Cro Cop Sucks.Cro Cop Is done and he knows it…To f’ing bad for that dude..and he’s only 32…see ya mirko who gets knocked the Fuk out!……….he got smashed………..zzzzzzz………………..Vitor Belfort…wins Against Ivan Serati tko(punches)..Ivan Replaced Marvin the bith eastman

[quote comment=”39482″]Cro Cop Sucks.Cro Cop Is done and he knows it…To f’ing bad for that dude..and he’s only 32…see ya mirko who gets knocked the Fuk out!……….he got smashed………..zzzzzzz………………..Vitor Belfort…wins Against Ivan Serati tko(punches)..Ivan Replaced Marvin the bith eastman[/quote]

there’s a classy fan…

I hope Serra breaks his arm off and beats him with it.

serra and hughes are gonna be great coaches, hughes was in my opinion the best coach of any tuf and serra pretty much coached the guys on tuf 4, its gonna be interesting to see how much shit hughes gives serra, and how much shit serra takes and vice versa, thats gonna be a kick ass show regardless of the fighters, tuf is all about the coaches these days…

Mirko knows it…Mirko even said it himself…Exact Words”I don’t know”….And besides..hes getting back into the Shit in the fall…..maybe he’ll be back in a few years..but it’s hard to say…Too bad though…i had Cro Cop on that one..even though i bet for Gonzaga…..Gabe is the new wave and style of fighting..Hope The Natural can take him….but i don’t know!!!!!!!

so does this mean we have to wait at least 9 months before we see serra defend his belt?

serra called hughes a dick. the only part of the night that doesn’t make me wanna cry.

[quote comment=”39517″]serra and hughes are gonna be great coaches, hughes was in my opinion the best coach of any tuf and serra pretty much coached the guys on tuf 4, its gonna be interesting to see how much shit hughes gives serra, and how much shit serra takes and vice versa, thats gonna be a kick ass show regardless of the fighters, tuf is all about the coaches these days…[/quote]
man that crazey hughes was not the best coach tito was the best coach

true tito was a good coach too

What is with the whole idea of Hughes getting a title shot with Serra already. He fought fought who??? Chirs Lytle, now gets a shot… com’on! When you have Franklin who is going into a second fight (fought an actual contender first fight unlike Hughes) Now ya have Sylvia who has to wait forever for his chance for rematch (Gonzaga fights Couture then winner gets Arlovski). Sorry to me it just seems inconsistent between the divisions (espesially with Welterweight being as tight as it is).

I don’t like tito as a fighter but he is a excellent coach.

Tito was the Best TUF coach, although Franklin had his moments. Matt Hughes is a poster boy for closet homo’s, Serra’a just gotta mess up hughes hair and matts beat

This is awesome. Hughes was by far the best coach TUF ever had, and the fact that he gets to use the show as a chance to further psyche out cheeseball Serra is amazing. The bottom line is that Serra is not anywhere near Hughes’ class, but it will be fun to see him beaten none the less.
I think Hughes is a great role model for kids, and I am glad that TUF is giving him another opportunity to coach on th show

[quote comment=”39833″]This is awesome. Hughes was by far the best coach TUF ever had, and the fact that he gets to use the show as a chance to further psyche out cheeseball Serra is amazing. The bottom line is that Serra is not anywhere near Hughes’ class, but it will be fun to see him beaten none the less.
I think Hughes is a great role model for kids, and I am glad that TUF is giving him another opportunity to coach on th show[/quote]

Hughes is a great role model for kids? Huh?

This is lame! Serra and Hughes, come on! First Id like to comment on the whole, Hughes can be arrogant(or any fighter for that matter) because he can back it up. What is this, medeval ages, any knight who is righteous in the eyes of god can not loose in battle? B/S being a good fighter doesnt give you the right to be an asshole, Tito or Hughes! Just cause you win a fight doesnt magically make you “right” or a better man, this whole season is gonna be the two picking at each other, itching to get in and beat up each other up, HUghes will win and then sit back thinking hes the better man, its gonna annoy me the entire season. Hughes, youre not the man, youre one of the most unliked fighters in the ufc! YOU are a Dick, whether you beat up Matt Serra or not, dick head!

I found Hughes enjoyed beating on his students a little to much.He wasn’t teaching at all.

Serra looked like a complete goof lastnight. Regardless of his opinion of Hughes (which seems to be shared by an overwhelming majority of bloggers), Serra’s the champ and should behave like one. He put on a clinic in how not to act.
I’ve now lost all respect for him. I look forward to watching Hughes destroy him. In all likelihood Serra’s career in the UFC will be over soon. Can anyone really see him competing with Sanchez, Koscheck, Fitch, Swick (when he drops weightclasses), Fitch, GSP (again), etc??? I’ve watched a number of his fights, and really can’t see him in the picture for long.

So we have to wait 8 MONTHS for a title defense from Serra? Isn’t that a little ridiculous?

“I found Hughes enjoyed beating on his students a little to much.He wasn’t teaching at all.”

Paul…that is ridiculous. I realize that many people dislike Hughes, but give me a break. You’re just finding any opportunity to take a cowardly shot at some fighter you obviously hate. Come on man…I bet you hardly watched an episode.

I think if your the champ and you lose,you should automatically get a rematch.And yes I can see Serra competing with Sanchez,Kos,Fitch,Swick and so on.If comes in against these guys like he did with GSP I dont think he would have to many worrys

I’m not sure on this but I think Hughes had a rematch clause in his contract, in case he lost his title (which he did).

Re: coaches: this means we have to hear Serra’s whiny voice as he screams out instructons
during every fight, the way he did on TUF 4. “Elbows, Shonie! Elbows, Shonies!” But he seems to be a great guy, and very knowledgeable, with a ton of personality and heart. Plus he’s the champ. Plus he’s my height.

Re, coaches: In TUF 2, I thought Hughes seemed disloyal to some of the fighters he coached. His mental games make good tv but do they make good mma?

Hughes does have an automatic rematch clause in his contract and I don’t see the big deal in him fighting serra, hughes was the number one contender after gsp, let him fight serra. Did anyone notice the impish grin of dana’s face as serra was confessing, like a broken record his distain for hughes? The guy simply love’s contention between the coaches on those tuff shows, I guess it gives the show the drama he thinks it needs. I’m personally looking forward to seeing this show, and thought hughes was a bit of a prick on tuff 2, I really hope he changes his act and gain’s some ground in the PR department for his own good. I’m with you WADZ and think the other top 5 contenders would mop the floor with serra, I’m not impressed with his fluky win over gsp. Anyone who thinks serra meant to hit gsp’s artery while swinging wildly with his head down is nuts. Serra won fair and square but the win to me doesn’t impress me, courture’s win was impressive, nothing lucky about that. I think if gsp and serra fought again gsp would annihilate serra, no more holding back.

i dont think we can tell who the good coaches are by just watching the show. tito gave a lot of support during the fights which was cool, but when you have 6 weeks of filming and 12 hours of footage UFC can make anyone look exactly they want them too.

its gonna be really annoying listening to serra yell during the fights telling his fighters what to do every week.

[quote comment=”39889″]I found Hughes enjoyed beating on his students a little to much.He wasn’t teaching at all.[/quote]

couldn’t have said it better. hughes was a total dick… and whenever his team lost he would take it out on his team members by beating the shit out of them. i hate tito… but he did seem like a good coach. serra seems like a down to earth guy and he really seems to take to coaching naturally.

Hi Guys,

Lets look at this rational. Serra beat GSP and made it look easy.

Now, the guy that george made look like a fool gets to square off against Serra.

Am I missing something?????? The UFC management says that’s life. I say that they are full of BS.

This is my view.

Matt hughes getting the first crack at Serra is a joke. He got fuck’d up by GSP then put on a piss poor performance against Lytle and he gets a shot? Dana stop playing favorites. I’m sick of Hughes, that division is far too deep to keep forcing this fuckin hillbilly down the throats of the UFC fans.

I agree. I hate hughes even though he is good. I think dana white is selling out a little to keep a repertiore with the militige camp. He is giving hughes a title shot and making franklin the main event for ufc 72. its a shame considereing there are other fighters that deserve shots.

I want bj penn to train hard and become the champ considereing he is the best in that class. he didn’t train hard before hughes or pierre otherwise I believe he would have destroyed both.

[quote comment=”39943″] Anyone who thinks serra meant to hit gsp’s artery while swinging wildly with his head down is nuts. Serra won fair and square but the win to me doesn’t impress me, courture’s win was impressive, nothing lucky about that. I think if gsp and serra fought again gsp would annihilate serra, no more holding back.[/quote]
anyone who thinks gonzaga meant to kick cro cops head off, leading to the shut down of all bodily function is nuts!(sarcasm).
Serra was throwing an overhand right with proper form. and it landed on GSPs head. i’ve seen an increasing number of fighters throw that punch and for good reason apparently

Serra will get beat down like the little bitch he is.

Serra’s voice will be annoying on the show again for sure, “you’ve been here before, remember your elbows now”. Anyway I want to know if we really have to wait for the TUF6 finals for a ww title fight? people are saying 8 to 9 months? come on that can’t be the case, hopefully they started filming right after the GSP fight and the shows already done. yeah and they will have the fight in what august at the latest? only thing is they probably wont overlap the shows

Yeah serious messy I was thinkin the same thing, I really hope they don’t postbon any forward momentum in arguably the most competitive division for that long.

then the GSP vs winner of hughes serra wont be till like next year F**k that. maybe we could see Gsp beat on Kos in between though then i would be happy

Yeah really at least give us some kind of progress, action in the welterweight. I can’t wait till BJ is back in the mix. Stupid TUF show sidelinen my boy for TOO long. That’s another aspect we can watch if we really have to wait that long for a WW title fight.

If the ufc’s gonna have serra wait that long to defend the title we should all SERIOSLY boycott the ufc. I love mma as much or more than the next guy but that’s complete bullshit. I hate hughes and having GSP wait that long to even get a chance at getting the belt back infuriates me. After all these upsets the ufc should realize fans want new match-ups quickly, not waiting almost a damn year.Shit!

Yeah that’s all true but there is things we can have in the meantime. GSP works his short path back to the top, smashes Kos or something. BJ penn will probably be in the mix by then. BUt yeah, who are we kidding, that DW for ya, we will wait till the TUF 6 finale to see them fight. ALlz im sayin is if we do in fact have to wait that long, and it’s on the finale, it better be free.

I’m definetly looking forward to this upcoming season 6. Battle of the Matt’s. Season ditined for drama. I just hope we get some good talent and not a bunch of females like this season

I agree with Jim. Also, Serra is just lame the way he keeps whining about Hughes. Serra should just focuss on how he can milk his fifteen minutes of fame as much as possible. I am not sure why he deserves to coach a season of Tuf more than some of the other fighters in MMA, except for the fact that he has spoken poorly about Hughes, thus creating drama.
Anyway, it is all moot because Serra is not the man Hughes is, and he knows it. He was ridin high after his fluke win over GSP, and now his mouth is wrtitng checks that his ass can’t cash. Serra will get beat down, and then simply fade away into obscurity, where he blongs.

[quote comment=”40281″]I agree with Jim. Also, Serra is just lame the way he keeps whining about Hughes. Serra should just focuss on how he can milk his fifteen minutes of fame as much as possible. I am not sure why he deserves to coach a season of Tuf more than some of the other fighters in MMA, except for the fact that he has spoken poorly about Hughes, thus creating drama.
Anyway, it is all moot because Serra is not the man Hughes is, and he knows it. He was ridin high after his fluke win over GSP, and now his mouth is wrtitng checks that his ass can’t cash. Serra will get beat down, and then simply fade away into obscurity, where he blongs.[/quote]

I don’t mind if you knock a fighter’s performance or if you don’t like his attitude, but this kind of stuff is not welcome here. You may not like him but obscurity is the last place Matt Serra belongs. He’s done a lot for this sport and he’s worked very hard to get to the top. He may not be there for very long but make no mistake about it: he’s earned it.

And what’s with the Top Gun quote? C’mon man it’s 2007.

He is the first guy off that tuf show to be a Champion. That alone earns him a return to the show as a trainer to me. Hughes is a good choice for them as well. He’s hurting in fan popularity and the ufc figures its a good time to milk all they can outta his current star power. My question is who’s the ‘bad guy’. Its gonna be hard to call a ‘good ole christian boy,’ the bad guy. To note, I personally believe Serra will give him a run for his money and submit him. Serra wants to avenge his Gracie’s bad.

Tommy you nailed it Serra was the first guy from the ultimate fighter to get the belt, so that alone deserves him the spot as trainer. TUF has produced some good contenders, but no champions. I think Nate “the rock” Quarry was the only guy to get a title shot and he didn’t even win the show. TUF4 was the first season to offer a title shot to the winner though so that should be noted. After all could Serra have gone through the ranks of top WW contenders to get the shot at GSP and win the belt if the prize on that show was just a “6 figure contract” like the other seasons? NO probably not

[quote comment=”40119″][quote comment=”39943″] Anyone who thinks serra meant to hit gsp’s artery while swinging wildly with his head down is nuts. Serra won fair and square but the win to me doesn’t impress me, courture’s win was impressive, nothing lucky about that. I think if gsp and serra fought again gsp would annihilate serra, no more holding back.[/quote]
anyone who thinks gonzaga meant to kick cro cops head off, leading to the shut down of all bodily function is nuts!(sarcasm).
Serra was throwing an overhand right with proper form. and it landed on GSPs head. i’ve seen an increasing number of fighters throw that punch and for good reason apparently[/quote]
Keep deluding yourself if it makes you feel better but everyone with an IQ over 100 knows it was a fluky shot. I think with the gonzaga/cro cop fight cro cop got his ass kicked and there was nothing fluky about it. He looked like s**t out there to me, obviously a bad night for him, though he might destroy gonzaga if they fought again, who knows. Serra’s luck is going to run out but good for him with his success, I personally don’t think he earned it ( not going through top contenders for the belt ) but he’s had so much bad luck in his mma career and is such a nice guy I’m happy for him. I like the man but I just don’t think he can compete with the top welters and mark my words we’ll see this in his next few fights.

i hope this means hughes is getting the titile shot

I’ve already said it too many times but I’ll say it again in regards to serra stunning gsp, yes the hit was deliberate but how many times has gsp being hit much harder and not get fazed? The effect of the hit was totally random, serra got lucky in those terms of the hit, which barely grazed him but totally f**ked him up. Gonzaga really smoked cro cop and I don’t think anyone could have stayed conscious after that kick, completely not fluky in anyway to me. The cro cop/gonzaga example is lame because gonzaga was winning and dominating before the brutal kick, gsp was winning before he got caught…not the same. Bottom line, gsp lost and serra won fair and square but all that proves is anyone in any weight class has a chance to catch the best and beat them in the right moment. Enough said, sorry for rambling on so much about this, and I take back what I said about the anyone with an IQ over a hundred, tacky of me…I’m sorry.

Being the long-time dominant WW fighter, Hughes deserves a title shot before anyone. A lot of people want to forget his win over GSP, and the 10 or so title fights he’s won. No one can legitimately give a good reason Hughes doesn’t deserve the next title shot….dislike for him isn’t a legitimate reason.

How many times did Hughes successfully defend his title? Several times.

How many times did GSP defend his title? Zero.

Case closed.

As far as Hughes and Serra hosting the show, I’m not to interested “yet.” I am not a fan of Hughes, and most of those who read here munch understand I have my reasons, and unless he changes, my dislike for him will not change. As far as his talent is concerned, He was a very dominate, and athletic fighter. Why should he not get his title shot? Well I think that as a fighter you should always take a fight, and like some said he had a immediate rematch clause in which he did not take. I think that Hughes, like Rich, and Silvia should have to wait, and fight for contender ship. As for Serra, I like him, and think when it comes down to it, he dislikes Hughes and he is just voicing his opinion (as for the ones that will yell at me and say “thats all Hughes does” I say so what. I do not dislike him because of what he said on camera, I dislike him because of things I have heard from people within the business).

I think the thought on everyone’s mind is, “why the hell do we have to wait for a damn Title shot.” This is ridicules, and I do not like there strategy.

Later
Chris

People can say what they want about Hughes, I personally agree with Serra’s opinion, he really doesnt deserve a title shot just yet, GSP should have got his rematch first. I do think Rich is doing good by working his way back into contendership.

Fair enough Jesse. I apologize to you and everyone else for my comments about Serra. I don’t see how my comments were that over the top compared to some of the other postings in this string but it is your site and I will respect your wishes and no longer post here after today.
I guess the only point I was trying to make is that, Serra reacted very poorly to people showing disrespect to the Gracies, as well he should. Yet he goes around calling Hughes an asshole, a dick, and some other disrepctful names that seem to me out of line based on what Hughes has done for the sport.
Anyway, ultimately one has to respect all of the guys that have the courage to step into the octagon. My comments were written in the juvenile spirit that seems to exist on many of the posting on ufcmania. As someone who trains, but who is nowhere near Serra or any of these other guys levels, I would never seriously disrespect any fighter. Much like a Red Sox fan who yells “you suck” to A-Rod, I was participating in the juvenile give and take that the site provides. Again, I am sorry that it bothered you so much Jesse, and I wish you and ufcmania all the best going forward.

[quote post=”1891″]Fair enough Jesse. I apologize to you and everyone else for my comments about Serra. I don’t see how my comments were that over the top compared to some of the other postings in this string but it is your site and I will respect your wishes and no longer post here after today.[/quote]

It’s my site — say what you want. I don’t think what you said was bad compared to some of the other comments that sneak on here.

what i cant wait for his serra vs hughes, serra trains his ass off and ya really cant blame him for it. hes suddenly hopped to the top and hes willing to kill to keep himself there.. he is so determined and focused on beating matts sorry trash talking ass. also, serra is literally designed to beat hughes. hughes is a lame striker, serra is not a great striker but again, he trains like a md dog in heat and has definetly improved on his striking and it is superior to hughes. as soon as hughes utilizes wrestling he is just handing serra the win as he is one of the best welterwieght submission experts ever. not even in the cleanness but hes vicious and explosive with submissions which is so uncommonn especially these days. hughes will get the takedown, serra will get the armbar…hell watch the carlos newton fight and know not to try the triangle choke.

Did serra say he doesn’t think hughes deserves a title shot yet ? LOL oh my god I’m not even going to go there, serra is a good guy over all but com on man. Serra unfortunately will get stomped, too bad. Serra has only submitted one fighter in his career, somehow I don’t think he’s going to catch hughes, but ya never know, anything could happen. I wouldn’t be suprised it hughes ko’s serra in the first round with the way fights have been turning out lately.

Opps serra submitted 4 fighters, sorry I just checked, still don’t think he’ll catch hughes though. Prediction hughes will win via majority decision, and a snorefest too.

[quote comment=”40977″]Fair enough Jesse. I apologize to you and everyone else for my comments about Serra. I don’t see how my comments were that over the top compared to some of the other postings in this string but it is your site and I will respect your wishes and no longer post here after today.
I guess the only point I was trying to make is that, Serra reacted very poorly to people showing disrespect to the Gracies, as well he should. Yet he goes around calling Hughes an asshole, a dick, and some other disrepctful names that seem to me out of line based on what Hughes has done for the sport.
Anyway, ultimately one has to respect all of the guys that have the courage to step into the octagon. My comments were written in the juvenile spirit that seems to exist on many of the posting on ufcmania. As someone who trains, but who is nowhere near Serra or any of these other guys levels, I would never seriously disrespect any fighter. Much like a Red Sox fan who yells “you suck” to A-Rod, I was participating in the juvenile give and take that the site provides. Again, I am sorry that it bothered you so much Jesse, and I wish you and ufcmania all the best going forward.[/quote]

Sorry I wasn’t trying to chase you out of here. I used the wrong terminology. I thought your comments about Serra were unfair but of course you’re entitled to them. I guess after talking to Serra for over two hours during my interview I’m a little more sensitive to comments about him. He’s such a great guy he just happens to hate guys like Matt Hughes. I can’t say I blame him.

Quote of the weekend (though I’m actually paraphrasing), “Matt Hughes is a dick.”

[quote comment=”41107″]Did serra say he doesn’t think hughes deserves a title shot yet ? LOL oh my god I’m not even going to go there, serra is a good guy over all but com on man. Serra unfortunately will get stomped, too bad. Serra has only submitted one fighter in his career, somehow I don’t think he’s going to catch hughes, but ya never know, anything could happen. I wouldn’t be suprised it hughes ko’s serra in the first round with the way fights have been turning out lately.[/quote]
Yeah, no shit. Though realistically Hughes’ stand-up is apparently nowhere hear Serra’s now. At least, judging from Serra’s win over GSP. Just please not another smother-him-til-the-bell fight like Hughes-Lytle. Doubt Serra will let that happen.

I love serra, he speaks only the truth. Matt Hughes was a great champion but a complete dick. I hope serra buries him. Hughes cant go to the ground wit him and it looks like serras stand up has gotten much better. another one for the li guys

I agree with Wadz when Serra’s career in the welterweight division won’t last long but he is still the champ right now and is a class act i mean he’s saying all of this but it’s completely true…Matt Hughes is a great champion but his arrogance is uncalled for because he does this in stupid situations which is disrespectful…i really want Serra to win but i don’t see it happening against Hughes who looks hungry for his title again…The TUF6 series is gona be SICK with these two as the coaches…they’re both quick witted so there will be a lot of shots at one another for a lot of comedy for the viewers lol.

Does anyone know what division or divisions will be on the ultimate fighter 6 series??? i’m guessing welterweights because of the coaches…

[quote comment=”41289″]Does anyone know what division or divisions will be on the ultimate fighter 6 series??? i’m guessing welterweights because of the coaches…[/quote]

16 welterweights, one contract

I was very glad Matt H got a beating from GSP. But like him or hate him, MH is an elite fighter and M Serra is not. Mat Houghes is going to eat him up alive. If Mat Houghes looses, if I’m wrong with this prediction like I was the GSP Serra fight, I promise to not watch the UFC forever. Lighting just don’t struck in the same place twice. I like M Serra, but sorry, he is not in the same class, the elite class.

Matt Serra has a big time hate on Hughes… He should have been more professional. Oddly enough the only times I have ever seen Serra not be professional is talking abour Hughes. I also think Hughes deserves a title shot immediately. Hughes can have a title shot against Serra anytime he wants it. (I am a major GSP fan here) GSP pretty much needs to work his way up again. Maybe lots of people will disagree, but Matt Hughes is the most dominant force in the 170 div today. Based on that fact he is the #1 contender, and GSP is #2 contender. This division is crazy right now. I don’t think there is a single fighter in 170lbs in the world who would take a fight with Hughes lightly. I just hope this show doesn’t put this division on hold mode for 6 months.

All of you bandwagon jumping Serra fans will be very upset when Hughes tears him apart. Hughes deserves his title shot, and he’s going to prevail. I see him doing it easily. Hughes had little problem with Lytle, and Serra barely snuck out a decision over Lytle (amisdt controversy).
How many people ever pumped Serra prior to his shocking win over GSP??? And now you all love him…

Hughes def. deserves a shot before GSP. Think about it, they wree both champ, they both lost it, whats the only thing setting them apart? How many defenses they made as a succesful champ. Hughes made way to many defenses and was a champ way to long to be written off after one loss. He deserves the next shot. And if GSP wins his next fight, hopefully with KOS, he should be next.
Serra’s ground game is pretty awsome, but not at Hughes Level in my opinion. But he has knock out power obviously, and I don’t think Hughes would last long on the feet. If serra can do what he did to GSP on the feet, he can def. do it to Hughes. I know GSP’s game was crap that night, but his stand up was still better than hughes’s. Having said that, I hope we see the wrestling slamming Hughes back, not the Liddell wanna-be striker.

As someone already mentioned, Hughes got Lytle, GSP gets Koschek. I suppose if you’ve been bending over and touching your toes for Dana, he’s going to look after you.

I think Nathan was right the FIRST time he said it lol, Serra is like a fish out of water, he shouldnt be here, but this coaching gig is a good thing for him, I think he makes a good coach! He cant content, so lets give the guy some $ and camera time while and where he should get it, coaching on tuf

I think Serra is a pussy for not talking telling Hughes in the face about how much he hates him. He was bragging on season 4 about how he had to tell Leamon to his face what he feels, so why not Hughes? Because he’s scared shitless that Hughes will beat his ass. If any disaggrees, I recommend you watch season 4. That is my proof that all you Serra is all talk no show. We should start calling him Matt The Terriffied of Hughes Serra for now on. I’m telling you all to see seaon 4. That will prove that Serra is a “Punk” ass bitch!!!!!!!!!!

[quote comment=”39592″]What is with the whole idea of Hughes getting a title shot with Serra already. He fought fought who??? Chirs Lytle, now gets a shot… com’on! When you have Franklin who is going into a second fight (fought an actual contender first fight unlike Hughes) Now ya have Sylvia who has to wait forever for his chance for rematch (Gonzaga fights Couture then winner gets Arlovski). Sorry to me it just seems inconsistent between the divisions (espesially with Welterweight being as tight as it is).[/quote]

Dude…c’mon.

Over the course of his career, the man has defended the WW NINE times for the UFC. He’s never been anything less than a professional, and he’s always been a company man. It would be an insult to not give him Serra’s first match, IMO. Other than Couture, he’s the most decorated champion in UFC history.

what is the deal? why does every one hate hughes so bad?