UFC: Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes

I think he also lost to a guy named Hidehiko Yoshida.

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Originally Posted by Starr

Seems like I was right about it just being a Hughes showcase against a famous name just like Shamrock Ortiz.

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Well how can you be right when you predicted a Gracie win??

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Originally Posted by Starr

Seems like I was right about it just being a Hughes showcase against a famous name just like Shamrock Ortiz.

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Sorry starr apologies i thought it was Hulk wjo posted the statement above, once again my apologies, you were indeed correct.

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Originally Posted by Tiger J

I knew Hughes was going to win when they announced the fight. Royce is just too old, and hasn't evolved as other MMAers have.

However, I was scared for Matt when he decided to take it to the ground. I figured since Royce is the S*** as submissions, Matt would want to keep it standing. I was proved wrong.

As I knew Matt was going to win, I was cheering for him as well. I was amazed at his dominance on the ground against a great Jiu Jitsu artist such as Royce. Once he got his back I knew it was over.

When they introduced Royce, they said his record was 11-0. I was a bit mad that they didn't include his loss to Sakuraba in Pride.

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Wasn't a loss, it was a slaughter ;D

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Originally Posted by helminth

I would like to know if any body is going to watch it, and if so who do you guys think is going to win. I hope Royce Gracie comes back from retirement and trashes Matt Hughes just to show he's still the man. But the UFC has evolved.

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sure it has evolved but gracie came in out of shape for the first time....he got destroyed....I was pulling for gracie....I think "Big" John McCarthy let it go 30 seconds too long almost look like he was hoping Gracie was going to pull something out....But Hughes STOMPED Gracie....

In shape or not he's going to lose to all of the elite fighters, I doubt you'll ever see any of the Gracie's wearing a Pride or UFC championship belt in the near future