B.W: I actually think Hughes uinder trains, He was under training even when he was dominant. Now he might realize that he has to start putting more work in the Gym….1 thing I can guarentee, is that Hughes is not training harder then Tiago Alves.

Not saying Alves will win, but I know Alves will be the better trained fighter.

Alves needs to go to work on Matt’s legs with Kicks early in the fight. All fights have to start standing and Tiago has a ridiculous advantage over Matt in that aspect of the fight. If Matt tries to stand up with Tiago he will get CRUSHED!! However I think Matt will shoot for takedowns right off the bat. alves will be better trained and comes from the better camp…..It will be interesting to see how this fight plays out.

Pat; Hughesus and Robbie both own and run H.I.T-Squad..They left the Miletich camp about a year ago and started their own gym..

Im sure Pat Miletich will help support them by showing up, here and there…

Yes, Lawler trains there, who is actually the ideal sparring partner for Hughes to emulate Alves.

Jeremy Horn has also been there training Hughes, and Jeremy himself is preparing for his June 21 fight against Lister.

There are plenty of pro fighters at HIT squad.

I thought of a good fight last night…carlos condi/nick diaz.
for the record, I got Diaz

I was thinking the same thing when I saw him in Lawler’s corner. I would think he should be there at least a week in advance.

I was thinking that aswell when I saw him with Robbie…

I would think that fighters would want to get out there around 10 days out….

It is good to get your time-table right, aswell as adjust to the all around difference’s…

He most likely left the next day?..but that would leave only one day shy from a week-out…

But I guess it’s probably not the biggest deal if he did arrive around 5 or 6 days before the fight..

Please don’t equate Alves to GSP. Alves is no GSP. Thiago is a better striker, but GSP has a huge advantage in all other areas, most importantly the wrestling/TD defense/ground game aspect, which is what Hughes will attempt to exploit.

Alves wasn’t too explosive or quick to avoid being taken down right to side control by Karo. And once on the ground, Hughes is far better than Karo at keeping guys down, passing guard, and inflicting GNP.

gotta go back to his bread and butter – his standup wasnt getting him anywhere :)

i want to say hughes will take this since his only recent losses has come from GSP – but his performances against an out of shape BJ and Chris Lytle havent been dominating to say the least

Haahaa, Alves is the cocky one?? I’m not sure who will win this fight, but that’s funny!

That is the boxing coach at HIT Squad, Matt Pena. He was the boxing coach at Miletich before following Hughes and the guys to their new gym.

you are wrong

Notice all of the people in the upper level watching the training. You have to remember that most MMA gyms that have pros training there ususally have time slots most everyday for pros exclusively…like a 2 hour time slot. HIT Squad obviously allows people in the gym to hang out/lift weights while the pros use the mat and ring. Xtreme Couture has a similar schedule.

Matt’s back looks sick when he is coming down on the rope!!! I know he has said in the past that he trains extra hard on his back muscles because he feels they are used more in the fight game.

Hughes new HIT Squad gym is incredible. It might’ve been a warehouse previously, but it’s got a huge mat and cage area, a boxing ring, tons of heavy bags, weights, cardio, etc. It’s an amazing facility. The fact that nobody else is working probably reflects Matt putting in extra work between scheduled classes at the gym and the time when their pro fighters do their training.

I also wouldn’t get too worked up on thinking that a 3 minute clip would show us everything Hughes is working on for the fight. They’re picking and choosing what type of footage to distribute to the public, which would include guys at ATT. Hughes isn’t going to give away any secrets.

Thats a lot of hate man. Not everybody is naturally talented like GSP. Hughes was fine fighting the way he was until he had to face GSP for a second time. He started seriously training on his boxing then to fix his weakest area. He will beat Alves and then beat Serra and hopefully after that face for the title against Penn. Why does he have to practice leg kicks again? His striking is not the best he is just looking to get into the pocket so he can charge in and get the take down. Man Hughes beat Lyttle by a decision, what other fight did he take to decision? GnP I can understand, submission I can understand but decision? Alves will lose on the ground, no doubt, Hughes will lose standing up no doubt. But I see it as Hughes trying to get in rhyme with Alves kicking style so he can eat one to take him down. From there it is a good struggle but ultimately will end in a RnC. 2nd round at best.

By the time the Serra fight comes around for Hughes (which I think might be the end of the year) its a possibility that Penn might be calling GSP. Knowing the UFC they’ll see this as a perfect deal. If there was enough time after GSP’s fight with Fitch (and if he wins) he could be on the same card with Hughes. It would be GSP Penn and Hughes Serra, four former UFC WW champions, the card could be epic if they had some good undercards like maybe the Bisbing Leben fight. Possibly Anderson Silva finally defends his belt again against Okami. But after the main card between GSP Penn they announce Hughes fights the winner (when he beats Serra). The could really end the year with a bang.There are too many big names for that to be one card but it would be crazy. Why not crank it up a notch, a triple title shot card with Mir and Nog! I’d pay $100 to see that card.