and they confirmed that the fight would be for an Interim title and would be announced as the real title if Serra wouldn't be able to fight in a year period?
LOL Hughes really better start praying now! GSP is going to be the priest and Hughes is going to be the altar boy. :warning:
Another short notice fight that's the only way Hughes could beat BJ Penn now there hoping lighting strikes twice with GSP
Ummm, Penn was WELL under the weight limit and in very good shape. hughes beat Penn because of persistence and heart. Pierre is likely training anyways. If not he wouldn't take the fight. It's not like Pierre is some small WW who makes weight easily. Pierre will fuck Hughes up anyways.
How do you know he wasn't? He came in 5 pounds light and looked great at the weigh in. He also said he had a great training camp
He's never had great stamina. If he was injured during the fight as he claims that don't exactly help either. he came into the fight in good shape though.
In fairness to Hughes, he already beat GSP once fair and square. I bet Hughes doesn't try to stand much with GSP this time though. If Hughes takes him down it's bad news for GSP.
He tried to take Pierre down the 2nd fight and couldn't do it. I do agree if hughes get's Pierre down and is on top that is no good for Pierre but I don't see it happening.
Hughes is going to train hard for this. He will come in with a strict gameplan to keep the fight on the ground. Pierre's will be to keep the fight standing. I think Hughes wins this. Something tells me it will be a stinker, mainly because Hughes will be sooooo cautious.
He spend most of the first round alternating bewteen beating the shit out of Hughes on his feet and applying submissions which are known to be very energy consuming. He does have a bit of a short tank but in that fight he didn't really leave much wiggle room... guess he didn't count on the immense determination of Hughes...
he got tossed by GSP on numersous take down attempts....the one time he did get him down, GSP jumped right back up....
anyone catch Hughes on theTUF finale saying one of his reasons for taking the fight was because GSP didnt have a full training camp?? hey, its TAM TAM still around here?