Matt Hughes vs Georges St Pierre(Official Poll)

[Rockx]

Actually when someone goes for a keylock on you, you should do exactly what Hughes did and rotate against it. That is awesome BJJ.

Hughes is an awesome fighter no matter how much you dislike the guy. He knows his shit.

[icemanct]

Originally Posted by Afro Samurai

yA cuz Hughes has good Subs, that armbar came outta nowhere! but I dont think he can win a sub battle with GSP 9 times out of 10.

lol k whatever

[alfin]

i say hughes because of experience it seems like everytime he defends his title critics say he will lose it but he always pulls out a win

[jwistead]

I think GSP will KO Hughes early in the first round. It's Hughes' one obvious weakness, and I think GSP is big enough, good enough reach, explosive punches... I think it'll happen. I guess maybe if he plays it safe, and is afraid of Hughes' takedown, then maybe he won't go for the KO.

[ronpurvis]

Originally Posted by Afro Samurai

and this is grounds to say that Hughes is better then a BJJ fighter? thats what GSP is! his bread and butter is BJJ, GSP has finished all but 3 of his fights.. 5 by KO, 4 by submission.. hes a well-rounded fighter just cuz he doesnt sub everyone he fights doesnt mean hes got lesser JJ then Hughes.

Just because it is his bread and butter or that he has a certain belt, doesn't mean that he can apply it against Hughes. On the other hand we know that Hughes can apply it against GSP.

That said, I think this will be a very close fight. I know that GSP is better in the stand-up and quickness. I Know that Hughes is better in wrestling, take-downs and take-down defense, and experience. I think that he is also better at actually getting submissions and submission defence. I think he also has a slight edge in mental toughness and cardio. That leads me to give Hughes the edge. However, I do realize that it could go either way if there is a mistake by either fighter.

[ronpurvis]

Originally Posted by jwistead

I think GSP will KO Hughes early in the first round. It's Hughes' one obvious weakness, and I think GSP is big enough, good enough reach, explosive punches... I think it'll happen. I guess maybe if he plays it safe, and is afraid of Hughes' takedown, then maybe he won't go for the KO.

Please tell us all the the great fighters that GSP has gotten a KO on. The silence is deafening. Only person he is knocked out is Jay Hieron and he is hardly a great fighter. I know that some of you have believe that there is stone tablets come down from God above that say GSP is a great striker with super human KO ability, but so far NO ONE has seen that KO ability. There is no doubt that he is a better striker than Hughes. There is also no doubt that he is not THAT GOOD of a striker. This is just not going to be ended by punches from the stand up.

[Dork8503]

i agree no way gsp can ko matt from standing maybe from the ground and be a tko, but i say hughes takes this one

[2mcgrath]

this is a hard one to call but im gonna say hughes.i think it will go all the way to the judges though.i think hughes will take it because he has the experience and he has been here before and prevailed.i like what hughes said before when your champ every opponent you fight is dangerous

[liddell316]

I like GSP for a few reasons.

He's hungry. I've never seen a challenger for Hughes' belt this hungry since the first BJ Penn fight, and we all know what happened there. Hughes is saying that GSP is "just another challenger" and that could hurt him. If he underestimates GSP because he already beat him then he's gonna find himself in big trouble.

I give all the respect in the world to Matt Hughes and I'd say he's one of the best p4p of all time, but I think Saturday night is gonna belong to GSP.

[2mcgrath]

yeah this is one fight i would be afraid to bet on ethier way lol.i think its gonna be that close