Matt Hughes wants another crack at GSP and/or Thiago Alves
Matt Serra, then GSP and Thiago Alves?
After he defeats Matt Serra at UFC 98 later this month, of course. Those are apparently the plans of the former welterweight Champion, in an interview with MMAFanhouse.
I’m not so sure about that. It’s great to have goals, but I don’t think Hughes can still get it done at this point in his career. I tend to think he’s a lower Top 10 level guy now, along the calibre of guys like Mike Swick or Marcus Davis.
He looked old and slow against Thiago Alves at UFC 85, and wasn’t able to mount any meaningful offense the one time he was able to take Thiago down. Alves was soon back on his feet, sending Hughes to the land of dreams courtesy of a flying knee.
Against GSP at UFC 79, he looked like a boy fighting a man. GSP was able to pick his shots, take him down, pound him, and tap him out in easy fashion. It also happened to be a bout GSP took on a short 1-month notice. Another thing to note is that this was the third time Hughes had fought GSP, so a fourth fight isn’t very likely.
Hughes was right when he said on TUF 6 that he likely had 2-3 fights left in him. While he’s still competitive, I’d hate to see Hughes hang on too long like Chuck Liddell, and become a shell of his former self.
