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In an interview with mmaweekly, Matt Serra talks about his next fight, likely with nemesis Matt Hughes. Here’s a snippet:

Hopefully by the end of the year. Hopefully by late fall. Like I said, I haven’t been able to do too much of anything since my fight so I’m getting back in shape now. I want two-and-a-half to three months to train for that guy. I’m not losing to him. I don’t give a rat’s ass, no way. Kill me first.

Serra injured a nerve in his elbow in his loss to Canadian Georges St. Pierre at UFC 83 in Montreal in April and has just received doctor’s clearance to train. Matt Hughes was also hurt in his last fight with Thiago Alves in London, England at UFC 85 so a late fall or possibly New Year’s weekend showdown would be possible. While lots of fighters talk smack to hype a fight, the two Matts genuinely don’t like eachother.

I’m not sure if Hughes has had a meteoric decline, but he has looked extremely average his last few fights. He was getting throttled by BJ Penn until Penn separated a rib, and he laid on Chris Lytle for three rounds in his last two wins. As for his last losses to Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves, yikes. And as sad as it is to say, if Hughes can’t take Serra down, Hughes is in for a long night!