UFC 117: Matt Hughes vs Ricardo Almeida announced for Aug. 7 in Oakland
by MMAmania.com on Jun 3, 2010 9:46 PM EDT
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Ricardo Almeida will be out for revenge when he locks horns with Matt Hughes in a welterweight showdown that is now set for the upcoming UFC 117: "Silva vs. Sonnen" pay-per-view (PPV) event planned for the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 7.
The promotion today made the long-rumored 170-pound match up official.
"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" back in March.
His celebration was short lived, however, as his master and long-time 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 he be good enough to overcome the former division champion?
Hughes battered Gracie en route to a third round technical knockout 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 will feature the put-up-or-shut-up middleweight title fight between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva in the main event of the evening. A welterweight rematch between top contenders Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves is also expected to go down.
For the current UFC 117 fight card click here.
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awesome card
i got almeida for this
SHOGUN SLAYED THE DRAGON! Hell Yeah
by Phenomenal Angel on Jun 3, 2010 9:59 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Why did Hughes take this fight?
Its a tough one and he gains nothing from it.
He should be fighting other oldies.
by Lester The Pimp on Jun 3, 2010 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
Pimp
continuation of the Gracie Saga lol
Huge if he wins, imo but the chances of that are slim. Guys like Hughes/Chuck/Tito are basically fighting each fight to stay out of retirement.
im a hughes fan, but after this, i cant think of a single fight id like to see him in??
HellaHectic, KOS, and Rashad gang-banged my mom.
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jun 3, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
naah, Almeida wins.
Hughes should fight Matt Serra one more time so Serra can shut him up for real.
Rashad is the king of errything! Rampage is homo.
Serra aint shit, and Hughes would beat him again anyway
Next prediction -- Martin Kampmann submits Paulo Thiago
Counting down the days till Shogun vs Rogerio 2 (which now seems to have increased dramatically)
You mean Hughes would lay on him again?
And pray to god little Matt doesn’t get up and woop his sorry ass.
That’s right girl, let me whisper in your ear
Baby wake up, we’re naked and we’re humpin’ sexy
For the last fifteen minutes baby, that’s what’s been happen’
Yeah, too late now, it’s on.
by O damn he got caught on Jun 4, 2010 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions
yep he would
it’s what works for GSP in every fight
I can’t believe Rashad ‘Sugad’ all over Rampage at 114. Quittin Jackson was a bad choice from the start and I think he needs to now consider retirement. Fedor too!
BZ – 2 Freenow82 – 0
Serra's face was all busted up at the end of the fight
and he didn’t do anything the whole time. couldn’t finish Hughes when they collided heads, he instead decided to get taken down and gave up his back. played round 2 like a fool and was making faces instead of trying for sweeps or to get to his feet. and spend round 3 holding on to rubber guard till the last 40 seconds.
Hughes would beat him again, and probably finish him the 2nd time around.
Next prediction -- Martin Kampmann submits Paulo Thiago
Counting down the days till Shogun vs Rogerio 2 (which now seems to have increased dramatically)
Matt hughes is the most exciting fighter everrrr !
by LJchamp on Jun 3, 2010 10:09 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i dunno about ever
but a reign of terror a few years back sure
SHOGUN SLAYED THE DRAGON! Hell Yeah
by Phenomenal Angel on Jun 3, 2010 10:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Matt hughes is the most exciting fighter ever!! Just like phil baroni is the best everrrrr!!
"The Red Eye Jedi Holds a 7th Degree Black Belt In BongHitsu"
by Red Eye Jedi on Jun 3, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
i hope you guys don't start raggin on hughes. gsp fights just like him....
i know gsp said he idolized hughes but he didn’t have to copy his one dimensional wrestling style.
by Conan the Barbarian on Jun 3, 2010 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
yo off subject but i just HAD to post this somewhere..
did yall see this vid of this dude getting impaled by this bull? he gets a horn through the throat and it comes all the way out his mouth:
heres a link to the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpLXXM1L5yY
you know you're having some good sex when you start planning what you're gonna say in the 911 call afterwards...
HellaHectic - banned from over 30 sites and counting...
Noice
Oh and.. Almeida by 3rd rd. submission
Conan : You are known as a striker. Is that correct? Tell me what that means.
Chuck : Well I like to punch people, or kick them.
i fucking HATE watching almeida fight, i hope matt goes old school and pounds his face all to hell
you know you're having some good sex when you start planning what you're gonna say in the 911 call afterwards...
HellaHectic - banned from over 30 sites and counting...
Ouch!
At first glance, I thought it was a cigar. LOL
"Kimbo Slice is a mixed martial arts icon." -- StrikerDave
lol
Ricardo’s cool.. I liked him when he dropped down to welterweight.. Hughes needs to retire.. he’s a hall of famer and he knows he won’t be holding that belt anytime soon
Conan : You are known as a striker. Is that correct? Tell me what that means.
Chuck : Well I like to punch people, or kick them.
woops forgot reply button :)
Conan : You are known as a striker. Is that correct? Tell me what that means.
Chuck : Well I like to punch people, or kick them.
Hughes needs to take a bigger fight
and stop trying to milk his name. Id like to see him fight a guy like Fitch or Kos or any great Wrestler just to see if he can still hang. We all know that any great striker witrh OK td defense would put him to sleep.
I <3 Rashad Evans
Nah, this fight is a good one. I doubt Hughes will get through it, or if he does it’ll be a lopsided decision. He’s at the tail end of his career and looked sloppy against Alves, Serra, and Renzo. Fitch or Kos would destroy him these days. Almeida is a good test and both guys get something out of a win: Almeida beats a legend and Hughes proves he can still hang with a decent fighter who isn’t on the verge of retirement.
"Kimbo Slice is a mixed martial arts icon." -- StrikerDave
Why do you count hughes out?
Guy lost to st pierre and alves…won every other fight…he will win this one too.
Everyone lost to st pierre
Alves was also overwieght for that fight and was getting messed up inn round 1
since they both focus on there ground game, dosnt that mean that hughes should win? if hes know for anything hes know for his wrestling and his ground game. but it would be nice seeing hughes go old school on this guy and knocking him out. im taking hughes winning by UD. should be a pretty boring fight judging by his previous fights
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