UFC 98 video: Matt Hughes on Matt Serra fight on May 23

Sounds horridle. lol/

speaking of dreams Kevin….I dreamed Shogun battered Chuck in the standup and then submitted him? I tell you it felt so real I actually woke up saying “I’m scared for Chuck”…..

Shogun was fighting well inside of an octagon? That is a crazy dream.

I 2nd that Cog,dumb fuq prediction lol

Hughes might still beleive he has stand up skills. If he does he it will either be a ko or a tko. Serra has much better stand up than Hughes, and I believe a better chin as well. Even though he lost that Karo match Serra definately showed that he can strike and take a decent punch. I see him landing the better shots and getting the win. I also do not see Hughes being anywhere close to as good as he used to be with the loses he has sustained (yes I do realise who he lost to) and his time away from the octogan. I hope Serra lays a beating on him.

I think Serra will win and decided to go extreme with a bold prediction on the finish…. try it sometime yourself. And I am glad this ounce of text had such a dramatic impact on your life.

He will get that one lucky punch on Hughes.

It was more like a lucky 10 piece combo… Its really hard to get those with just luck…

Isn’t this supposed to be Matt Hughes’ last fight? I remember him announcing he has 3 fights left in him. He fought GSP and Alves already, so this should be his last. I don’t think Hughes even wants to fight anymore, just doing it for the pay checks and getting it over with. He’s still fairly young but he doesn’t seem to improve, its always the same.

NM! What? Not a Matt Serra fan!

Matt Serra has NEVER put anyone to sleep, and Hughes has only been KO’d once (by Pele). He took the GSP headkick + elbows and punches and was still there. He was rocked, but not KO’d. He took Thiago’s knee in the face + punches and was not KO’d. There is NO evidence to suggest that Serra will put him to sleep. Sure, theres a possiblity of it happening, and a possibility of Serra clipping him behind the ear like he did GSP, but I believe it wont happen.

This fight will be much like Hughes’ fight vs Lytle at 68, where Serra will attempt to bumrush him at the start of each round, in which Hughes will take him down and pound on him and look for submissions the whole round. Rinse and repeat.

Serra is a dog and can hang in there and survive, seeing as he has a high rate of lasting to the bell. But he will not mount any offense and will LOSE this fight.

hey guys, balator is on at 9 eastern/6 pacific!

Shinya Aoki to Strikeforce?

i just saw this weeks Inside MMA and Scott Coker (Strikeforce founder) was a guest. they asked him, "True or False? Shinya Aoki will be fighting in America within a year." and Coker nodded his head and replied "True". Bas went on to say that maybe Coker will have some news for us about that in the future and Coker just kept smiling.

Bobby Lashly willing to take the TUF route to join the UFC. its hard not to appreciate the humble approach Lashley is taking in his mma career. The guy could be thrust into BIG money fights simply because of his star power, yet he is willing to do it the RIGHT way, and is even willing to spend months in that Hell whole also known as the TUF house.

War Lashely!
 
*DREAM 8*

I told you guys they would get a replacement to face Ninja. The last minute replacement is Team Grabaka fighter: Riki Fukuda (13-4)

Lashly has no other option but to take that approach, did you see his last fight???

He has plenty of options, hes a big name. If he wanted big fights he could get them. i Agree with john, more power to him for paying his dues.

I agree, but he struggled with an out of shape vet who took the fight on super short notice! Of course he’s willing to go on TUF, he couldn’t even 100% say he’d make it into the house from what I’ve seen of him!

With a 225 lb upper limit for heavyweights in TUF 10, I don’t see how Lashley could even make it past the initial weigh-in. He weighed in at 251.5 for the Guida fight.

As a lifelong wrestling fan, I can state with absolute certainty that Lashley has nowhere near the star power that Lesnar does. He needs to take the humble route if he wants to do anything. Going to a decision with Chubby Bear isn’t going to help him.

I don’t see him doing the TUF show. He has people helping him with his career, and I can’t imagine that they see this as being a good idea. It is too big a risk. He may gain experience by fighting on the show, but unless he wins, he will make very little money. If he loses, then people will write him off. He can gain experience by fighting people in smaller shows, while making decent money at the same time for lending his name to smaller orgs.

u make some great points!

mania, dream 8 is taped delayed on hdnet the 10th, will it be live (streamed) from Japan anywhere ie justintv, etc.

I will admit that him being Italian makes me a fan more then I would normally be. Im not really a fan of Serra the fighter, I am a big fan of Serra the person. I think he will be a great coach, that will groom many young fighters for years to come. He is a positive force in mma for sure!

I will admit that Serra isnt a top 10 welterweight, but I dont think Hughes is either. I truly believe that Serra has a great chance at beating hughes…after that, he might as well retire and focus on his school! Hughes should just FOCK OFF!

I’m with you there. Serra seems like a good guy, and Hughes is an egomaniacal uber-douche.

I know on the show Serra was a better coach, but with HIS actual camp, who good has come out of there? Drago? Scarola? I thought George (from TUF 6) was there, but he hasn’t fought in I don’t know how long). True, he may be a better coach than Hughes himself, but Hughes’ camp is better. He’s got Lawler, that guy from UFN Matt Veach, and maybe some others. Don’t kid yourselves by saying Serra is some great coach and his camp is some great school.

Hughes FTW.

You only named 2 people that came from Hughes camp. Plus, you said “and maybe some others.”, so that really says nothing. I could care less about whos right, but that is just not a valid argument on your side. lol

as far as i see it 2 beats none enzo-schmuck

It is a valid argument. Serra’s camp doesn’t win, Hughes’ camp has multiple ex-champs (and one who was never defeated). I Said some others, because I didn’t know anyone else. I stated 3 from Serra, and 2 from Hughes. Big whoop. One more fighter.

No matter how you put it, the point comes down to Serra NOT having a school that puts out good fighters who can win. Even IF they “learn” a lot from Serra, for example jits, and they can’t apply it in a fight and produce finishes(like Serra himself) or wins, then the camp isn’t that “great”. Although Hughes self admittedly puts more emphasis on wrestling, his students have produced better results than Serra/Longo camp.

yeah but Synyster: those arent really Hughes’s fighters. They are Hughes’s peers from the Miletich camp that just came over with Hughes when he left the Miletich camp….its not like Hughe’s had ANYTHING to do with Lawler’s career!

Hughes has plenty of influence on Lawler’s career. Just because Robbie doesn’t come out and try to wrestle, or because Matt stand up sucks doesn’t mean they dont work together. You can attribute Robbie’s takedown defense, submission awareness, and submission capability skills to Hughes. Robbie is always in his corner, and Hughes is always in his.

But I got distracted from my point. I didn’t mean to go off on which camp was better, but rather that I get the impression that you are making Serra’s gym out to be way more than what it is.

Well Eddie Bravo says he’s got ground skills so I’ll take his opinion over yours.