Big words from the little man who’s going to come out of UFC 79 looking like he was assaulted by a bear.

GO SERA!!!!! I HATE HUGES!!!!

I’m not the biggest fan of Hughes either. I think Serra’s right about Hughes’ ego- if Hughes comes in underestimating his opponent, it might end up like Jardine vs. Houston Alexander.

Terror Serra!!

I KNOW THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS HEADLINE BUT I MUST SAY TO ALL UFC FANS TO SAY A PRAYER TODAY THAT FEDOR GETS SIGNED BY THE UFC!! HE HAS A MEETING WITH THEM TODAY!

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=8793

I can’t view videos at work…Let me guess Serra had nothing but good things to say about Hughes again?

Seems like the only one I hear running his mouth is Serra. Matt is going to pound the shit out of him. Serra got so lucky against GSP.

Mania, you used to always include a link to the place where you found the video. The videos on this site do not play at my work. However, when you inlude the source link, I have no problems viewing the videos. Can you PLEASE resume putting the source links for the videos?

Thanks a lot!

Shadyone33, this would probably solve your problem as well…

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I hate to say it, but…Matt Serra talks alot of shit to Matt H. Matt H. has never once said anything about Serra in particular until Serra opened his mouth. PLESE DONT GET ME WRONG I like Serra, but he has no chance with Hughes…Sorry, Matt H. will out wrestle him and ground and pund him out.

[quote comment="138679"]Mania, you used to always include a link to the place where you found the video. The videos on this site do not play at my work. However, when you inlude the source link, I have no problems viewing the videos. Can you PLEASE resume putting the source links for the videos?

Thanks a lot!

Shadyone33, this would probably solve your problem as well…[/quote]

DUDE! THESE ARE YOUTUBE vids man… Thats the link… Youtube.com.

[quote comment="138666"]I KNOW THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS HEADLINE BUT I MUST SAY TO ALL UFC FANS TO SAY A PRAYER TODAY THAT FEDOR GETS SIGNED BY THE UFC!! HE HAS A MEETING WITH THEM TODAY!

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=8793/quote

..D-DAY COMING FOR FEDOR??

I find it kind of funny how pretty much everyone under estimated GSP’s wresting ability and thought kos could get the decision just by taking GSP down. I was surprised myself and was shocked at how easily GSP get Kos down and how hard it was for kos to get GSP down. I thought he had a good plan for GSP, to put himself in harms way, all or nothing was his only real chance. Kos I believe tried the same thing but came up short, GSP was cautious with the stand up and learned well from his previous mistake. I think Hughes might under estimated Serra like GSP did but still feel pretty confident he’ll win, much to the displeasure to Serra’s fans(I’m sorry) but I really don’t think Serra is a top 10 fighter and Hughes will prove that come December.

[quote comment="138684"]I hate to say it, but…Matt Serra talks alot of shit to Matt H. Matt H. has never once said anything about Serra in particular until Serra opened his mouth. PLESE DONT GET ME WRONG I like Serra, but he has no chance with Hughes…Sorry, Matt H. will out wrestle him and ground and pund him out.[/quote]

I have to agree. I like Serra also, but I see Hughes overwhelming him. I think it might go alot light the GSP vs KOS fight… except with harder slamms and more ground and pound. Serra is kind of egging him on, we might see a Babalu beating from Hughes.

I think Serra will definitely be a better coach. Great corner man as well.

I hate Serra, and I love Hughes…So I may be a lil biased on this, but seriously, who honestly believes that Serra has a chance against Hughes? He is gonna get smoked

WAR SERRA!

I think it will be much closer than people think. If I had to place money on it I would say Hughes takes it though. However if Serra works more on his take down defence and his grecco, it coould make things very difficult for Hughes.

Serra has better striking and better BJJ.

Hughes has better takedowns, wrestling, strength and GnP.

Who ever wins I just hope it is not a dissappointment after such a long wait.

I love that little extra dig Serra got in about Renzo Gracie submitting Pat Miletich in Miletich’s hometown. Like him or not, Serra gives entertaining interviews.

I cant stand Matt hughes! But Trying to look at it objectively, This is how I feel that they match up:

Matt Hughes:
Superior Strength
Superior Wtestling
Good Ju Jitsu
Very seasoned, and experienced.
Superior ground n pound

Matt Serra:
Superior Brazilian Ju Jitsu
Superior Striking (GSP was no fluke, his striking is solid, see the beginning of his fight wit Karo)
Seasoned and experienced veteran (however this will be his 1st
title defense)

Serra has a great shot of winning this fight. Hughes is rightfully the favorite, but Im not ready to say that hughes will walk thru serra. Hughes showed me nothing in his last fight vs. Lytle. We all say that Rich Franklin is broken Mentally, well than do we assume that hughes isn’t. He was destroyed just like Franklin was maybe worse. I say that because Gsp Finished him at the end of the 1st rd, but time ran out. Then he got knocked out clean in the next rd. We could even say that GSP finished him twice in that fight.
Lets not forget GSP was whippin on hughes in their 1st fight until he made a mental error by overcomitting to a kimura that hughes countered (beautifully to an armbar). GSP whacked him straight in he gut in that fight wit that crisp spinning back kick. I would say GSP put a mental beatdown on Hughes worse than what silva did to Franklin. Then he fought Lytle and showed me nothing (he took sherks lay and pray strategy. I see no proof that he has recovered mentally from being outclassed by GSP. Therefore, Matt Serra is very capable of pulling off the upset and defending his title.

Hughes is the “favorite”, but a win by Serra wouldn’t surprise me one bit, either by Ko or submission…. Its possible.

I think Serra has a better shot of winning, than I thought Koschek had of beating GSP.

Serra via tko round 2… the dude has heavy hands and Hughes didnt show me anything his last two times out

Serra is a registered sex offender.

I think the belt went to Serras head, Whos the cocky Prick now?

[quote comment="138738"]Serra is a registered sex offender.[/quote]

Did he violate you? HAHA j/k… Your kidding right? Do you have a link with his mugshot?

I hope serra beats him down. Hughes is such a sucker. Does he really think he can beat Silva too..

If Hughes tries to trade punches with Serra, he will get knocked out. Karo has one of the hardest chins in the division that is why he managed to recover from his Serra knockdown. I do not think it will be the case with Hughes. I have never really been a fan of Serra in the octogan. Outside of it, I don’t mind him. Hughes thinks the sunshines out of his backside and Serra just told it like it is. His foot stopping used to really annoy me although the Ivan Menjivar fight was an exccellent display of ground skills (despite the crowd booing) and the Karo fight was great match. He was lucky to beat GSP but it was not a lucky punch that won him the fight. Serra has been around to long to call it a lucky punch. GSP got nailed the same way Karo did, mental state or no mental state. Serra has knockout power, and I hope he knocks Hughes out cold. I respect Hughes’s accomplishments in the ring, but apart from that I think he is a complete wanker.

Ade: Im with u Buddy!

I cant stand Matt hughes! But Trying to look at it objectively, This is how I feel that they match up:

Matt Hughes:
Superior Strength
Superior Wtestling
Good Ju Jitsu
Very seasoned, and experienced.
Superior ground n pound

Matt Serra:
Superior Brazilian Ju Jitsu
Superior Striking (GSP was no fluke, his striking is solid, see the beginning of his fight wit Karo)
Seasoned and experienced veteran (however this will be his 1st
title defense)

Serra has a great shot of winning this fight. Hughes is rightfully the favorite, but Im not ready to say that hughes will walk thru serra. Hughes showed me nothing in his last fight vs. Lytle. We all say that Rich Franklin is broken Mentally, well than do we assume that hughes isn’t. He was destroyed just like Franklin was maybe worse. I say that because Gsp Finished him at the end of the 1st rd, but time ran out. Then he got knocked out clean in the next rd. We could even say that GSP finished him twice in that fight.
Lets not forget GSP was whippin on hughes in their 1st fight until he made a mental error by overcomitting to a kimura that hughes countered (beautifully to an armbar). GSP whacked him straight in he gut in that fight wit that crisp spinning back kick. I would say GSP put a mental beatdown on Hughes worse than what silva did to Franklin. Then he fought Lytle and showed me nothing (he took sherks lay and pray strategy. I see no proof that he has recovered mentally from being outclassed by GSP. Therefore, Matt Serra is very capable of pulling off the upset and defending his title.

Hughes is the “favorite”, but a win by Serra wouldn’t surprise me one bit, either by Ko or submission…. Its possible.

I think Serra has a better shot of winning, than I thought Koschek had of beating GSP.

Ha ha, no thats just my opinion of him. He is questionable beyond belief. I bet I could photoshop a sweet mug shot though, hmmm

Serra looks scared. Also, it is very clear to me that Hughes has gotten into his head. He feels very inferior to Hughes, because he knows in his heart that he can’t beat Hughes. Why should Hughes treat Serra with the respect he wants. Respect is earned, so let Serra earn by beating Hughes.
In my opinion, he was not very humble after his lucky win over GSP, and GSP both likes and respects Hughes more than Serra.
Bottom line: Serra will be tko’d by strikes in the first round, a al Royce Gracie.

Hughes mop’s the floor with little serra, he chokes in his first title defense, and Hughes is soooo in his head his anger will cause him to make stupid mistakes, bye bye serra, now you take your rightfully position as #15 position on the welter weight ranks.

I just hope Serra stays focused. If he stays on his game, he has a chance. Not a blowout but still a chance. If he comes in fighting off of emotion and his own dislike for the guy, he’ll lose. I’m pulling for Serra all the way just because I like his character and dislike that of Hughes, but his mentality and focus has to be in the right spot to win.

[quote comment="138680"]Please visit MMA Madness(www.mmamadness.com) for this and other exclusive content including videos and articles.

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I don’t know if im knit picking, but man that was probably the worst MMM Interviewer i’ve ever heard. Real amateur. All of his responses to Matt Serra’s answers were, “Okay, that was great, Cool-Cool, Sure-Sure” You can tell he was not really paying attention to Matt, just preparing for his next question, so he wouldn’t sound like an amteur interviewer. But thats exactly how he came off. If you want credibility as an premier MMA website (MMMA Madness) get yourself some professional employees.

Serra does have the KO power, but that’s about all he has going for him. He is not going to submit, GnP, or eek out a decision against Hughes. The only way I see him winning is a KO punch. Hughes isn’t too stupid, so Im sure he already knows that. Hughes should win this very easily, anyone who thinks otherwise is really counting on a longshot. As for the personal stuff, who cares if Matt Hughes doesnt like you or didnt treat you fair, he has barely even said anything from what I know. Serra is the one running his mouth. Like I said who cares really. If Serra wins, he will probably laugh at Hughes, and Im sure if Hughes won, he would have nothing but nice words for Serra. If Im wrong come December, I take back everything I’ve said.

[quote comment="138798"]Serra does have the KO power, but that’s about all he has going for him. He is not going to submit, GnP, or eek out a decision against Hughes. The only way I see him winning is a KO punch. Hughes isn’t too stupid, so Im sure he already knows that. Hughes should win this very easily, anyone who thinks otherwise is really counting on a longshot. As for the personal stuff, who cares if Matt Hughes doesnt like you or didnt treat you fair, he has barely even said anything from what I know. Serra is the one running his mouth. Like I said who cares really. If Serra wins, he will probably laugh at Hughes, and Im sure if Hughes won, he would have nothing but nice words for Serra. If Im wrong come December, I take back everything I’ve said.[/quote]
Agreed, serra’s only chance is a t(ko) maybe 10% not great odds but possible, serra will not will a decision not way in hell and he won submit Hughes, unless he gets stunned first.

serra will not “win” a decision not way in hell

I really need to read my damn posts before I sent them off – and he “won’t” submit Hughes.

yeah if serra can avoid fighting off his back too much he might do alright. matt hughes’ striking looked entirely mediocre against penn, gsp, and lytle (snoozer of a fight honestly). but i still think hughes will out wrestle serra. unfortunately.

I gotta say that GSP is in Hughes head, but not to the extent that Silva owns Franklin. I think all the reconstructive nose surgury is so intense and painful. (I know is all very painful b/c I broke my nose bad like that before while skiing, and I still worry about doing it again, and I don’t ski anymore)

I’m not a Hughes fan, but looking at these teo guys I still give Hughes the edge, as long as he buckles down and really prepares for the best possible Matt Serra. Serra has shown massive improvements, even since the show with his stand up, but Hughes will make it a ground battle… he is gonna beat Serra on the ground.

Serra will be destroyed by Hughes. Hughes will shoot in, smash Serra up against the fence, and tko him. Then Serra will finally go away.

Serra will be on his back the whole fight. This is a terrible matchup for him. Serra has ran his mouth the last 6 months and I think everyone is tired of hearing the sam e ole bullshit. You are a b fighter (serra)

Matt will win due to ref. stoppage. He will shoot in, take Serra down and ground and pound until big john say’s enough…

[quote post="3198"]I hate Serra, and I love Hughes…So I may be a lil biased on this, but seriously, who honestly believes that Serra has a chance against Hughes? He is gonna get smoked [/quote]

But how many people thought that Serra would beat GSP? Not many at all. I think that people are giving Serra a better chance at beating Hughes, than they did Serra over GSP.

[quote post="3198"]Serra looks scared. Also, it is very clear to me that Hughes has gotten into his head. He feels very inferior to Hughes, because he knows in his heart that he can’t beat Hughes. Why should Hughes treat Serra with the respect he wants. Respect is earned, so let Serra earn by beating Hughes.
In my opinion, he was not very humble after his lucky win over GSP, and GSP both likes and respects Hughes more than Serra.
Bottom line: Serra will be tko’d by strikes in the first round, a al Royce Gracie. [/quote]

Interesting take there Steve. I feel ya!

It is going to be a GREAT fight to watch since these two obviously hate each other!

People need to also remember that Serra is naturally a 155lb fighter. When he used to fight at 170, he just didn’t cut weight. Matt Hughes is, and always has been the strongest 170lb fighter. This will make for a tremendous strength advantage for Hughes. Serra ain’t weak, but he’s no Hughes.

I can’t wait to see the battle of words between these two come this season of TUF!!!!

[quote comment="138791"][quote comment="138680"]I don’t know if im knit picking, but man that was probably the worst MMM Interviewer i’ve ever heard. Real amateur. All of his responses to Matt Serra’s answers were, “Okay, that was great, Cool-Cool, Sure-Sure” You can tell he was not really paying attention to Matt, just preparing for his next question, so he wouldn’t sound like an amteur interviewer. But thats exactly how he came off. If you want credibility as an premier MMA website (MMMA Madness) get yourself some professional employees.[/quote]

That’s funny, I was thinking the exact same thing. The interviewer was annoying. Maybe he was nervous.

To say the Hughes ego will be his undoing is completely erronious!! Hughes is the type of fighter that is confident and egotistic for a reason!! He has proven his ability in the ring time and time again. I think Serra needs to be worried about his on ego, so he caught(well timed, direct hit) GSP
and become champion.

What are Serra’s other significant wins?

Compare records? What do you see?

Win or lose, I like Serra. I can definitely see him beating Hughes. I know a lot of people here like to hug Hughes’s nuts, but he has shown that he can get caught in submissions, as well as knocked out. Hopefully this season of TUF proves to be better than the last. The last one was OK but I want to see a crazy season.

Look at the Records and performance and level of opposiiton and I dont see any logical way anyone can be convinced Serra would win!! The experts will certainly have Serra an underdog rightfully so!! Yeah so Serra was underdog against GSP that is because no one could for see that end. This is why we have the term, “Punchers Chance!” And that is exactly what happened in Serra vs GSP and this will be his only chance against Hughes!

Just so you know I think Hughes to be a prick! I don’t like him from what I have seen on TUF and yet I still beleive his is the better fighter!!

[quote comment="138685"][quote comment="138679"]Mania, you used to always include a link to the place where you found the video. The videos on this site do not play at my work. However, when you inlude the source link, I have no problems viewing the videos. Can you PLEASE resume putting the source links for the videos?

Thanks a lot!

Shadyone33, this would probably solve your problem as well…[/quote]

DUDE! THESE ARE YOUTUBE vids man… Thats the link… Youtube.com.[/quote]

Thanks for the info guys…Youtube is blocked at work!!! Damn slave drivers!!!

I understand and agree with you that GSP dominated Hughes. However, I disagree that he is broken mentally as Hughes is very tough mentally. Hell, I don’t even buy into the notion that Franklin is broken mentally either. However, does anyone recall the Hughes vs. St. Pierre fight really? Hughes was out of his element trying to beat St. Pierre at his own game. Hughes has stated many times that he has gotten bored and strayed from what made him so good and has tried to experiment on new ways to win. And also, we must also remember that Hughes didn’t train all that hard for the St. Pierre rematch because he had already beaten him before and felt he had nothing to prove. It came back and bit him in the ass. Hughes trained very little for the Lytle fight as well. So I don’t think we can say that Hughes is mentally broken. I can guarantee that Hughes will be trained for Serra just because he doesn’t just want to beat Serra, he wants to embarrass him.

[quote comment="138724"]I cant stand Matt hughes! But Trying to look at it objectively, This is how I feel that they match up:

Matt Hughes:
Superior Strength
Superior Wtestling
Good Ju Jitsu
Very seasoned, and experienced.
Superior ground n pound

Matt Serra:
Superior Brazilian Ju Jitsu
Superior Striking (GSP was no fluke, his striking is solid, see the beginning of his fight wit Karo)
Seasoned and experienced veteran (however this will be his 1st
title defense)

Serra has a great shot of winning this fight. Hughes is rightfully the favorite, but Im not ready to say that hughes will walk thru serra. Hughes showed me nothing in his last fight vs. Lytle. We all say that Rich Franklin is broken Mentally, well than do we assume that hughes isn’t. He was destroyed just like Franklin was maybe worse. I say that because Gsp Finished him at the end of the 1st rd, but time ran out. Then he got knocked out clean in the next rd. We could even say that GSP finished him twice in that fight.
Lets not forget GSP was whippin on hughes in their 1st fight until he made a mental error by overcomitting to a kimura that hughes countered (beautifully to an armbar). GSP whacked him straight in he gut in that fight wit that crisp spinning back kick. I would say GSP put a mental beatdown on Hughes worse than what silva did to Franklin. Then he fought Lytle and showed me nothing (he took sherks lay and pray strategy. I see no proof that he has recovered mentally from being outclassed by GSP. Therefore, Matt Serra is very capable of pulling off the upset and defending his title.

Hughes is the “favorite”, but a win by Serra wouldn’t surprise me one bit, either by Ko or submission…. Its possible.

I think Serra has a better shot of winning, than I thought Koschek had of beating GSP.[/quote]

Rofl, Matt Serra talking about Ego… with how big his is and so totally justified at 9-4.
Serra continues to talk shit, great way to coax someone out of their ‘ego’ and into beating you for the ammount of shit you talk.

I think serra’s 15 minutes are about up and I can’t wait to see him get his ass handed to him. This guy is the arrogant obnoxious jack-ass.

Serra hasnt beat anybody besides Gsp(very lucky). Everyone knows Lytle should have one that title shot and for Serra to say he’s earned it come on.

SERRA DESERVED THAT TITLE. YEARS IN THE MAKING. GSP DESERVED THAT WHOOPIN’ THINKIN THAT THE UFC IS A WALK IN THE PARK.
THAT ASS RATTLED.MATT IS GREAT BUT LETS BE HONEST HE’S IN LOVE WITH HIS OWN PENIS. BE A BIT MORE GRACIOUS WONT U.
IN THIS SPORT I’VE LEARNED THAT DETERMINATION CAN BRING THE UNEXPECTED.

MATT NEEDS TO STOP MASTERBATING TO HIMSELF ALREADY. YOU GOT YOUR A** HANDED DOWN TO YOU BY PIERRE.

i dont like both but i dislike serra more than matt cuz hes a brat and a loud mouth. he disrespected and disgraced rich franklin on ultimate fighter show and called pierre saying “go back home frenchie” and im not french but i didnt appreciate this racial comment, serra is a childish brat. hughes is tough to knockout cuz he took alot of hard hits from pierre and he’s a harder nut to crack than serra. i know serra does jujitsu and matt beat royce gracie and proved him wrong that jujitsu is not the best or the most dominant on ground. hughes has more tools so i believe matt will win this one.

Matt Hughes, while being the man and all, is not know to train very hard for a fight, is getting older. Serra sounds like he is going to train for the next 3 months according to this interview, and apperantly he trained like hell for GSP.

If Hughes trained and looked like he did for Gracie, he will win. I doubt he will though.

[quote comment="138926"]To say the Hughes ego will be his undoing is completely erronious!! Hughes is the type of fighter that is confident and egotistic for a reason!! He has proven his ability in the ring time and time again. I think Serra needs to be worried about his on ego, so he caught(well timed, direct hit) GSP
and become champion.

What are Serra’s other significant wins?

Compare records? What do you see?[/quote]
Good points, I actually don’t dislike serra, but on paper Hughes will mop the floor with him, how is serra so much better than gracie and Hughes made him look like crap. If anything Serra underestimates Hughes abilities because he tkoed gsp and gsp owned Hughes. If you look at it carefully though at there past fights and all the variables….serra cashed in on punchers chance, I won’t say it was a fluke because he caught him intentionally and gsp lost, but I seriously doubt he could ever pull that off again. Decision wins, while not crowd pleasing are a much better indicator of talent and skill. I’m glad GSP’s win of kos was a decision because if he ko’ed kos in the first, there would still be doubts about GSP’s wrestling skills and the kos fans might argue lucky punch. From looking at both Hughes and serras past fights I really don’t know how one could come to a conclusion serra will own Hughes, he won’t, punchers chance is all serra has, all he had against gsp too. Serra needs to swing for the fences ever chances he gets and not worry about the take downs, only chance he has because mark my words, Hughes will own him on the ground.

Matt Hughes is a bum. He is one of the most boring fighters out there because he just uses tremendous strength to hold someone on the ground. He wins too many fight decisions based on takedowns which is a flaw in MMA scoring. Not to mention that he should have lost his title to Carlos Newton since the only reason he dropped Carlos on his head was because he passed out. He is also a major jerk. Everybody that I have spoken with that has met him was disgusted by his attitude. He looks down on people like he is better than them. Serra should beat his ass because he is better on his feet, better on the bottom, and should be able to nullify some of Hughes’ strength. Hughes will always have a chance to win just because of his strength but I certainly hope not. I want to see the Serra vs. GSP rematch.

were is groud control in baltimore i got to go there

Canton, They’re pretty cool guys and gals, by the way. They’re highly recommended by the people I hang with.

They’re definately on the web, do a search!

[quote comment="138724"]I cant stand Matt hughes! But Trying to look at it objectively, This is how I feel that they match up:

Matt Hughes:
Superior Strength
Superior Wtestling
Good Ju Jitsu
Very seasoned, and experienced.
Superior ground n pound

Matt Serra:
Superior Brazilian Ju Jitsu
Superior Striking (GSP was no fluke, his striking is solid, see the beginning of his fight wit Karo)
Seasoned and experienced veteran (however this will be his 1st
title defense)

Serra has a great shot of winning this fight. Hughes is rightfully the favorite, but Im not ready to say that hughes will walk thru serra. Hughes showed me nothing in his last fight vs. Lytle. We all say that Rich Franklin is broken Mentally, well than do we assume that hughes isn’t. He was destroyed just like Franklin was maybe worse. I say that because Gsp Finished him at the end of the 1st rd, but time ran out. Then he got knocked out clean in the next rd. We could even say that GSP finished him twice in that fight.
Lets not forget GSP was whippin on hughes in their 1st fight until he made a mental error by overcomitting to a kimura that hughes countered (beautifully to an armbar). GSP whacked him straight in he gut in that fight wit that crisp spinning back kick. I would say GSP put a mental beatdown on Hughes worse than what silva did to Franklin. Then he fought Lytle and showed me nothing (he took sherks lay and pray strategy. I see no proof that he has recovered mentally from being outclassed by GSP. Therefore, Matt Serra is very capable of pulling off the upset and defending his title.

Hughes is the “favorite”, but a win by Serra wouldn’t surprise me one bit, either by Ko or submission…. Its possible.

I think Serra has a better shot of winning, than I thought Koschek had of beating GSP.[/quote]

I totally agree, Serra will have an answer for hughes were ever the fight goes

SERRA DESERVED THAT TITLE. HE HAS WORKED A LONG TIME FOR IT.
GSP DESERVED THAT ASS KICKIN FOR TAKING HIM LIGHTLY.
HUGHS IS ONE OF A KIND BUT HE NEEDS TO KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT
AND NOT TALK TO MUCH.

[quote comment="138914"][quote comment="138791"][quote comment="138680"]I don’t know if im knit picking, but man that was probably the worst MMM Interviewer i’ve ever heard. Real amateur. All of his responses to Matt Serra’s answers were, “Okay, that was great, Cool-Cool, Sure-Sure” You can tell he was not really paying attention to Matt, just preparing for his next question, so he wouldn’t sound like an amteur interviewer. But thats exactly how he came off. If you want credibility as an premier MMA website (MMMA Madness) get yourself some professional employees.[/quote]

He probably watched that last interview of Serra where the guy asking the questions was a little hefty and Serra made fun of him the whole time and I think ended up putting one of his titties in a submission hold. I guess he just was either a really bad interviewer or wanted to glide through it smoothly without Serra getting all wound up.

I have to be honest, I haven’t seen NEARLY the level of disrespect coming from Hughes as I’ve seen coming from Serra. He talks about how cocky Hughes is? He’s not winning any fans here, I think he needs to be brought down off his high horse.

matt serra,i’m a big gsp fan but you won the title and you deserve respect and congrats to you.there is something that i learned long ago and i believe it comes from the good book,it is “take heed when you think you stand,lest you fall!” ihope you use this against hughes.he totally disrespects you and your skills.he thinks you’re not even in the top ten. he’s one fighter i’ve never been able to stand. so while you do yourself a favor by beating his ass,do me afavor and rip the fuckers arm off, or ground and pound on his face until it’s completely covered in blood.when that happens hit him one more time and tell that ones for john in canada.put him asleep matt but beat him first! he’s a legend in his own mind,and he deserves to get beat by you. one other thing i wanted to mention is that i thought it was great the way you stood up for royce gracie on tuf4 against that asshole trainer, i don’t care what his name is. i found his comments very offensive and i was kind of hoping that you would crack him upside his head. all the best,train hard,retire hughes would you please!

[quote comment="138724"]I cant stand Matt hughes! But Trying to look at it objectively, This is how I feel that they match up:

Matt Hughes:
Superior Strength
Superior Wtestling
Good Ju Jitsu
Very seasoned, and experienced.
Superior ground n pound

Matt Serra:
Superior Brazilian Ju Jitsu
Superior Striking (GSP was no fluke, his striking is solid, see the beginning of his fight wit Karo)
Seasoned and experienced veteran (however this will be his 1st
title defense)

Serra has a great shot of winning this fight. Hughes is rightfully the favorite, but Im not ready to say that hughes will walk thru serra. Hughes showed me nothing in his last fight vs. Lytle. We all say that Rich Franklin is broken Mentally, well than do we assume that hughes isn’t. He was destroyed just like Franklin was maybe worse. I say that because Gsp Finished him at the end of the 1st rd, but time ran out. Then he got knocked out clean in the next rd. We could even say that GSP finished him twice in that fight.
Lets not forget GSP was whippin on hughes in their 1st fight until he made a mental error by overcomitting to a kimura that hughes countered (beautifully to an armbar). GSP whacked him straight in he gut in that fight wit that crisp spinning back kick. I would say GSP put a mental beatdown on Hughes worse than what silva did to Franklin. Then he fought Lytle and showed me nothing (he took sherks lay and pray strategy. I see no proof that he has recovered mentally from being outclassed by GSP. Therefore, Matt Serra is very capable of pulling off the upset and defending his title.

Hughes is the “favorite”, but a win by Serra wouldn’t surprise me one bit, either by Ko or submission…. Its possible.

I think Serra has a better shot of winning, than I thought Koschek had of beating GSP.[/quote]
great points john. i really think you might be right because george really did dominate hughes and it was like hughes was shell shocked. he couldn’t believe what was happening.it was like gsp desroyed his will. good points!

Don’t worry, Hughes will bring him down fast, like bone crushing body slam fast. Serra is acting like a low class punk that hangs around the local pizzeria in Bay Ridge looking for a fight. Hughes is a skilled fighter that has earned his rep in the sport. Serra will be beaten down hard and fast, and then we will hear what he has to say, if his jaw is broken, that is.

[quote comment="138900"][quote post="3198"]I hate Serra, and I love Hughes…So I may be a lil biased on this, but seriously, who honestly believes that Serra has a chance against Hughes? He is gonna get smoked [/quote]

But how many people thought that Serra would beat GSP? Not many at all. I think that people are giving Serra a better chance at beating Hughes, than they did Serra over GSP.[/quote]

What sort of a person do you have to be to “love” Hughes? I just hope you mean in the Octagon because out of it he is one of the biggest pricks ever.

I was one of Hughes biggest fans a few years ago…. but then i heard him speak, and eventually he ruined my image of him to the point where i just want to see someone kick the sh*t out of him (Thanks GSP)

So I’m not the biggest fan of Serra, but I can’t think of anyone I’d like to see lose to Hughes so I hope he gets his ass kicked again!!

Go Serra!

[quote post="3198"]Matt Hughes is a bum. He is one of the most boring fighters out there because he just uses tremendous strength to hold someone on the ground. He wins too many fight decisions based on takedowns which is a flaw in MMA scoring. Not to mention that he should have lost his title to Carlos Newton since the only reason he dropped Carlos on his head was because he passed out. He is also a major jerk. [/quote]

Matt Hughes is a boring fighter??? He just holds people down and tries to win a decision?? What are you talking about?? Are we talking about the same Matt Hughes? The one with over 40 wins and only 5 losses in his MMA career? The most dominant WW champion in the history of the UFC?

Well, lets get the facts straight. You say, and I quote, “Matt Hughes is a bum. He is one of the most boring fighters out there because he just uses tremendous strength to hold someone on the ground. He wins too many fight decisions based on takedowns which is a flaw in MMA scoring.”

Here are the FACTS:

Matt Hughes has
17 wins by KO/TKO
18 wins by Submission
9 wins by Decision, ALL of which were unanimous except for one majority decision outside of the UFC.

Since Matt entered the UFC back in the year 2000, He has had 16 fights, and ONLY 3 of them have gone to a decision, and he won all of them unanimously.

So what are you talking about?

If Hughes’s last fight against Lytle is anything to go by, then Serra has a very good chance of taking him out. That fight was nearly as bad as watching Sanchez and Koscheck. Serra by knockout or subsmission (I hope).

This is JEL referring to Matt Hughes:

[quote post="3198"]he’s a legend in his own mind,[/quote]

I beg to differ. Ask 99% of MMA fans, and they will tell you differently!

Hughes chances of winning are 98% serra’s chances are 2%. Serra’s only chance, brief moment there standing, punchers chance.

[quote comment="138908"]People need to also remember that Serra is naturally a 155lb fighter. When he used to fight at 170, he just didn’t cut weight. Matt Hughes is, and always has been the strongest 170lb fighter. This will make for a tremendous strength advantage for Hughes. Serra ain’t weak, but he’s no Hughes.

I can’t wait to see the battle of words between these two come this season of TUF!!!![/quote]

I think Hughe’s strength will be the toughest hurddle for serra to overcome. Im not sure if he can deal wit his strength. But stand up, and Ju jitsu advantage has to go to Serra. Serra has had a lot of time to prepare for this fight, how long will it be 8 months? He has to know that he had to get stronger for this fight. I expect him to b stronger than ever, but Hughes is just sooooooo strong that it still might b 2 overwhelming for him to deal with.

I hate Hughes, but I always try to look at it objectively, and I will say that Hughes is a heavy favorite for a reason, and 2 huge back to back upsets will be hard for Serra to pull off.

However in my mind, I think Serra has a better chance of upsetting Hughes, then Koschek trying to upset GSP

Thanks for the props “Jel”

By the way, I never said “He just holds people down and tries to win a decision”. You put those words in my mouth. What I said was, “He just uses tremendous strength to hold someone on the ground. He wins too many fight decisions based on takedowns.” There is a distinct difference.

Say what you want about Serra truth is he knocked out Gsp..who destroyed Hughes, I like Hughes and Serra..but the way Hughes seems to be under estimating Serra could make this a short fight..I think Hughes will easly take Serra down..be carless and get caught in an armbar or something. People think Serra was lucky against Gsp…Maybe so..But hes still a vetran to the game..Its not like hes nnever won before..And i think Hughes is in for more then he expects.

[quote comment="138655"]GO SERA!!!!! I HATE HUGES!!!![/quote]
Serra should be fighting someone who earned thier shot at it,chris lytle is a top 15 but is that all it takes for
hughes to get another shot.
Hughes should have had to beat GSP again to even get a shot at the belt,I hope hughes wins so we can see GSP destroy him again and send him away for good!!!!!!!!!!

[quote comment="138854"]Serra will be on his back the whole fight. This is a terrible matchup for him. Serra has ran his mouth the last 6 months and I think everyone is tired of hearing the sam e ole bullshit. You are a b fighter (serra)[/quote]
I’m not a huge fan of either one. But Serra is coming off as more cocky than Hughes with all his shit talking (if that’s possible). Shut up Serra, decide it in the octagon. Besides if you keep running your mouth and you lose, you’ll look like an idiot!

[quote comment="138722"]I love that little extra dig Serra got in about Renzo Gracie submitting Pat Miletich in Miletich’s hometown. Like him or not, Serra gives entertaining interviews.[/quote]

Yet, I’m sure if Hughes made a comment about his beat down of Sarah’s idol Royce Gracie, Hughes would be called classless.

It’s utterly amazing the double standard Hughes gets out through and Sarah gets away with.