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Diego Sanchez Faces Matt Hughes in the Fall
Diego Sanchez has been clamoring for a big fight and in the past has talked about wanting to face Matt Hughes. He'll get his wish this fall. Via UFC.com: "A matchup between two welterweight fan favorites has been verbally agreed to as Diego 'The Dream' Sanchez will face former UFC welterweight...
Will Royce Gracie Return When the UFC Hits Rio?
The UFC was originally designed to showcase Royce Gracie and his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighting style. Royce's older brother Rorion was one of the co-founders of the UFC and he handpicked Royce, a singularly unintimidating individual, to show that BJJ was truly a martial art whose secrets could...
A History of Violence : Matt Hughes and B.J. Penn
It's been nearly seven years since B.J. Penn and Matt Hughes first stepped into the octagon together at UFC 46. Since then, both men have experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in their careers. This Saturday, they will meet to find out who really is the better fighter, as they...
How Sentimentalism Changes Our Feelings About Fighters
"Rhetoric is fooling others. Sentimentality is fooling yourself." - W.B. Yates Muhammad Ali and Matt Hughes are two people you would, never ever compare to each other normally. Ali is the greatest heavyweight pugilist of all time; Hughes was a great welterweight champion in mixed martial arts. Ali...
UFC 123 Preview: BJ Penn Talks Matt Hughes
"Say I beat Matt Hughes in the first round and I come out without any scratches, Dana when can I fight again? Two weeks? Perfect let's go. I just want to fight consistently and get my name out there and keep it out there and hold on." "I have to go out and beat the sportsman named Matt Hughes...
Why B.J. Penn Is Fighting Matt Hughes at UFC 123
I've been meaning to write about this match up since it was announced. Initially I took it as a clear indicator that the UFC was giving up on B.J. as a factor in the light weight division and consigning him to the "senior circuit". But this MMA Junkie interview with Penn shows it wasn't quite that...
Matt Hughes just wants to keep having fun against BJ Penn at UFC 123
That's all the former champion really waaaaaaaaaaants ... some fun (via Montreal Gazette): "These last couple fights, I’ve really, really had a good time. The walk-out, in the locker-room. It’s all just been extremely fun. I think I’ve found a way, and I can’t explain it,...
The Ultimate Fighter's Ultimate Villains: Reality Stars We Love to Hate
Kid Nate made the point today that The Ultimate Fighter no longer serves as a fertile breeding ground for the sport's future stars. Whether that is true or not remains to be seen. Less than two years have gone by since the reality television meat-grinder churned out Ryan Bader, a potential future...
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