Quote Originally Posted by raleights
I'm suprised to see Royce working on his standup in that video, but still it's just as suspected. Years ago when I saw him fight an unsanctioned mma bout, it was against some kung fu black belt. Of course Royce won, got him to the ground and worked his jujitsu but in the fight he threw alot of strikes, alot of ground/pound. One thing I noticed was no matter how hard he tried, his strikes weren't effective. His opponent wasn't attempting to block the shots, no need he was a feather puncher. I admit he looks better in that video above than he did back then, still not devistating though and he never will be. Some people just don't have standup ability, and if he tries to work those strikes against Hughes (who isn't a huge puncher himself but still better) it could be bad.
He won't. I expect him to try and get the fight to the ground as soon as possible.