Report: Matt Hughes vs Ricardo Almeida possible for UFC 117
by Jesse Holland on Apr 23, 2010 11:16 AM EDT
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I guess Edward Gibbon was right: Revenge is profitable.
Ricardo Almeida may get the chance to take his frustrations out on Matt Hughes in a possible welterweight showdown at the upcoming UFC 117 event planned for Aug. 7 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., according to a McTweet from ESPN's Franklin McNeil.
"Cachorrão" should be in high spirits considering he's the winner of three straight. The grappling wizard recently made Matt Brown look mortal in their 170-pound clash at UFC 111: "St. Pierre vs. Hardy" last March.
His celebration was short lived however, as his Master and longtime friend Renzo Gracie was stopped by the flinty farmboy at UFC 112: "Invincible" earlier this month.
Almeida has looked good since dropping to 170-pounds, but will be be good enough to overcome the former welterweight champion?
Hughes battered Gracie en route to a third round TKO stoppage in Abu Dhabi. It was his second straight win since dining on Thiago Alves' knee at UFC 85: "Bedlam" in June 2008.
The former champ has been particular about his opponents since entering the twilight of his career, but doesn't seem to mind adding another Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fighter to his combat resume.
UFC 117 may feature the put-up-or-shut-up middleweight title fight between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva -- though the promotion has yet to release any details about the August 7 card or its participants.
Stay tuned.
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Short night for Hughes
unless his take downs and ground control become unstoppable like they were b4 the Canadian “Rush” invasion.
hes been so lazy..
his striking has improved but he stops and walks away after every exchange, i wish he was as agressive as he was b4, but lately hes done just enuff to win so i think this is a very win-able fight for hughes..
For what profit is it to man if he gains the world , and loses his own soul?
- Matthew 16:26
I reported this 2 days after abu dahbi debacle! almeida wins this fight for sure! no doubt in my mind!
Hopefully, the stupid betting public goes with name recognition and takes Hughes, that way I get better odds on the Big Dog….Easy win for almeida!
Almeida is a sleeper at WW!
Hughes is on a roll !! Bring on another jits guy haha.
Hughes is coming George ! You better get your ass up to 185 ……….
Open up the Shit Gates and where the Hell was Marv?
It is safe to say that Matt Hughes IS NOT looking for ANY CHALLENGES. I’m not taking anything away from Almeida but Hughes is basically trying to take the least challenging fights he can possibly take.
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
well he's on a senior's tour right now, he's gonna be put out to pasture...
well until now. Dana is doing it in a way that won’t embarrass the aging legend. You don’t want your big stars of the past go out like shammy and coleman. I didn’t think they would give him a real challenge like this.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Apr 23, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
"Everybody can not be like Randy"
- paraphrasing Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
by VeeisAnimated on Apr 23, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
What the fuck are you talking about?
Almeida is a very relevant fight in ww division right now.
Almieda FTW
Bigger, pretty strong so no major advantage, good wrestling so no major advantage, better BJJ by far, stand up niether is all that great. Almieda is just a little better than Hughes at this point I think
i really wanted to see almeida-maia b4 he dropped down..oh well
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
by salamagogo on Apr 23, 2010 12:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
way tougher fight then matt's last
Im rooting for Ricardo
Detroit Red Wings = next Stanley Cup Champs. Howard for Calder
Surprised he's gonna take this fight
IF he takes the the fight. And I think that’s a big if. Since he wouldn’t fight anyone from AKA I wouldn’t be shocked to see him dodge Almedia too.
If he does take the fight I’ll be impressed as this will back up his claims that he wants another run for the title (not gonna happen but still). I wouldn’t mind seeing him fight Swick or Hardy. Don’t think he’ll beat Big Dog though
My dream match-up to see
BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz!!!!! Would only be unreal
Definately a quick sub for Almeida.
I saw nothing in Hughes’s wins against Serra or Gracie for him to worry about. I do not see him giving much problems for any fighter of Almeidas level or above. The fighters these days seem to be a lot stronger and more well rounded than we he was a dominant force in the UFC. His days of manhandling his opponents and dictating where the fight goes are over. It’s good too see that he still has the desire to fight at this stage in his life, considering he said that he is a farmer first and a fighter second.
yeah, if this fight does indeed does go down, i will be surprised. matt only wants BIG NAME fighters, and im sure matt wil lsay Ricardo is not good enough. He may not be the bbiggest name to throw at hughes, but i got Ricardo whooping his ass, which is the real reason Hughes wont fight him. he does not want to lose someone who is not at “legend” or “superstar” status.
Man UFC 116 and UFc 117 are looking crazy1
Kongo vs Bog Country is in the works for UFC 116
Hughes only wants big names that he can beat, there is a differance!!!
Ricardo will turn Matt inside out, your right thats why he wont fight him.
I hope Hughes has the guts 2 take this fight cuz big will put a beating on him
& I hope he duz!
by d*locc on Apr 23, 2010 1:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
If hughes takes this....
….he is going to get killed
I still would like to see hughes fight one of the AKA boys too
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