Comments on: MMA Curmudgeon: Iole wrong about Hughes http://www.total-mma.com/2008/06/08/mma-curmudgeon-iole-wrong-about-hughes/ Go inside the sport of MMA with the Total MMA staff. Interviews, analysis, and the rich history of MMA. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:27:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave Walsh http://www.total-mma.com/2008/06/08/mma-curmudgeon-iole-wrong-about-hughes/#comment-9538 Dave Walsh Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:31:54 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=328#comment-9538 Man, I don't know about that. I think if Hughes doesn't have his heart in it anymore, obviously things will be done for him, but I think it is a little harsh to say Hughes is done. Before the first GSP fight he had a 6-fight win streak, with a big win over BJ Penn (his last loss from 2 years before), then lost to a red hot GSP. His win over Lytle he looked good, and losing to GSP again isn't that bad. Two losses in a row isn't impossible to recover from, especially for a guy as talented as Hughes (note: I hate Hughes, so I don't know why I'm defending him). I think it is expected for him to beat Serra, and honestly, depending on how soundly he beats Serra, we can go from there. If Serra beats him, well, that is a different story. If he steamrolls Serra then I'm sure I'd love to see him against Kos, Diego, Fitch, etc. I think he still has some fight left in him. Man, I don’t know about that. I think if Hughes doesn’t have his heart in it anymore, obviously things will be done for him, but I think it is a little harsh to say Hughes is done. Before the first GSP fight he had a 6-fight win streak, with a big win over BJ Penn (his last loss from 2 years before), then lost to a red hot GSP. His win over Lytle he looked good, and losing to GSP again isn’t that bad.

Two losses in a row isn’t impossible to recover from, especially for a guy as talented as Hughes (note: I hate Hughes, so I don’t know why I’m defending him). I think it is expected for him to beat Serra, and honestly, depending on how soundly he beats Serra, we can go from there. If Serra beats him, well, that is a different story. If he steamrolls Serra then I’m sure I’d love to see him against Kos, Diego, Fitch, etc.

I think he still has some fight left in him.

]]> By: Fred http://www.total-mma.com/2008/06/08/mma-curmudgeon-iole-wrong-about-hughes/#comment-9534 Fred Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:02:45 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=328#comment-9534 Hughes is just about finished. Obviously, we all still want to see him fight Serra; but after that, there's not much left for him. Alves KO'ed Hughes with a knee just like Jose Landi-Jons (Pele) did years ago, and Hughes didn't have enough technique in his arsenal to stop it. Hughes didn't even anticipate that Thiago's knees might be a threat. Hughes's shots are slow and telegraphed. His striking is not a threat. I don't really see Hughes wanting to be a gatekeeper in the division. He even said himself on TUF that he doesn't want to compete in fights where he knows he's likely to lose. Kos, Diego, and Fitch would all beat him. I see Hughes squeaking out a decision against Serra; losing his next fight after that, and retiring. Hughes is just about finished. Obviously, we all still want to see him fight Serra; but after that, there’s not much left for him. Alves KO’ed Hughes with a knee just like Jose Landi-Jons (Pele) did years ago, and Hughes didn’t have enough technique in his arsenal to stop it. Hughes didn’t even anticipate that Thiago’s knees might be a threat. Hughes’s shots are slow and telegraphed. His striking is not a threat.

I don’t really see Hughes wanting to be a gatekeeper in the division. He even said himself on TUF that he doesn’t want to compete in fights where he knows he’s likely to lose. Kos, Diego, and Fitch would all beat him.

I see Hughes squeaking out a decision against Serra; losing his next fight after that, and retiring.

]]> By: Dave Walsh http://www.total-mma.com/2008/06/08/mma-curmudgeon-iole-wrong-about-hughes/#comment-9511 Dave Walsh Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:54:20 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=328#comment-9511 For real, Kevin Iole is the biggest moron writing about MMA today, even worse than the typical bloggers because he has much wider reach than they do. For real, Kevin Iole is the biggest moron writing about MMA today, even worse than the typical bloggers because he has much wider reach than they do.

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