed and hands clinched all the way down the isle. Pray in the locker room before the fight. Just worry about the fight and strategy, we can wait until sunday morning for the prayer. im as religious as the next guy but i know that if youre not as well conditioned as the other guy late in a fight, you shouldnt depend on god to help you lift your arms to knock a guy out. I dont get it. But i love jesus..And yes now i feel weird having talked about this

ps. matt hughes is an awesome fighter and i have nothing but respect for him

I think Matt may have felt this was to be his fate, that he was just going to win and thats all. His faith was in himself. I didn’t read anything in his comment about God. He simply believed he was unbeatable. Nobody is unbeatable. Hughes is very strong willed and very Very stubborn fighter. I think he just realized that the other fighter’s actually have something to do with his career.

I’m not religious so it makes me wonder why athletes often believe that God is on their side – a claim made by many athletes other than Matt Hughes. I’d have to assume that St. Pierre is religious to some degree and likely in God’s good graces. Why wouldn’t Hughes wonder if God placed a small wager on “Rush” instead? Or maybe having God on your side just means that he’ll make sure nobody gets seriously injured. Not trying to be cynical, but why would any athlete believe that God singles him out for such special treatment as to guide him to victory over another athlete (a truly inconsequential affair from God’s point of view, I’d guess) despite sub-par training and preparation? It’s not like St. Pierre is some pagan, biting the heads off of small children and stealing from the offering plate (although, he is French Canadian).

I think Matt Hughes is going to punish Lytle… He is going to want to prove that he is as good as he ever was! I think the Hughes vs. GSP III will be one of the best fights of 2007, but I think GSP will take it away. With so many great 170lber that belt could change hands a couple times in 2007 though… I also think Diego Sanchez will wear that soon.

Only chumps think god chooses whose champ.

The better quote for M Houghes would be “GSP was a better man that night” and go on with his business of earning the title shot again.
I like Matt Houghes, but look guys, you can’t teach old dog new tricks. He’s just going to be the similar fighter as of right now for the rest of his career. The dude has been fighting for a while.
For somesone to take the belt from GSP, I think it’s going to be someone we haven’t seen before. This dude already have beaten/beaten-up most of the top contenders.

no matter how much Matt Hughes prays, GSP’s still gonna kick the sh#$ out of him in thier rubber match.

that is, if GSP gets by Diego, who WILL get a title shot next.

im with both 2 dukes and hyde, both make since. I wasnt trying to single matt hughes out, i was more talking about fighters like diego or vitor belfort, who instead of going over the fight with joe rogan, thank god 7 different times for helping them win, meanwhile marvin eastman in laying unconcious on the mat and everyone can see his skull. Like Hyde said, does god hate Marvin eastman? I know thats not right, i just think its overplayed too much by some people. And yes, i think hughes is the only one in 170 that has a chance to beat GSP, no one else at all..And no one else can beat matt

Matt hughes lost that fight for 1 reason, and it was not god. He tried to stand up with a better boxer, and athlete when his specialty and frankly, his entire background is wrestling. Look at how he won the first fight. Matt got increasingly arrogant as his wins piled up(as with the entire miletich camp i might add) and he thought he could just walk in and beat georges in any aspect of the game, and so in my mind he deserved to lose. I am a much bigger fan of georges, he is very humble and he is still the best out there. He is the more well rounded fighter, but if hughes stuck to what he’s good at it would have been a much different fight.

funny.

when you look at the UFC anyone can get beat… except GSP. the only mistake matt made was to fight him.

All I can say is that its not about religion, its about having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and until you give 100% of your life to him and experience that, you’ll never understand the true meaning of faith. There definitely are some guys out there that say they are Christians but totally act like boneheads, but being a Christian doesn’t mean that your perfect, none of us are, it means that there is more to life than what a lot of people are living for. Why should someone be ridiculed so much just for saying out loud what they believe. As far as Jesus not wanting people to fight, I think is ridiculous. Beating someone up on the street is one thing, but training to do what you love and competing at it is another. Do you think that Jesus doesn’t like football or Hockey, or motocross or Extreme skiing in Aspen. There are thousands of deaths, injuries, and accidents every year in those sports, now in that perspective, what makes them any different. Now go ahead and bash me for what I believe but what is it really going to prove…..by the way, if any one is interested in learning more about a personal relationship with Jesus find your nearest Assembly of God church, and tell them that, they’ll do the rest…

yeah i understand that mma is way different than drunken bar fights or street fights. it is a sport with strategies and gameplan and well conditioned athletes. All im saying is in football your not try to knock the other team out, youre trying to run away from them to score a touch down, or tackle them to prevent it. Wrestlings even more of a combat sport than football, ask sean salmon if mma is considered the same kind of sport. and im not bashing you for what you believe, you make a lot of since, and religion is something that there is no point ever arguing, i just like to argue mma, thats all.

LETS NOT FORGET THE FIRST GSP FIGHT, MATT MADE HIM LOOK SILLY IN FRONT OF THE MMA COMMUNITY WITH THAT TEXT BOOK ARMBAR. MATT DIDNT TAKE GEORGE SEROUSLY AND THATS WHY HE LOST THE 2ND FIGHT. IF U THINK MATT WILL FIGHT THAT SLOPPY AGAIN UR CRAZY. ITS FUNNY HOW A GUY CAN LOSE 2 FIGHTS IN 4 YEARS AND SUDDENLY HES A NOBODY.

I would have to say…

Leave religion outside of the sport, its all fluff. you dont have to proclaim your faith to everyone, it gets alittle sickening hearing about everyone and their faith in god/religion.

Go preach or profess it in a place of worship. Not everyone is from the same cookie cutter, heck some people arnt even cookies. (If you get my drift)

When the speechs get “Religious” I get up and get a refill and some snacks.

God helps those who help themselves.

it’s almost like a baseball player thanking god for a homerun,next thing you know they’ll point to the sky thanking god for a walk!!….Matt’s regain is over…welcome to the new ufc…GSP…………….

This is America and anyone announcing their faith in God is their priviledge. If you dont wanna hear turn the sound off ur tv.I beg to differ GSP has lost once to Matt and he will lose again. Matt is the best their is and he will prove that again

Ive read what you guys have said ad i think everyone is missing the point. Matt said that he went into the fight believing that God would give him the victory, therefore he didn’t train or prepare as well as he could have. What is wrong with that. The man has a genuine faith and believed that what God wanted was for him to win.
What he now sees is that God expects him to give his best effort and he wasnt doing that.
Maybe God wanted him to lose on this occasion. Is that so impossible? Since he lost he will probably now train and prepare better for his fights making him a better fighter, this might be better for him in the long run.

Lastly God doesn’t always give us what we want a title, health, or money. He gives us what is the best thing for us and for his purposes on earth (his glory and the saving of people’s souls). Just because we as humans dont understand what is best for us doesnt mean that what happens isnt God’s will. This might just be God giving Matt a kick up the rear end and saying don’t get lazy you have to work for your success.

please. It’s been said. If god exists— any god would not favor one person over another to win a striking match of violence. You christians make everything into a good vs evil thing. Matt was supposed to win over GSP because god favored Matt more? As if a god favors people? I thought you guys believed god was no respector of persons.