Deffinately looking forward to this fight. I havn't heard about who's on any of the undercards and I can't say that I care. It'll be great to see Gracie come back after all this time to see what the UFC has morphed into in his absence and how his MMA applies now. Not to mention Hughes is a great fighter and should be a great show.
Hmmm....There are considerably better strikers in UFC now than there were in Gracie's day, and he's older and slower now.
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Am I the only one that doesn't think this fight will be that entertaining?
Royce is pretty good at avoiding strikes and taking it to the ground but Matt is not a good striker anyway - did anyone see Pay de Pano vs. Monson last weekend?
Have you seen Royce's last few fights in K-1? Not very impressive to say the least.
Matt will take Royce down. Royce will play guard while Matt sits there and nails him with elbows. Royce gets kinda close to a coupla subs but Matt's experience and strength allows him to escape.
3rd round decision for Country Boy Hughes.
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I need to stop by Team Militech and see if I can watch Matt workout. I don't know much about this fight, but I'm all about watching Matt go to work. Guy doesn't have a bit mouth. Just gets in the ring and goes to work. My type of guy.
I would like to see him even the score with BJ Penn.
It will if BJ decides to take a nap in the middle of the fight as he did against G st. Pierre.
Personally I am looking forward to a some other fights on the card.
Vera vs. Assuerio Silva
Riggs vs. Swick
and especially Sakara vs Lister
Sakara could develop into a really exciting fighter. His boxing is already pretty sick.
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I figure BJ Penn is a lock for the lightweight division, where he should be a force to be reckoned with.
As far as Hughes-Gracie is concerned, I'm not expecting it to be close... I would be suprised if Hughes doesn't take care of business, although I would love to see Gracie beat him. Then again, I picked Arlovski to beat Sylvia hands down, and we all know what happened there.
I figure BJ Penn is a lock for the lightweight division, where he should be a force to be reckoned with.
AFAIK Penn has no interest in going to lightweight. Sherk should be a force in that division. Penn's original plan was GSP, Hughes, Franklin. not to sure but chances are he'll have a fight to kill time i guess, maybe Sanchez or Karo, then winner of GSP-Hughes.
Sherk is gonna be frightening in the 155lb division! Talk about your brick shithouse build.
He's gone the distance with Hughes (even winning the 4th or 5th round I believe), not to mention all the other guys he's beaten at 170.
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Yes no doubt Sherk should be a force in that division. He looked TINY compared to Diaz (well, in height at least), yet still took him, and I believe his only losses are to GSP and Matt Hughes in his MMA career.... not too shabby.
I think Penn would be killer in that division as well, I hadn't heard he wasn't planning to switch... he seemed pretty dejected after losing the split decision to GSP, it wouldn't suprise me if he took some time off. Still, one of my favorite fighters to watch.
I saw the UFC "Best of Gracie" special was just floored by Royce's intensity. Tap out all you want - he goes until the ref pushes him away. I hope he still has that, but I like my man Matt Hughes. Besides, Hughes-GSP will be the highlight of 2006 - there's no way that fight can't happen.
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i saw something like that too. im no expert on this, just started with martial arts:P but i was suprised to see how he dident care about the tapping:P doesnt that take away the whole point of the tapping? he could break someones something like that:P
Well the Gracie-Hughes fight is not a title fight, so the results shouldn't affect any GSP-Hughes rematch... I guess, unless Royce wanted to go for the title...
I don't know... Matt "country breakfast" Hughes sounds nervous to me
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Thanks for sharing that....Is it just me or are they showing his training to be at a very relaxed tempo/intensity? Particularly the striking? Trojan horse?
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Matt Hughes Vs. Royce Gracie by bloody decision Brandon Vera Vs. Assuerio Silva probably by decision Mike Swick Vs. Joe Riggs
Diego Sanchez Vs. John Alessio just cuz
Melvin Guillard Vs. The Flying Squirrel ... uuuh who? Spencer Fisher Vs. Matt Wiman
Alessio Sakara Vs. Dean Lister takes it on the ground
Gonzaga Vs. Scherner - set your alarm or you'll miss the next fight Jeremy Horn Vs. Sonnen Horn beat him twice already
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They had a special on Hughes and Royce on Monday night on spike. It was pretty interesting to watch. Especially since they showed the Militech Gym. Been in there and worked out before. Cool place. Do have to wonder why Hughs is doing upright rows? Hope he's not busting up his shoulders.
Any how I hope that Hugh's takes Royce down, but overall I think it's going to be a very good fight.
It's a definitely decent fight card, and one that a lot of people have been looking forward to for a long time. It'll be interesting to see how Royce stacks up against the new breed. I have a feeling Matt will take the win on this one.
Looking forward to the Riggs / Swick fight the most though. I think Swick will have his hands full this time around.
Also.... the Tito / Shamrock fight coming up later this year should be a good one!!!!
Matt Hughes Vs. Royce Gracie by bloody decision Brandon Vera Vs. Assuerio Silva probably by decision Mike Swick Vs. Joe Riggs
Diego Sanchez Vs. John Alessio just cuz
Melvin Guillard Vs. The Flying Squirrel ... uuuh who? Spencer Fisher Vs. Matt Wiman
Alessio Sakara Vs. Dean Lister takes it on the ground
Gonzaga Vs. Scherner - set your alarm or you'll miss the next fight Jeremy Horn Vs. Sonnen Horn beat him twice already
Royce by triangle. because i so badly want Hughes to lose, and for Royce to then say something about a country breakfast.
the rest.......................... meh.
this is seriously one of the worst cards i've seen in a while.
"Also.... the Tito / Shamrock fight coming up later this year should be a good one!!!!"
thats next month, and Tito will smash his face in...again.
Ken needs to retire & he should do it before Tito's ACL tear heals.
Isn't Ken fighting Forrest Griffin this summer?
Dana needs to pry open the wallet and get some better fighters in there.
I mean The Flying Squirrel? Are you fucking kidding me? I bet they aren't paying those guys more than $3K a piece.
The WFA has Lindland vs Rampage in June @ San Diego, both of whom could beat Franklin & Chuck. Frank Shamrock is selling out arenas up in the Bay area.. and on and on.
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Ken needs to retire & he should do it before Tito's ACL tear heals.
agreed, his time is long gone. shoulda called it quits after the Franklin match.
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Isn't Ken fighting Forrest Griffin this summer?
nope. it was gonna go down but Tito took the fight instead so he'll only have a few weeks to heal then train quick. i guess he figures, wtf its only Ken.
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Dana needs to pry open the wallet and get some better fighters in there.
I mean The Flying Squirrel? Are you fucking kidding me? I bet they aren't paying those guys more than $3K a piece.
The WFA has Lindland vs Rampage in June @ San Diego, both of whom could beat Franklin & Chuck. Frank Shamrock is selling out arenas up in the Bay area.. and on and on.
seriously, Rampage was on the market for a couple months and it doesnt seem like they made any attempt. Dana's take on Frank was "he's a weird dude" so he wont be UFC any time soon. Linland was rumored to be on TUF4(which is gonna be past fighters competing for a title shot) but he turned it down in the end cause he didn't think he belonged there. and i agree, the guy is a top MW, not some has been.
I don't think Dana ever liked Lindland. He could dominate everyone in his weightclass but never KO'd guys - not as marketable as Franklin knocking Nate Quarry's nose off his face.
Chuck is Dana's boy so no way they'd bring in Rampage who'd whup his ass. Again. Even though Rampage would be a Tyson-like marketing boom for them it'd still be too much like Pride beating the UFC's best at this point in Dana's chrome dome.
I guess the bottom line is as someone that runs his own business I can't understand for the life of me why when the UFC is debuting at the Staples Center, making it the highest profile MMA event ever in this country, why do they bring in guys like Guillard, Gonzaga, and The Flying Squirrel?
Pride is rumoured to be having a Las Vegas show this fall, so along with the WFA and IFL, the UFC won't be able to get away with this lowball crap for long.
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ReadyDad... entertainment and spectacle like you said is what made MMA so popular now-a-days. With Dana at the wheel, they went mainstream and are now making more money then ever before. Didn't always used to be so, but that's how they evolved.
Looking forward to tomorrow though! I'm interested in the Riggs / Swick fight for sure.
Looking forward to UFC 60 - May 27
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