Serra vs Huges set for May!

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  1. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Matt Hughes and Matt Serra have waited a long time to settle the beef that has brewed between the two since their participation as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter. The two men were supposed to settle their dispute last year when Serra was forced to withdraw due to injury. During that time both men lost fights to St. Pierre and Hughes was also soundly defeated by Thiago Alves. Those developments have taken some luster off of their once highly anticipated grudge match but I'm thinking fans will still find a way to get up for this one. Dana White first hinted a few days ago that the fight would occur over the summer and now Matt Hughes
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    himself has confirmed a date. Below is an excerpt from the former UFC champions official blog:
    "Just got a call from Joe Silva and as of right now it looks like I'll be fighting Matt Serra in Vegas on May 23rd. This is not 100% confirmed, but I believe it is going to be on this date."
     
  2. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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  3. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hughes, domination.
     
  4. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    Serra will make it ugly, and win it by decision
     
  5. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

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    I see a Hughes laynpray...I'm not sure Serra can stop his takedowns
     
  6. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Serra's entire career is based on one punch; Hughes has either the best or, thanks to gsp, the second best career at welterweight.

    Serra is gonna come out thinking he's Chuck Liddell, just like he did against GSP the second time and get easily taken down by Hughes who will proceed to put on one last legendary performance by being the better wrestler and the better grappler.

    It will look a lot like Hughes vs Gracie.
     
  7. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    But what do you really think?

    *lol*:lol:
     
  8. yogster740

    yogster740 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm actually syked for this fight. They seem to genuinely not like one another...Hughes never had much respect for Serra....Hughes should be able to take this as long as he's cautious.
     
  9. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Serra by devestating KO.
     
  10. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    I seriously don't think Hughes, is a better grappler than Serra.
    Do you talk about pure grappling, or mma grappling?
    Pure grappling, Serra take it.
    MMA grappling. its pretty equal, or a little edge to Serra, in my opinion.
     
  11. yogster740

    yogster740 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yes...but Hughes is physically stronger, overall more athletic and experience is definitely on his end...Serra is a better striker. Given all that Hughes should be able to nuetralize his advantages.
     
  12. Wilhelm

    Wilhelm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Damn dude, come on. It won't be that bad.

    I expect Hughes will be scared to death of losing this match, so I expect he'll work his takedowns and make sure he wins a decision. Hughes is on a steep down slope of his career. He's been beaten BADLY in his last two fights. They're both coming off of injuries, so who knows? I would be a lot more surprised if Hughes won like he did against Gracie than if Serra won.
     
  13. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Both no gi and mma, Serra would be at an advantage in a gi match though.

    Hughes looked pretty damn good at adcc in a weightclass way above his normal 170; he was even with Tito until the ref did Tito a huge favor and made them restart with Tito having full control of one of Hughes' legs after going out of bounds.

    In mma it's not even all that close; Serra has one sub in the UFC against Kelly Dulanty, whereas Hughes has subbed gsp, trigg, Riggs, and positionally dominated Royce, carlos newton, BJ Penn, Sakuri, and finished them with ground and pound; and has outwrestled and outgrappled Sean Sherk, and was at least even grappling wise with charuto
     
  14. Grievesy

    Grievesy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm with Beebs, I think Hughes takes this. Hopefully it's brutal and a war. They obviously hate each other. Serra knows how to talk **** aswell.

    Even though this fight means **** all now, I think they can both bring a lot of attention to the bout.