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Pish-posh.
In order to make a good point with comparisons, you should probably include the obvious faults on both sides. Allow me to fill in the blanks.
1. Hughes was very blatantly playing mind games with not only Serra, but Scarola as well. Now, this was before we knew Scarola was a total puss. At this time, he was the loyal friend to Matt Serra, who was approached by Matt Hughes, who said he wanted him on his team. He planted his little seed in Joey's head, and Serra made sure to pick him first. As soon as Joey walked away, Hughes made it clear that he had no intention of picking Joey. It was a big funny joke to him, and he just had such a good time playing his little mind games. That's like something high school cheerleaders do to the try-out cheerleaders because that's what bitches do.
2. Who cares about highlights. Live in the now, buddy. Serra may be older than most up-and-comers, but he still has potential. Maybe he can't cut it as a top tier fighter, but he has respectable ability. His ability got him through TUF, earned him a shot at the title, and pulled off an impressive win over GSP.
3. So what if he "coddled" Joey when he was pussing out. Did you listen to their whole issue? Joey was his best man at his wedding. He's like a brother to Serra. Serra did everything he could to get him on the show because Joey really wanted the opportunity. If Joey decided to leave the house, he'd have NO career in MMA. He'd be a disgrace to the sport. As a businessman, Serra could not keep him at his gym. So, Serra gives him an ultimatum... leave and lose your job at the gym, or stay and tough it out for a few more weeks. Joey made the decision to throw every aspect of their relationship down the drain. Not only did he lose his job, he lost Serra's respect as a fighter and as a man. He tried to talk Joey out of committing professional suicide. Think of it that way.
4. Don't get me started on Laimon. He was being a prick, and he got what was coming to him. Serra stood up for Gracie, because Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is Matt Serra's background, and it's where he got his black-belt. Surely, after 15 or so years of acquaintanceship with the Gracies, he has the utmost respect for the family and for what they've done for MMA. When Laimon disrespected Royce Gracie, Serra stood up not only for Royce, but for the whole family, Gracie JJ, and himself. He showed Laimon some justified disrespect. Somewhere in his rant against Laimon, he even showed Hughes a good deal of respect for beating Royce. That shows both character and integrity. He put aside their own rivalry to show Hughes respect.
5. "I didn't come here...not to win" -- Did he come here...not to coach? You're right, he's pissed off because his guys aren't winning. He's pissed off because his guys aren't listening. Why aren't they listening? They seem to have lost a lot of respect for him as a coach, and he's already given up on them. The only reason why he hasn't walked out on them is because it would be a horrible career move... for HIM. The way I look at it (and that may just be me), it's all about him. It's not about his fighters. That's where he screwed up as a coach.
I'll leave it at that. Sorry to everyone for making this so long, but like I said, I was just filling in the blanks.
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