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		<title>By: nathan</title>
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		<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;hope Serra does the EXACT same thing to Hughes as he did GSP.

So you guys can just sit there with your jaws open, wondering how a black belt in bjj, MMA veteran, owner of one of the best gi and no-go grappling schools on the east coast, could ever beat the god of 170, Matt Hughes. You guys make it seem like Matt Serra didn&#039;t have a plan against GSP, and went in sloppy throwing over hand rights and hay-makers.

Give me a freaken break people, respect all the fighters, even the ones you see on TV.

Top 5 in any order should always include Serra and Hughes (Right now, and probably through next year), if you think otherwise, maybe you should go call plays against the Ravens in the NFL, cause you&#039;re freaken blind!&quot;
   royce gracie is a bjj black belt dumb ass, and so was carlos newton, like it helped them any.  Serra&#039;s plan was to trade blow for blow, he knew it was his only chance and it worked, he knew he really only had a punchers chance and hit the jack pot.  His unintentional, yes UNINTENTIONAL hit to the back of the head really hurt gsp which made serra&#039;s follow up shots possible.  The hit was unintentional because serra knows hits to the back of the head are ILLEGAL, he hit him with his left forearm as gsp ducked in to it, anyone thinks that hit was intended to hit were it did is a moron, it literally was a one in a million hit, NEVER would happen again.  All the dummies on serra&#039;s band wangon should watch tapes of his illustrious career for a reality check, the guy SUCKS pure and simple.  Dec 29 can&#039;t come fast enough for me to put this lamo were he belongs, the guy isn&#039;t top 15 for gods sake PEOPLE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;hope Serra does the EXACT same thing to Hughes as he did GSP.</p>
<p>So you guys can just sit there with your jaws open, wondering how a black belt in bjj, MMA veteran, owner of one of the best gi and no-go grappling schools on the east coast, could ever beat the god of 170, Matt Hughes. You guys make it seem like Matt Serra didn&#8217;t have a plan against GSP, and went in sloppy throwing over hand rights and hay-makers.</p>
<p>Give me a freaken break people, respect all the fighters, even the ones you see on TV.</p>
<p>Top 5 in any order should always include Serra and Hughes (Right now, and probably through next year), if you think otherwise, maybe you should go call plays against the Ravens in the NFL, cause you&#8217;re freaken blind!&#8221;<br />
   royce gracie is a bjj black belt dumb ass, and so was carlos newton, like it helped them any.  Serra&#8217;s plan was to trade blow for blow, he knew it was his only chance and it worked, he knew he really only had a punchers chance and hit the jack pot.  His unintentional, yes UNINTENTIONAL hit to the back of the head really hurt gsp which made serra&#8217;s follow up shots possible.  The hit was unintentional because serra knows hits to the back of the head are ILLEGAL, he hit him with his left forearm as gsp ducked in to it, anyone thinks that hit was intended to hit were it did is a moron, it literally was a one in a million hit, NEVER would happen again.  All the dummies on serra&#8217;s band wangon should watch tapes of his illustrious career for a reality check, the guy SUCKS pure and simple.  Dec 29 can&#8217;t come fast enough for me to put this lamo were he belongs, the guy isn&#8217;t top 15 for gods sake PEOPLE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: MMAFan1981</title>
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		<dc:creator>MMAFan1981</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;206562&quot;]I hope Serra does the EXACT same thing to Hughes as he did GSP.

So you guys can just sit there with your jaws open, wondering how a black belt in bjj, MMA veteran, owner of one of the best gi and no-go grappling schools on the east coast, could ever beat the god of 170, Matt Hughes. You guys make it seem like Matt Serra didn&#039;t have a plan against GSP, and went in sloppy throwing over hand rights and hay-makers.

Give me a freaken break people, respect all the fighters, even the ones you see on TV.

Top 5 in any order should always include Serra and Hughes (Right now, and probably through next year), if you think otherwise, maybe you should go call plays against the Ravens in the NFL, cause you&#039;re freaken blind![/quote]

There is no doubt that Serra came in with a game plan against GSP.  It seemed as if GSP came in thinking he was going to walk through Serra.  We know from tons of experience in the past year that you cannot under any circumstance under estimate your opponent.  Griffin vs. Shogun is a great example.  But giving Matt Serra a ton of credit for winning TUF 4 and beating GSP is crazy.  I mean before TUF 4 Serra hadn&#039;t beat anyone with a big name.  He lost to Shonie Carter, BJ Penn, Din Thomas, and Karo.  He is 6 - 4 in the UFC which is not an unbelievable record.  

I am not sure about this comment, &quot;So you guys can just sit there with your jaws open, wondering how a black belt in bjj, MMA veteran, owner of one of the best gi and no-go grappling schools on the east coast, could ever beat the god of 170, Matt Hughes.&quot;  
We have seen major upsets in the past year.  If Serra beats Hughes it really won&#039;t come as to much of a shock.   Now if this fight would have happened 10 months ago I would have said yes.  It is happening now after the year of the upset.  As for wondering how a black belt in bjj could beat someone is a crazy comment.  Do you think that Matt Serra is the only Black Belt in BJJ in the UFC or maybe you think he is only one who wins.  Also when he beat GSP I didn&#039;t see him use his BJJ but that is just me.

As for the Ravens comment I am not sure what that means.  Please explain.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[quote comment="206562"]I hope Serra does the EXACT same thing to Hughes as he did GSP.</p>
<p>So you guys can just sit there with your jaws open, wondering how a black belt in bjj, MMA veteran, owner of one of the best gi and no-go grappling schools on the east coast, could ever beat the god of 170, Matt Hughes. You guys make it seem like Matt Serra didn&#8217;t have a plan against GSP, and went in sloppy throwing over hand rights and hay-makers.</p>
<p>Give me a freaken break people, respect all the fighters, even the ones you see on TV.</p>
<p>Top 5 in any order should always include Serra and Hughes (Right now, and probably through next year), if you think otherwise, maybe you should go call plays against the Ravens in the NFL, cause you&#8217;re freaken blind![/quote]</p>
<p>There is no doubt that Serra came in with a game plan against GSP.  It seemed as if GSP came in thinking he was going to walk through Serra.  We know from tons of experience in the past year that you cannot under any circumstance under estimate your opponent.  Griffin vs. Shogun is a great example.  But giving Matt Serra a ton of credit for winning TUF 4 and beating GSP is crazy.  I mean before TUF 4 Serra hadn&#8217;t beat anyone with a big name.  He lost to Shonie Carter, BJ Penn, Din Thomas, and Karo.  He is 6 &#8211; 4 in the UFC which is not an unbelievable record.  </p>
<p>I am not sure about this comment, &#8220;So you guys can just sit there with your jaws open, wondering how a black belt in bjj, MMA veteran, owner of one of the best gi and no-go grappling schools on the east coast, could ever beat the god of 170, Matt Hughes.&#8221;<br />
We have seen major upsets in the past year.  If Serra beats Hughes it really won&#8217;t come as to much of a shock.   Now if this fight would have happened 10 months ago I would have said yes.  It is happening now after the year of the upset.  As for wondering how a black belt in bjj could beat someone is a crazy comment.  Do you think that Matt Serra is the only Black Belt in BJJ in the UFC or maybe you think he is only one who wins.  Also when he beat GSP I didn&#8217;t see him use his BJJ but that is just me.</p>
<p>As for the Ravens comment I am not sure what that means.  Please explain.</p>
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		<title>By: moro</title>
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		<dc:creator>moro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;206418&quot;][quote comment=&quot;206139&quot;][quote comment=&quot;206135&quot;][quote comment=&quot;206101&quot;]i think matt, no infact im sure serra will win against hughes, how ever serra against the spida, what a super fight that would be![/quote]

stay off the drugs moro![/quote]
LOL[/quote]

Cant depict the emotion I&#039;m feeling with text. what a tool ! 


WHAT A D*CK YOU REALLY ARE   -- read the comment above it goes for you too -- now go back to yoyr crappy life and get some footage of before UFC 70 WHAT AN ABSOLUTE MUPPET !!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[quote comment="206418"][quote comment="206139"][quote comment="206135"][quote comment="206101"]i think matt, no infact im sure serra will win against hughes, how ever serra against the spida, what a super fight that would be![/quote]</p>
<p>stay off the drugs moro![/quote]<br />
LOL[/quote]</p>
<p>Cant depict the emotion I&#8217;m feeling with text. what a tool ! </p>
<p>WHAT A D*CK YOU REALLY ARE   &#8212; read the comment above it goes for you too &#8212; now go back to yoyr crappy life and get some footage of before UFC 70 WHAT AN ABSOLUTE MUPPET !!</p>
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		<title>By: moro</title>
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		<dc:creator>moro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;206342&quot;][quote post=&quot;3828&quot;]i think matt, no infact im sure serra will win against hughes, how ever serra against the spida, what a super fight that would be![/quote]

First off they are in 2 different weight classes and second, what has Matt Serra done, with the exception of a lucky punch to GSP, that makes you think a fight between Anderson and Serra would be &quot;a super fight&quot;??????[/quote]

first of all im an avid UFC fan( pretty much have been watching since the beginning) . of course spida and serra are not in the same weight class i was simply saying ( now read this carefully ) in my OPINON it would be a great fight. how can you say it was a lucky punch he was all over GSP  and then the ground and pound after, if i remenber correctly he smashed through quite accuratly and effectivly when gsp went down- hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  what else had serra done HE WON TUF 4 .....................</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[quote comment="206342"][quote post="3828"]i think matt, no infact im sure serra will win against hughes, how ever serra against the spida, what a super fight that would be![/quote]</p>
<p>First off they are in 2 different weight classes and second, what has Matt Serra done, with the exception of a lucky punch to GSP, that makes you think a fight between Anderson and Serra would be &#8220;a super fight&#8221;??????[/quote]</p>
<p>first of all im an avid UFC fan( pretty much have been watching since the beginning) . of course spida and serra are not in the same weight class i was simply saying ( now read this carefully ) in my OPINON it would be a great fight. how can you say it was a lucky punch he was all over GSP  and then the ground and pound after, if i remenber correctly he smashed through quite accuratly and effectivly when gsp went down- hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  what else had serra done HE WON TUF 4 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: nathan</title>
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		<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That was a one in a million hit, I&#039;ve never seen anything like that before, ever, never seen a fighter get his equilibrium messed up like that, your either drunk, stupid or delusional or maybe a bit of each.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That was a one in a million hit, I&#8217;ve never seen anything like that before, ever, never seen a fighter get his equilibrium messed up like that, your either drunk, stupid or delusional or maybe a bit of each.</p>
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		<title>By: nathan</title>
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		<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;206628&quot;]to be honest i was f@#ck ecstatic win serra demolished gsp.granted gsp is a good fighter.dont be surprised when he does the exact same thing to huges.then we get to see him make another highlight reel of gsp.mark my word huges or gsp WILL NOT be ones ones to dethrone him.[/quote]
  LOL you drunk?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[quote comment="206628"]to be honest i was f@#ck ecstatic win serra demolished gsp.granted gsp is a good fighter.dont be surprised when he does the exact same thing to huges.then we get to see him make another highlight reel of gsp.mark my word huges or gsp WILL NOT be ones ones to dethrone him.[/quote]<br />
  LOL you drunk?</p>
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		<title>By: jdawg</title>
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		<dc:creator>jdawg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>to be honest i was f@#ck ecstatic win serra demolished gsp.granted gsp is a good fighter.dont be surprised when he does the exact same thing to huges.then we get to see him make another highlight reel of gsp.mark my word huges or gsp WILL NOT be ones ones to dethrone him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>to be honest i was f@#ck ecstatic win serra demolished gsp.granted gsp is a good fighter.dont be surprised when he does the exact same thing to huges.then we get to see him make another highlight reel of gsp.mark my word huges or gsp WILL NOT be ones ones to dethrone him.</p>
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		<title>By: Pat</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;206169&quot;]I really hope Serra wins. I want to see him loose to GSP in the future.[/quote]

I think they&#039;ll have a re-match either way. If Hughes wins, then GSP will face Hughes first, then Serra.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[quote comment="206169"]I really hope Serra wins. I want to see him loose to GSP in the future.[/quote]</p>
<p>I think they&#8217;ll have a re-match either way. If Hughes wins, then GSP will face Hughes first, then Serra.</p>
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		<title>By: MMAFan1981</title>
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		<dc:creator>MMAFan1981</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[quote comment=&quot;206419&quot;]Not only has Hughes been a dick on this season of TUF, he was also a total a$$hole to Serra when he was competing on TUF#?.  Matt Hughes reminds me of all the guys I hated in high school (not a surprise considering I went to high school in Bettendorf IA).  It is a shame when a fighter as notable as Matt Hughes brings that mentality and lack of respect to the mainstream forefront (highly rated cable TV series) of the MMA world.  Of course I understand the fact that they have to hype the fight, there has to be some kind of controversy, something to talk about, but I tend to think that Matt Serra is accomplishing the same task in a far more professional manner.

I have to pick Hughes to win though, I know he will bring it this fight for sure.  He is a damn good Mixed Martial Artist.  Can Serra pull it off?  Hell yes he can, anyone who counts him out is a fool.[/quote]

Serra can pull off the upset against Hughes.  Anyone can win at any time in this sport.  The fact of the matter is that Serra got lucky in his fight against GSP.  There is no doubt in most peoples minds that GSP would win 9 out of 10 against Serra.  It just so happened that this was the 1 time.

As for professionalism.  How can you say that Matt Serra is more professional than Matt Hughes.  That is probably the most ludacris statement I have ever heard.  Think about this logically if you would for one minute.  When you watch the hype up to fights that they have on fight night.  What do you see.  Guys calling their opponent an ass hole, making fun of  his religion, how he fights, well lets just say making fun of him in general.  No you hear them say things like.  That guy shouldn&#039;t be in the same ring as me, I am going to destroy him, and yes occasionally you will hear a fighter say something like he got lucky in his last fight.  So if Hughes is more disrespectful then I guess all the fighters in the UFC should take a page out of Matt Serras book.  

If you want to tell me that he is joking around then again you are crazy.  I don&#039;t remember a time where Serra has said I just like playing with the guy.  I actually really kind of like him that is why I pick on him.  No he says I hate that guy, I can&#039;t stand him, he is a prick.  Now that kind of stuff doesn&#039;t bother me as much as making fun of the mans integrity, his religion, and how he lives his life.  That is childish and very unprofessional.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[quote comment="206419"]Not only has Hughes been a dick on this season of TUF, he was also a total a$$hole to Serra when he was competing on TUF#?.  Matt Hughes reminds me of all the guys I hated in high school (not a surprise considering I went to high school in Bettendorf IA).  It is a shame when a fighter as notable as Matt Hughes brings that mentality and lack of respect to the mainstream forefront (highly rated cable TV series) of the MMA world.  Of course I understand the fact that they have to hype the fight, there has to be some kind of controversy, something to talk about, but I tend to think that Matt Serra is accomplishing the same task in a far more professional manner.</p>
<p>I have to pick Hughes to win though, I know he will bring it this fight for sure.  He is a damn good Mixed Martial Artist.  Can Serra pull it off?  Hell yes he can, anyone who counts him out is a fool.[/quote]</p>
<p>Serra can pull off the upset against Hughes.  Anyone can win at any time in this sport.  The fact of the matter is that Serra got lucky in his fight against GSP.  There is no doubt in most peoples minds that GSP would win 9 out of 10 against Serra.  It just so happened that this was the 1 time.</p>
<p>As for professionalism.  How can you say that Matt Serra is more professional than Matt Hughes.  That is probably the most ludacris statement I have ever heard.  Think about this logically if you would for one minute.  When you watch the hype up to fights that they have on fight night.  What do you see.  Guys calling their opponent an ass hole, making fun of  his religion, how he fights, well lets just say making fun of him in general.  No you hear them say things like.  That guy shouldn&#8217;t be in the same ring as me, I am going to destroy him, and yes occasionally you will hear a fighter say something like he got lucky in his last fight.  So if Hughes is more disrespectful then I guess all the fighters in the UFC should take a page out of Matt Serras book.  </p>
<p>If you want to tell me that he is joking around then again you are crazy.  I don&#8217;t remember a time where Serra has said I just like playing with the guy.  I actually really kind of like him that is why I pick on him.  No he says I hate that guy, I can&#8217;t stand him, he is a prick.  Now that kind of stuff doesn&#8217;t bother me as much as making fun of the mans integrity, his religion, and how he lives his life.  That is childish and very unprofessional.</p>
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		<title>By: Hoodlum</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hoodlum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope Serra does the EXACT same thing to Hughes as he did GSP.

So you guys can just sit there with your jaws open, wondering how a black belt in bjj, MMA veteran, owner of one of the best gi and no-go grappling schools on the east coast, could ever beat the god of 170, Matt Hughes. You guys make it seem like Matt Serra didn&#039;t have a plan against GSP, and went in sloppy throwing over hand rights and hay-makers.

Give me a freaken break people, respect all the fighters, even the ones you see on TV.

Top 5 in any order should always include Serra and Hughes (Right now, and probably through next year), if you think otherwise, maybe you should go call plays against the Ravens in the NFL, cause you&#039;re freaken blind!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope Serra does the EXACT same thing to Hughes as he did GSP.</p>
<p>So you guys can just sit there with your jaws open, wondering how a black belt in bjj, MMA veteran, owner of one of the best gi and no-go grappling schools on the east coast, could ever beat the god of 170, Matt Hughes. You guys make it seem like Matt Serra didn&#8217;t have a plan against GSP, and went in sloppy throwing over hand rights and hay-makers.</p>
<p>Give me a freaken break people, respect all the fighters, even the ones you see on TV.</p>
<p>Top 5 in any order should always include Serra and Hughes (Right now, and probably through next year), if you think otherwise, maybe you should go call plays against the Ravens in the NFL, cause you&#8217;re freaken blind!</p>
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