Sorry Matt but it was GSP – not your ego – that got the best of you.

Imagine if Liddell decided to become a shoot fighter, and in the process ate a Rampage knee? Would everyone jump off the Liddell bandwagon and say he’s lost something? Would everyone crown Rampage the future of the UFC? Would Rampage then become the #1 LHW in the world? Of course not, so dont say the same shit about Hughes and GSP. I really cant stand the Hughes, ( the angels left my corner!!!! ), but GSP has to do it again either against Hughes, Sanchez, Gomi, etc, to prove to me he’s the man. I like GSP, but you gotta do it and keep doing it to get the hype and salad tossing this guys been getting.
What I dont like about GSP is he has already ducked Hughes once following his win saying he needed more than 2 months after Serra to get ready, and his “injuries” have been ( Hughes vs Penn II, and the cancelled double header Silva/GSP ) were usual training injuries, but the guy acted like he was in the hospital and couldnt walk.

There is no question in my mind that, now that Hughes is returning to the basics, that he will defeat Lytle and then GSP. Hughes took the GSP fight on very little rest after a tough fight against BJ Penn. In addition, he chose to stand and strike with GSP, rather than play to his strengths.

GSP is a great fighter, however he defeated an inferior version of Matt Hughes. The fact is, GSP is way too good of a fighter to test out some new skills against. Now that Hughes has recommited himself to the ground and pound, GSP should prepare himself for a short reign at the top.

Well put Jesse! I don’t beleive Matt’s ego caused him to stray from his game plan… GSP stuffed those takedowns, and forced Hughes to try something else. GSP vs Hughs III will be more of the same.
Regarding the injury: I really hope they were both the real thing, caused by training hard… If it turns into a trend I will start to question. In the mean time, sure he definetly needs to defend that title a few times, but he waded through the same feild that Diago, and Hughes both plowed through. I think that especially in the welterweight div. the UFC has the best feild of competitors by far. I want to see GSP hold that belt for a long time, but I would rather see some new fights. I want to see Diago vs. GSP instead of GSP vs. Hughes III

Yeah, GSP “ducked” Hughes because of some “usual training injuries.” When you’re a professional fighter on the same level as GSP, you can make a statement like that and not be thought an idiot. Just sounds to me like more GSP bashing because he beat the Golden Boy and some Hughes-fluffers just can’t stand that.

word Gman who is anyone to say GSP’s injuries are fake are you reatrded do you see what he does for a living some people dont care about injuries they just wanna fight and thats how they lose if you want to see a good fight you have to wait till the fighters are 100% if their not they can get even more hurt and hamper their career and by the wway fuck matt hughs hes a hillbilly bitch

I like Hughes but I was glad that GSP beat him. When they were both on TUF Matt was acting like a pompus ass. It seems like that little dose of humble pie did the trick and I look forward to his return to the octogan and another title run.

GSP will hold his belt for some time. If you think in the next fight Hughes is going to just take him down and ground and pound him your high! The fight wont start on the ground. Hughes has gotta get buy the strikes and he wont.

matt hughes beat him before with that strategy. don’t think it’s not going to happen again.

I’d be pissed, Jesus let you down Matt!!! Think maybe He will help you beat a Brazilian instead of a Canadian. lol Stop worrying about the next weight class up and focus where your at.

hughes family farm is illinois not iowa unless i am sadly mistaken.

Well matt has to get past lytle first….LOL. I like both gsp and hughes but think gsp is more talented all around and a lot funner to watch. I actually believe hughes though, that he wanted to prove he could strike with gsp, I thought his take downs were half hearted except his major one before the end of round one ( I think he was trying to win the round with a take down ). I actually believe it would be one hell of a fight if the old hughes came back and gsp gave his all, I feel it could go either way. If hughes can’t get the take down it he would have next to no chance of beating gsp, he did take him down twice though in there first encounter. The truth is only hughes really knows if he really tryed to take gsp down to me though it looked like he wanted to stand. If I had to give odd’s on the rematch I would say it would be 95 % gsp – 5 % hughes if he tries to stand with gsp again and 55 % gsp and 45 % hughes if hughes uses his only his strength’s. Gsp is so talented, athletic and strong as hell so hughes will really have his work cut out for him.

Oh and LOL to the moron’s who think gsp faked his injuries….why the hell would a guy who got down on his knees and begged for a title shot fake an injury? The man is a trooper and I highly doubt he’s afraid of any welter weight. He also is one hell of a guy, so humble and polite, can’t say the same for hughes, even though I like him too I was really turned off by his insensitivity to the other fighters on tuff 2. Gsp on the other hand was incredibly helpfull and polite to the other fighters and they all loved him. Any time someone from tuff 2 talks about gsp they have nothing but praise for him. I hope he wins the rematch with hughes, he deserves it more, hughes is a 9 time welter weight champion let gsp take some glory.

Yes, Les. Thanks!

Ah, I never said GSP faked his injuries. But, he had a groin injury for the fight Penn had to take, but was out seen dancing at some club in Montreal while he was “injured”. Liddell fights with a torn quad, torn ligs in his knee, Franklin claims he’s never had a fight where he didnt have an injury from training, Babalu said before the last Liddell fight that it was the first time in his career that he didnt have an injury entering a fight…on and on. What I’m questioning is his heart.
And Gman, its called reading comprehension. I never said GSP ducked him because of an injury, he is telling the UFC he needs more than two months to get ready for Hughes, which is a fucking joke.
I think the dude is gonna be another Tim Sylvia wearing his belt to 7-11, Starbucks, and the all male day spa.
Mach vs GSP, please Dana?!?!

did anyone else notice that GSP has consistently kicked people in the nads. He did it to MH and I think in another fight he did it.The last fight with MH he did it a couple times.

Who said Mat Hughes ground game is better than GSP’s.
The arm bar was a fluke. That will never happen again.
Man, the only guy that I think can strike with GSP is BJ.
Just too bad, he’s just not strong enough to compete with GSP.

They should make the winner of “NightMare/Kos” fight M Hughes, and the winner takes on GSP. Chris Lytle?? are you kidding me…They made GSP went through Hell before they gave him the title shot.

Dancing is not a contact sport.

Totally agree with you luke. I would love to see the winner of diego/koscheck fight hughes to see who is the true number one contender ( penn dropping down to light weight so hes not included ) and the winner fight gsp.