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Has the Serra vs Hughes fight lost its appeal?

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#1 ·
Its been somtime now since Hughes was destroyed by Alvez and i know he sustained an injury, however is this fight likey to ever happen now? I havent seen any news regards this matchup for somewhile and Serras camp has also been quiet of late.
Has the time now passed regards the fights appeal?
Do you really care if it happens?
The "hatred" hype has long since died and i personally couldnt care less if these two fight each other again, lets face it there is gonna be heck of a wait even if Hughes gets fully fit etc as there a quite a few events and fan wanted draws before these two could possibly headline, i cant see Hughes being willing to step this fight down to a "fight night" event it will have to be a Main Eventer.
So what do you guys say?
 
#3 ·
Yeah I dont really care about seeing it now either.It wouldve been interesting if they had the fight a month or two after the end of TUF6, but not now.Besides, hughes is washed up.I think he should call it quits.Losing to GSP is one thing, but losing again to alves is another.Not saying alves isnt good but when hughes was at his prime he couldve beat alves.I think hughes just has lost all motivation.
 
#5 ·
I'd still like to see it actually. I honestly think Serra can win the fight. Much better stand up and when it comes to submissions he is better also. The only thing Hughes has on Serra is strength and wrestling. The only way he can win is by laying on him the whole time unless he can get the full mount and pound away. I think Serra would win. I just don't think Hughes is the force he use to be.
 
#6 ·
I'd still like to see it actually. I honestly think Serra can win the fight. Much better stand up and when it comes to submissions he is better also. The only thing Hughes has on Serra is strength and wrestling. The only way he can win is by laying on him the whole time unless he can get the full mount and pound away. I think Serra would win. I just don't think Hughes is the force he use to be.
What the hell are you smoking? Hughes has actually subbed top level fighters unlike Serra.
 
#7 · (Edited)
Sure Hughes has ended some fights with submission, but that is Serra's specialty. Not saying Hughes is a slouch in the department I just think Serra is better. Hughes just has so much more experience than Serra and of course has pulled of more submissions than him, doesn't mean he is better. So if you put these to in a pure bjj match, you would pick Hughes over Serra
 
#18 ·
Serra's specialty is defensive BJJ in MMA, the only legit submission win he has is a triangle-choke over Kelly Dullanty---hardly a ground fighter.

In a pure grappling match I'd possibly go with Serra, but Hughes has a very under-rated and under-appreciated submission game. You have to remember as well that this isn't a PURE BJJ, this is MMA BJJ, and it boils down to who can adapt their ground game the best. Just looking at records alone, Matt Hughes' adaptation of grappling is superior on the offensive level.
 
#8 ·
I still want to see it, and Hughes better win it too lol...
y0 Screennamesuck, in ur sig is that Rick Roll'd I'm too scared to click it lol :confused05:
 
#10 ·
No its not, I wouldn't do that to ya lol, but it is the greatest song ever made :)

I'm not denying Serra has great defensive BJJ, but offensively he is shit. Hughes's wrestling will get him on top and Serra has absolutely no chance of subbing him from the bottom.
I'm not going to disagree with ya, I don't really see Serra subbing Hughes, but I do see him getting a TKO. If Hughes gets Serra down I can see him pounding on Serra or even getting a armbar, but I just think Serra will pull off the win. I just hope he has been practicing that takedown defense, if so its his win. In the end I will not be surprised to see either win
 
#13 ·
Either way I don't really care who wins and loses this fight. Hughes is on his way out and Serra will never be at the top again, so I don't really care either way. I'd like to see Serra win cause I hate Hughes and he is also planning on leaving, so I wanna see Serra let him leave on a loss
 
#14 ·
This fight was only interesting because there was a title at stake at one point. Now, if it happens, it will just be a "grudge" match, using old clips from a two seasons ago TUF. I think the only appeal here was the "personal rivalry", and that is pretty much done now.
 
#15 ·
It has lost some of the hype but the UFC are not stupid they will re-hype it by doing a re-run of the TUF series then make a bad blood programme then more than likely do an All Access on Serra by that time i think alot of people including me will be interested again.
 
#21 ·
The whole reason people wanted to see Hughes/Serra anyway was because the two guys hate each other. We definitely knew that neither guy would be holding onto the belt for long with guys like GSP, Yoshida, Fitch, Stun Gun, and Koscheck nipping at contention, so I believe the match-up maintains its significance.
 
#25 · (Edited)
Personally, I was never that interested in this fight. It was just one of those things that had to happen because Matt Serra pulled an upset in a match he should have never gotten in the first place. The only way they could have promoted a fight like this (which wouldn't have excited anybody at the time) was to put them on TUF!

If this match were to happen Matt Hughes would **** Matt Serra! Serra's jiu jitsu never transitioned well into MMA! Hughes on the other hand fought better jiu jitsu fighters then Serra! Also, Serra's takedown defense is a joke! So its really a no brainer who is going to win this one!
 
#29 ·
I have never bought into the Serra hype. If it wasn't for him being champ for a period of time, there is no way he would be considered a top 10 WW like he is now. I'm not saying his win was a fluke, but GSP showed what should have happened back in April. After reading this thread, I would say Serra may have some of the most overrated striking in the division. Before the first GSP fight, would anyone have even considered him dangerous on his feet? Heavy hands alone doesn't make a good striker.
Even though I hate Hughes, I don't want to see the greatest champion of all time in the UFC go out with 3 losses in a row. I think he pounds on Serra for 3 rounds taking a UD or 3rd round TKO. The only way I see Serra winning is a big KO (which is probable) or his pateneted foot stomps against the cage, lol.
 
#32 ·
Before the first GSP fight, would anyone have even considered him dangerous on his feet?
Karo probably.

Anyways, when this fight was supposed to take place I didn't get excited about it (other than the fact the WW division wouldn't be held up any longer). Since neither of these guys are holding up the division any more I could care less if and when they fight.

And if the fight does happen, I see Hughes taking Serra down, pounding on him for a while, and Serra opening up to get subbed so he doesn't get GSP'd again.

PS: Can we add that as a type of victory? (T)KO, Sub, Decision, GSP.
 
#34 ·
Its lost its appeal for now, but wait until there is a date set for the fight.

Once its set, the trash talk will begin, and I will be interested all over again.

I cant imagine Serra not running his mouth to the point where I will HAVE to watch it. Hugues will be a dick again and we will all hope that one of them gets smashed in the face really badly.

Im sure its gonna sell. The UFC knows how to do it.
 
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