UFC Quick Quote: Matt Hughes wants more fights in 2011, doesn't want 'Gracie Killer' nickname
by Jesse Holland on Aug 8, 2010 10:56 AM EDT
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"I could hear my corner yelling 'Throw the hook!' so the hook was there, I threw [it], he was dazed and went down. I got him in the front headlock position and that's an old wrestling move I used to use in college and it's probably something Ricardo's never seen. He's a great grappler but that's something he was probably unprepared for and he wasn't thinking right from the knockdown. [I won't be back] this year. I'm gonna hunt the fall out and come next year I'll talk to the UFC and figure something out. I'm not done fighting in the UFC yet. I don't want to be labeled as a guy looking for the Gracies. I've never asked to fight a Gracie, the UFC has always come to me with fighting the Gracies, Ricardo came to me. I don't want that. I've got too much respect for them to be labeled the 'Gracie Killer.'"
-- Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes talks to AOL Fanhouse about his third straight victory over a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu disciple with last night's (Aug. 7) submission win over Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117 in Oakland. "Big Dog" joins Matt Serra, Renzo Gracie and of course Royce Gracie on the farmboy's Sakuraba-like fight resume but Hughes cautions that being up four-to-zip doesn't make him a "Gracie Killer." With his pending return in 2011, is there still a spot in the current title hunt for the man who put the 170-pound division on the map? Or will he compete sporadically in "fights that interest him" like fellow elder statesman Randy Couture?
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Hughes looked like a beast
I wrote him off like almost everyone else before this fight but he showed he’s still TOP 10 and can hang with the younger guys.
He’s def in the mix now.
by Lester The Pimp on Aug 8, 2010 11:07 AM EDT reply actions
In what mix?
Hughes did look impressive, let’s not forget tho, Hughes hasn’t looked good for a while, he seems to have solid power in his hands tho, which was nice to see.
let’s not pretend he’s gonna be fighting for the title anytime soon, I would personally like to see him fight Hallman another time, just to see if he can redeem himself one last time.
Contender mix
Youre just a hater.
3 winning streak against gooood opponents.
Hes a damn top 5 atm.
by Lester The Pimp on Aug 8, 2010 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
i rather see serra vs hughes again if serra can beat lytle.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. I still will always follow the Mountain West Conference. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez and face the winner of Junior Dos Santos vs Roy Nelson (the winner will be jds)where he will defeat JDS and stake his claim as pound for pound champion. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 25 days till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 8, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Alves rematch next
Thats what I want and u think what Hughes would want. He is cocky and u know he wants that loss back. Deigo might be a interesting fight for him next. Diego trying to regain his form and Hughes beats him to work his way back up ladder.
well, really, Diegos lost 2 straight, and has a date with Paulo Thiago, and Dana wont have Alves at 170, so that axes both those theories
I dont see why a Penn Trilogy would happen with BJ looking to reclaim the LW title. If he does win it, then you got G-Sop, Dunham, Gomi, Kenny, Gray, and the trilogy with Frankie to look at. If BJ loses, then the Hughes 3 fight may make sense. With Hughes not wanting to be back till late winter, its hard to play fantasy match-maker because so many things can happen.
Nelson over JDS <~~ David W-S, I lost, we are now 1-1, I await whatever humiliation you decide to put me through.
Counting down the days till Shogun vs Rogerio 2 (which now seems to have increased dramatically)
im sure hallman isn't goign to want to wait that long for Hughes.
Nelson over JDS <~~ David W-S, I lost, we are now 1-1, I await whatever humiliation you decide to put me through.
Counting down the days till Shogun vs Rogerio 2 (which now seems to have increased dramatically)
LOL
I actually picked Hughes to win by submission, and some guy mocked me and asked if he was going to win by brutal submission as I had alves,santos and silva winning by brutal KO, none of them came true. Its funny, it was a somewhat brutal submission in my book, no bones broken but he put the guy to sleep.
Fedor is still the man. This is only his first real loss, and most likely his last of his career, he won't lose again.
i remember that, good pick man..
For what profit is it to man if he gains the world , and loses his own soul?
- Matthew 16:26
There is only one Gracie killer...
I like the feeling of hunting down what I feed my family. If there’s a beast out there capable of hunting down Brock Lesnar, he would do it and make me the trophy on his den wall. But the laws of nature dictate that I’m going to be the one who goes into the wild and comes home with the evening’s bounty. - The #1 ranked HW in the world...
by DrewMoney$$$ on Aug 8, 2010 2:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Classy words from Matt.
Would like to see him fight Hallman again too.
well he doesnt want the nickname but beating two gracies and their disciples will earn you that nickname
Hughes is not in the mix, i think he knows he cant hang with athletes like fitch, gsp and kos.
And alves would destroy him again.
He will only take money fights by now or to fill in a slot on a maincard but he will never fight for the title again.
Serra vs hughes 2 is definitely a nice option if serra can get by lytle
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by robinhorobson on Aug 8, 2010 6:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Matt Hughes
matt hughes has put himself back into the title picture.i could see a hughes/fitch match up.
by TERRENCEFROMSOUTHEAST on Aug 8, 2010 7:29 PM EDT reply actions
ill definitely admit i wrote hughes off completely.
he proved me wrong for sure
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