What can Matt Hughes do to beat GSP ?

Try to get the mount, gnp and look for a sub. I think Hughes would be better off on his back than on his feet, but most ideal place for him is going to be zero inches away from GSP.

His strength cant play much of a role, but his experience and overall toughness, solidness when his opponents back is on the floor might be enough to carry him to a victory. At the very least he needs to force the fight to the ground, even if it means he will be on his back.

 

He needs to do the cartwheel kick.

 

Yea, but that would be damn funny.

 

Shoot in on GSP and crack GSP in the balls and claim it was a accident.

 

Matt Hughes obviously has to take it to the ground inorder to win. But I doubt he can do that, his old already and his feet are just not fast enough to keep up with GSP.

 

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Something like that.

To be more specific, abondon all hope of winning a striking battle, and outgrapple GSP.

The idea that GSP can outwrestle, in the mma sense, Kos despite his incredible pedigree, but that Hughes can't outwrestle GSP in the mma sense because he doesn't have the pedigree that Kos does is really a bad assumption.

Also, Hughes' guard game has grown by leaps and bounds, and GSP has been known to take fights he is winning on the feet to the ground just to mix things up, if he does this, he stands a good chance of losing a scramble or getting outright swept and ending up with Hughes in a dominant position, which is a scary place to be.

 

GSP passed his guard and took side control in the 2nd fight in a total of about 15 seconds after taking him down. GSP is better on the ground then on his feet I think. He hasn't just held his own, he has dominated some of the best ground guys in the weight class....on the ground.

 

GSP was not outgrappling him in the first fight, he kept looking for a kimura that wasn't there, and when he looked too many times Hughes took the counter and armbarred him, textbook stuff.

 

GSP pretty much out everythinged Hughes in the second fight.

Although right after GSP got side control, Hughes got up, he damn near got KO'd with a knee, but he got up.

I've got nothing against GSP, but to think that Hughes can't beat him is silly.

 

Hughes only chance is to get the takedown, and work his GnP. It will be difficult enough to get the takedown alone, then he is gonna have to be able to keep GSP there long enough to do some damage or possibly get a sub. And he will have to get the TD consistently in each round if the fight gos the distance or close to it.

I dont see any of that happening though. He will have to work his ass off just to get 1 takedown, and if he manages to get it, I believe GSP will be able to avoid getting damage done to him (lets face it, Hughes could barely do anything to Lytle on the ground, other than just hold him there, whats he gonna do to GSP?) and get back to his feet, where he will completely dominate.

GSP by ref stoppage in either the 1st or 2nd round.