Do you agree with Chael Sonnen that Matt Hughes is not an MMA ATG?

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  1. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    coz Chael just molested him for 24 minutes :yep
     
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  2. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    BJ Penn was a lightweight

    GSP was a rookie
     
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  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing

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    Hughes IS an ATG.......
     
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  4. Koa

    Koa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chael couldn't carry Matt's jock strap.
     
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  5. Kittikasem

    Kittikasem Guest

    Because it's not. You're reading something into his comments which wasn't there. He was saying that beating two great opponents in itself is not sufficient to get you into the Hall Of Fame, he wasn't in any way belittling those two great wins (neither jokingly nor seriously), he was only saying that the rest of Hughes's resume is so weak that he shouldn't be in the HOF purely due to two wins. It's a stupid p-o-v IMO, but it does appear to be his genuine opinion.
     
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  6. JohnJohn

    JohnJohn Active Member Full Member

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    Chael's an attention *****. Just ignore Chael and let him fade away.
     
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  7. zarman

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    Is Vitali a bum because Toney says so
     
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  8. MaliSlamusrex

    MaliSlamusrex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Matt Hughes is a douche, I also think he wins most of his fight by cutting a lot of weight and sitting on opponents.

    Still.... look at his record, may not have fought the best opposition but he's one enough fights to be an ATG there or there about.
     
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  9. Ai-edy2007

    Ai-edy2007 STOCKTON 209 MOTHER****ER Full Member

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    but he isnt always laying and praying all of his fights with bj penn were awesome and same with matt vs gsp dont you think those have to make a mention? and plus matt hughes cuts weight but not as much as thiago alves.
     
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  10. MaliSlamusrex

    MaliSlamusrex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In the majority of his fights he lies on people.... he is close enough to being an ATG, and when he retires I may think of him fonder.... but I still think he is captaindouchenstien.

     
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  11. Stoo

    Stoo Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Only 1 of his title matches went the distance, including GSP and BJ Penn. So for a for a guy with 35 finishes out of 45 wins, that's the most vicious 'laying on people' Ive seen since I had that ****ed up dream that Roseanne Barr was going cowgirl on Verne Troyer. Ewwwwwww

    Hughes is definitely an ATG, absolutely no doubt in my mind. The only question is how does he stack up against other ATG's. He was 'The Man' for a good 5 years, beat the best that was put in front of him during that period. For a Wrestler developed a high level submissions game unsurpassed by any wrestler since and had killer g'n'p. His stand up is lack lustre, but as a submission wrestler didnt need to strike did he?
     
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