I think GSP will take out Hughes. He has a more well rounded game where as Hughes is one dimensional. Thats the same reason that Silva will destroy Chuck.

WAR GSP!!!

I actually feel bad for Hughes. He, and a lot of people, wanted to see him beat the snot out of Serra and regain his WW belt one last time. However, now I don’t ever see him regaining the WW belt. If Hughes beats GSP (HIGHLY unlikely), then all is good for Hughes – he gets the belt, and he gets to fight Serra. If Hughes loses to GSP and GSP then beats Serra, they can then have Hughes/Serra. BUT what if Serra shocks the world again? Then we’ll never see Hughes/Serra.

If Hughes is unable to re-capture the WW belt, I see him moving up to MW to fight Anderson Silva after he fights Serra.

i dont think the short notice will hurt gsp. he’s always in shape and hughes is to one dimensional(worst stand up in mma).

This is the welterweight version of Randy and Chuck.

I will take GSP round 4 TKO.

Ummm. My favorite mma fighter would be GSP, but this should be a great match. I really can’t predict who will win. Getting a little annoyed by everyone saying who will win, go put your 2 weeks pay check if your so confident.

Matt said on TUF he only has 3-4 fights left in him. GSP, Serra, Silva & Franklin then call it a day.

O real quick… Hughes wont move up 2 fight Silva because Dan Henderson will be holding the belt.

GSP will KO hughes again.

Then I think Serra will KO GSP again.

GSP is looking PAST Hughes and THAT is a big no no. That can end up costing him dearly. Watch Hughes teach him never to do that, Hughes ain’t no push over.

I am hoping for a good fight, but I do not think that Hughes has the tools to beat GSP. Props to both guys for making this fight happen.

hughes vs hendo would be fun to watch

hughes vs hendo would be fun to watch

much agreed! That would be a battle.

i am sure it was an easy decision for gsp to take this on short notice since he will probally destroy hughes even worse than the 2nd fight.props to hughes though for taking it.

WAR Gsp!

I have a new respect for GSP and Hughes. Both of those guys took this fight even though they could have waited until they got their title shots. Are you taking notes Karo?

I think GSP will take out Hughes. He has a more well rounded game where as Hughes is one dimensional. Thats the same reason that Silva will destroy Chuck.

difference is that hughes does not have knock out power and chuck does and silva loves to bang so i see silva clinching liddell trying to throw those knees and getting a big ass uppercut woobles and liddell landing a nice 1,2 combo to dropp him, buya first round ko

Dude, GSP kicked Hughes right in the heart! Look at the pic.

it be nice to see chuck use his legs this time, or an ice block to the face is fine

This might be a better fight than Wandy and Chuck. Either one of these fights could end up being one sided.

I hope Hughes and GSP get some nice bonuses. I feel bad for Serra but he’ll fight the winner I guess. I would still like to see Serra vs Hughes no matter what.

4 weeks of training is probably shorter than GSP is use to but at 26 years old he only needs a couple of good weeks of training to be ready.

I mean this guy is a top level fighter and has been now for quite a few years I am sure he is in fairly good shape. The physical is going to be there no doubt but the mental is probably what takes longer. As for game plan he has fought Hughes before and I have a feeling he will try to do to Matt what he did to Kos. So as for the mental aspect it won’t be nearly as difficult for him to prepare because he has fought Hughes twice.

So I can’t see him using this as an excuse if he loses.

Hughes will fight Serra again. I’m not exactly sure how it will happen or under what scenario, but the UFC isn’t going to pump the amount of money that they did into “Hughes vs. Serra” not to have that fight happen.

Let’s say GSP beats Hughes (2.5 to 1 favorite), then he’ll logically fight Serra. If GSP beats Serra for the belt, then right there you have it: Hughes vs. Serra.

If Serra retains his belt over GSP, then it becomes a little trickier to imagine the scenario, I admit. But nonetheless, there’ll be some way to get Hughes back in the picture. There’s always a Chris Lytle waiting in the wings who Hughes can lay on top of for three rounds, in order to get another title shot.

Plus, if Hughes actually pulls off the upset over GSP, then he’ll face Serra in a unification bout.

The UFC will find a way to make that fight happen. With as much smack as Serra talked during the TUF6 series, and as dumb as he made Hughes look, there are just too many people who want to see that fight for it not to happen. I’m not even a Hughes OR Serra fan, and I would pay a crap-ton of money to see that fight.

Here’s a very exciting possible scenario:
GSP beats Hughes for interim title.
GSP beats Serra for full title, match is in Canada.
Hughes vs. Serra in mid-2008.

We get all the match ups that we want to see and the champion that we deserve.

I want to see GSP beat Hughes, then Hughes drop down the ladder a touch and fight Kos and have Fitch fight to be contender against someone

I think this one is going to be a better/longer fight than the first 2, but ultimately GSP will win!

If GSP lets this turn into a grappling match, it could mean bad news for GSP. I hope that Georges controls the action like he did at UFC 65. I most definitely think that GSP can hang with Hughes on the ground, but i think keeping Matt out of his element is key for this fight. This isn’t Josh Koscheck we’re talking about here. Keep Hughes on his feet and it’s a sealed deal.

Being a fan of both guys I was hoping for Hughes to beat Serra, then retire, and GSP vs Serra for the vaccant… That was Hughes could have a story book end to his career with out having to get ktfo’d by GSP….

This is how I see it:

Matt Hughes defeats GSP via a shocking TKO in the 3rd round.

Matt Hughes defends his welterweight against Matt Serra winning by Split Decision

Than there is one more fight that makes ANY sense

MATT HUGHES vs BJ PENN III. (THIS FIGHT CARD SHOULD BE CALLED “NEMESIS”.

BJ PENN will defeat Matt Hughes via submission in Round 3, and become the UNDISPUTED WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION.

PS: Then hopefully we can see a phenomenal 2nd fight between BJ PENN and GSP.

Matt Hughes defends his welterweight against Matt Serra winning by Split Decision

Are you serious? Sat that fight happens and if it goes the distance, I don’t see how any way Serra wins a decision, the longer this goes the better it is for Hughes; he as been in too many championship fights and proven he can last five rounds. Serra’s only real chance of winning would be to catch a submission in the earlier rounds before fatigue and sweat set in, or the punchers chance. Matt Hughes has NEVER (capitalized for emphasis) lost a decision, and I sincerely doubt Serra would be the first to do so

Sat that fight happens

 Say that fight happens (typo)

GSP showing his unparalleled sportsmanship yet again. This fight is going to be quite a war on the ground, if it gets there, and a target practice for GSp if it stays standing. However, lets not underestimate Hughes: like Silva is getting his ground game resturctured by Couture, Matt may be doing the same with his striking. Who know´s we´ll see, I´m all for GSP

Predictions
   Gsp wins via tko in the 3rd round after some close calls and hughes gets gsp down once or twice and I see this fight as sort of back and forth and not one sided like there second fight.
   Gsp fights serra and is very aggressive mixing in up well and keeps serra guessing not knowing whether he’s going shoot or strike. Its pretty much a one sided fight until serra shoots on gsp and gets head kicked for his trouble and gsp wills by tko late in the second.
   Hughes then fights serra and wins a boring decision, holding serra down for most of the fight.
    Fitch fights karo for a title shot at gsp and defeats karo via decision. Fight wins fight of the night.
   Gsp fights fitch and wins via decision, a very exciting fight that goes back and forth.

GSP showing his unparalleled sportsmanship yet again. This fight is going to be quite a war on the ground, if it gets there, and a target practice for GSp if it stays standing. However, lets not underestimate Hughes: like Silva is getting his ground game resturctured by Couture, Matt may be doing the same with his striking. Who know´s we´ll see, I´m all for GSP

  I REALLY can’t see hughes catching gsp on his feet, he’s NEVER caught anyone. Serra does have heavier hands than hughes and has quick punches, he dropped both karo and gsp in the first and commands respect on his feet and I guarantee gsp won’t underestimate him again. Only way I can see hughes winning is by catching gsp in a submission, yes all fighters have punchers chance but I would say hughes punchers chance is under 1% with serra’s being 10% if gsp is focused and prepared and more like 25% if gsp isn’t. Hughes in my opinion has the WORST foot work of ANY welter weight even in his recent videos of him training he looks horrible on his feet. If this fight stay’s standing expect it to end fairly quickly, gsp is several levels ahead of hughes on there feet, if hughes can’t get gsp down, see gsp vs hughes 2.

i dont think the short notice will hurt gsp. he’s always in shape and hughes is to one dimensional(worst stand up in mma).

hughes’ stand up is pretty bad, but worst in MMA is going a bit far, and i don’t even like the guy. worst stand up by someone who held a belt maybe, but worst in the game, doubtful

Cannot wait to see this fight. I’ve never seen a bar go ask crazy as when GSP destroyed Hughes the first time.

On a side note: Thanks for posting these “quick quotes”. Those and the use of video are the main reasons I read this site. It’s well done.

I see that alot of you like to give predictions!! But remember matt is 40 & 5. You don’t get a record like that and not surprise someone sometimes. I personally believe that GSP is one of the best and most well rounded MMA fighters, but if you count out a man like Hughes – who most of you say is one dementional- don’t forget that one demension is one hell of a GROUND & POUND and a need to compete & win… Goodluck to you both I appreciate both of your skills and talent, and look forward to watching this one closly.

sorry about the typos.

i think gsp will beat hughes no problem even if the fight goes to the ground. gsp has developed an amazing ground game that is just as good as matts if not better…. the only way matt can win is if he gets lucky

Are you serious? Sat that fight happens and if it goes the distance, I don’t see how any way Serra wins a decision, the longer this goes the better it is for Hughes; he as been in too many championship fights and proven he can last five rounds. Serra’s only real chance of winning would be to catch a submission in the earlier rounds before fatigue and sweat set in, or the punchers chance. Matt Hughes has NEVER (capitalized for emphasis) lost a decision, and I sincerely doubt Serra would be the first to do so

no way hughes loses he knows what he needs to do and he is going to do it. Hughes can control anybody on the ground and once he gets gsp down he will win. Hughes has a very solid chin and he will have to put it to the test to get gsp down. but i see hughes getting gsp down pounding him and eventually catching him in a submission

I see that alot of you like to give predictions!! But remember matt is 40 & 5. You don’t get a record like that and not surprise someone sometimes. I personally believe that GSP is one of the best and most well rounded MMA fighters, but if you count out a man like Hughes – who most of you say is one dementional- don’t forget that one demension is one hell of a GROUND & POUND and a need to compete & win… Goodluck to you both I appreciate both of your skills and talent, and look forward to watching this one closly.

sorry about the typos.

  I agree with this, hughes is no chump but he’s counted on his wrestling and strength advantage to take down his opponents for pretty much all of his 43 wins. Gsp is a night mare for hughes style wise he’s just as strong if not stronger and is probably a better wrestler than hughes, and is a much better striker. He’s just a poor match up with gsp and to be honest I would much rather see him fight serra because I wanted him to win back his belt one last time and I wanted hughes to get some pay back on serra with all his mouthing off.

I dont think the short notice will hurt gsp. he’s always in shape and hughes is to one dimensional(worst stand up in mma).

Yeah GSP is the perfect kind of guy to handle a short notice fight well. He is a very athletic guy naturally, guys like him, and Kos, don’t even really need to train hard to be in descent shape, they are easily the best candidates for short notice fights, I don’t think it will effect him much at all.

Matt Hughes will never wear the UFC welter weight belt again. As of right now he is the best welterweight champion of all time, but I dont give him much of a chance against GSP. Matt Hughes will be lucky to make it to the third round against GSP.

GSP do all of us a favor!! Dont kick him in the balls this time. So Matt can kick your ass with no excuses. Then we can hear it again “I will blame the loss on anything. Not own up to getting my ass kicked”

i think gsp will beat hughes but i would like to see hughes destroy serra i think he is a punk bitch,but on the other hand well get to see gsp kick serras ass i guess we are in a win-win situation here.

Good point Raze!

But you scared me with your comment :/

Wow, supprised most people think this is an easy win for GSP. Hughes must think he has a goo chance, or he wouldn’t of chose the fight. I also agree with Raze. GSP does seem to be looking past this fight. Could be a big mistake.

GSP do all of us a favor!! Dont kick him in the balls this time. So Matt can kick your ass with no excuses. Then we can hear it again “I will blame the loss on anything. Not own up to getting my ass kicked”

Blame the loss on anything? Please show me an example of GSP EVER giving an excuse to one of his (only) 2 loses…

There is only 1 person who could beat GSP in that division, I’ll give you a hint, he is from Hawaii. Problem is the BJ is currently fighting in Lightweight and after he takes the interim title, maybe he can move back up and beat GSP. If you think Hughes will win you must have not see their last fight.

Matt said on TUF he only has 3-4 fights left in him. GSP, Serra, Silva & Franklin then call it a day.

He won’t fight Franklin, they’re good friends

Matt said on TUF he only has 3-4 fights left in him. GSP, Serra, Silva & Franklin then call it a day.

I’d like to see those fights happen but would he fight Franklin? I’m not sure about that

There is only 1 person who could beat GSP in that division, I’ll give you a hint, he is from Hawaii. Problem is the BJ is currently fighting in Lightweight and after he takes the interim title, maybe he can move back up and beat GSP. If you think Hughes will win you must have not see their last fight.

I’ve been saying that all along. I’m finally happy someone agrees with me.

no way hughes will end his great “welterweight” career in the middleweight…

after his lose to GSP, hes gonna wait for Serra, win the fight and walk in the .h.o.f.

I’ve been saying that all along. I’m finally happy someone agrees with me.

I’d love for BJ to move to welterweight. Thats putting another fish in GSP’s pond. Its just a matter of time until GSP hooks him and reels him in.

GSP is one of the most overrated fighters in the UFC. Serra proved it.

gsp is going to wreck hughes. seriously, the ONLY chance hughes has of winning this fight is getting georges down BEFORE georges gets hughes down. hughes’ chance of getting georges down is significantly less than vice versa; georges td defense and athleticism is insane. hughes on the other hand will be facing a takedown artist who has gotten everybody down when he wanted to with ease. does matt have td defense? against st. pierre i doubt it.
and obviously st. pierre’s standup is lightyears ahead of matts. i just don’t see where hughes can really finish this fight. georges is just so good everywhere. i do think hughes could potentially hold georges down, but he won’t be able to do it for the whole fight, and he won’t be able to do much damage without risking position. this fight will not go past the 3rd.

GSP destined for MMA welterweight belt again and the man to beat for the next 5 years IMO.

Matt said on TUF he only has 3-4 fights left in him. GSP, Serra, Silva & Franklin then call it a day.

Hughes will not fight Franklin, they’re homies….and I laugh at the day Dana sets up a Hughes vs. Silva fight. What a one sided fight that’d be.

I’ve been saying that all along. I’m finally happy someone agrees with me.

Here’s a very exciting possible scenario:
GSP beats Hughes for interim title.
GSP beats Serra for full title, match is in Canada.
Hughes vs. Serra in mid-2008.

We get all the match ups that we want to see and the champion that we deserve.

Bingo. This is exactly what I think will happen. GSP will get the 1st round TKO this time. I think he’s going to go in there and kill it.

I don’t think conditioning will be an issue, because on the radio interview that was posted here GSP said that he only took 2 weeks off after his last fight and he’s been in the gym ever since.

no way hughes loses he knows what he needs to do and he is going to do it. Hughes can control anybody on the ground and once he gets gsp down he will win. Hughes has a very solid chin and he will have to put it to the test to get gsp down. but i see hughes getting gsp down pounding him and eventually catching him in a submission

Did you see the last fight? GSP knocked Hughes silly…twice. Then he couldn’t take GSP down to save his life and nearly got scalped by GSP’s shin…

I don’t care if he wins or loses, GSP can mount and submit me any time he wants to!

I think that this fight is closer than Silva Vs Liddell.We all know that liddell is going down.I am still routing for Hughes, hes the one that made me start loving MMA sport.

Matt said on TUF he only has 3-4 fights left in him. GSP, Serra, Silva & Franklin then call it a day.

Silva would knock out Hughes in a matter of seconds, not minutes. It would be similar to the 1st fight Silva had with Franklin…but worse.

Franklin is a faster sticker than Hughes by far and Hughes would not look like a pretty farm boy after this fight.

GSP is one of the most overrated fighters in the UFC. Serra proved it.

How is one overatted for getting caught and losing? Then you must think everyone is overrated right, because all of the great fighters have lost at one time? I feel getting dominated in a fight from start to finish is worse than getting caught and KO’d. Please ellaborate on why he is overrated besides losing to Serra?

NOW THATS A TRUE CHAMPION RIGHT THERE!! GSP wants to fight the best and be known that he is a champion because he is the best. Hes not a little BIOTCH like Hughes who laughs and is happy that Serra beat GSP so he wouldnt have to get his ass kicked again. Karma is a bitch though and Hughes is now gonna get what he deserves and thats an ASS WHOOPIN by GSP!!!

NOW THATS A TRUE CHAMPION RIGHT THERE!! GSP wants to fight the best and be known that he is a champion because he is the best. Hes not a little BIOTCH like Hughes who laughs and is happy that Serra beat GSP so he wouldnt have to get his ass kicked again. Karma is a bitch though and Hughes is now gonna get what he deserves and thats an ASS WHOOPIN by GSP!!!

i am not a hughes fan at all but i will say at least he accepted this fight and is gonna give the fans what they want and he would kick serra’s ass all over the cctagon.now gsp is gonna hurt hughes and then bang on serra’s punk ass and then be our champion again….for a long time im afraid to say.

You obviously didn’t watch their previous fight—ok so Penn won round one—he got completely dominated the rest of the fight, gassing in the 3rd as usual. Fatigue is fatigue. Whether its from getting hit or expending energy the result is the same. Karo actually won his fight with Diego, winning the first two rounds, but looked so tired by the end the judges had no choice but to rule in favor of Diego.

GSP will dominate Hughes.

NOW THATS A TRUE CHAMPION RIGHT THERE!! GSP wants to fight the best and be known that he is a champion because he is the best. Hes not a little BIOTCH like Hughes who laughs and is happy that Serra beat GSP so he wouldnt have to get his ass kicked again. Karma is a bitch though and Hughes is now gonna get what he deserves and thats an ASS WHOOPIN by GSP!!!

I believe Hughes and GSP had options as to choose to fight each other or not. So actually they both want to fight the best, which in this case happens to be each other. Also I don’t ever remember Hughes being happy Serra beat GSP. Several times he has said GSP would beat Serra 9 times out of 10.

Also I don’t ever remember Hughes being happy Serra beat GSP. Several times he has said GSP would beat Serra 9 times out of 10.

That’s exactly why he was so happy, because it was so unexpected. He wanted to beat up on Serra, so when Serra won, he was happy. He has even said it in interviews.

Hughes must be losing sleep right now, I could see him thinking “what the f**k have I got myself into?”. Hughes is a stand up guy, and even though I think gsp and penn are better fighters than him, he was a real champion, never ducking anyone. This guy is a true warrior like gsp, my respect for hughes went up for taking this fight. He could have easily turned it down and fought serra in a few months, but he did whats best for the fans and the ufc right now, good for him.

When GSP Lost to MAtt Serra, you all said and GSP said it was mental .

When Matt Hughes beat GSP you all thought it was mental, so did GSP.

Now you all are not saying what u should be!!!!and that is
GSP needs Anthony Robins, you know the self help guru that spent 2 hrs with the pit, hack n chuck

I don’t care if he wins or loses, GSP can mount and submit me any time he wants to!

This is my kind of woman!!Now, if only I was bald and spoke with a french accent…..

This is my kind of woman!!Now, if only I was bald and spoke with a french accent…..

Yeah, and if only I looked like one of the ring girls!

I just watched the Hughes vs Gracie fight again. That was awesome! Hughes totally dominated him and made him look bad. I hated how Gracie always held his submissions an extra 3 or 4 seconds after the tapout, so I’m glad he got his ass kicked by Hughes!

True, GSP is a great fighter and will be around a long time, but he hasn’t accomplished nearly what Hughes has, and anyone writing Hughes off is a dumbass! You either have very short term memory, or your hatred of Matt has blinded you. Either way, you’re dumbasses.

It’s going to be a great fight, no matter who wins.

prediction: hughes TKO GSP via headkick in the last minutes of the opening round…

                                       - MADAM AURING

I just watched the Hughes vs Gracie fight again. That was awesome! Hughes totally dominated him and made him look bad. I hated how Gracie always held his submissions an extra 3 or 4 seconds after the tapout, so I’m glad he got his ass kicked by Hughes!
True, GSP is a great fighter and will be around a long time, but he hasn’t accomplished nearly what Hughes has, and anyone writing Hughes off is a dumbass! You either have very short term memory, or your hatred of Matt has blinded you. Either way, you’re dumbasses.
It’s going to be a great fight, no matter who wins.

Watch UFC 65 and witness TOTAL DOMINATION. GSP has Hughes number.

GSP is looking PAST Hughes and THAT is a big no no. That can end up costing him dearly. Watch Hughes teach him never to do that, Hughes ain’t no push over.

He sure looked like a pushover at UFC 65. GSP won’t underestimate Hughes, He considers him the best guy he’s fought so far.

He sure looked like a pushover at UFC 65. GSP won’t underestimate Hughes, He considers him the best guy he’s fought so far.

Yup. GSP always speaks highly of Matt Hughes, even after he beat him.

This is how I see it:

Matt Hughes defeats GSP via a shocking TKO in the 3rd round.

Matt Hughes defends his welterweight against Matt Serra winning by Split Decision

Than there is one more fight that makes ANY sense

MATT HUGHES vs BJ PENN III. (THIS FIGHT CARD SHOULD BE CALLED “NEMESIS”.

BJ PENN will defeat Matt Hughes via submission in Round 3, and become the UNDISPUTED WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION.

PS: Then hopefully we can see a phenomenal 2nd fight between BJ PENN and GSP.

YA RIGHT! BJ PENN WOULD BE GASSED AFTER THE FIRST ROUND!!!