Matt Hughes vs Diego Sanchez

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I think this is a great match up and I have always wanted to see this happen. I just wonder how many fights Matt Hughes has left in him and this is something he will probably not take. But if it did happen, Sanchez by sub rd 3

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If Diego Sanchez defeats Matt Hughes he would drop out of the top 10 welter weights and consider just coaching.

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Originally Posted by Masscore

I do not remember him saying anywhere he was past his prime. I know he has said he only wants to fight a few more times. But I do not think that should be confused with him saying he is past his prime. PBF says he only has a few fights left in him but I doubt you could find anyone that says he is past his prime.

Hughes has fought just about 50 fights. Thats more then 95% of people in MMA. Think about it, Couture has fought longer then Hughes, but Hughes has doubled his fight total. Thats alot of fighting, which is why I think he is talking about hanging up the gloves.

You do realise that you just beat your own argument here right?

A) PBF never said he has a few fights left in him, he said he has beaten all that he needs to beat in boxing.. and wanted to retire on top.. thats diff then Matt Hughes who has publicly said many times that he physically cant train like he use to anymore.. dont recall him saying it? he gave the damn speech on TUF

B) Hughes has fought 50 fights.. there you go! hes in his mid-30s with 50 fights under his belt..thats a ton of wear and tear.. hes physically breaking down

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Originally Posted by AJL416AZ

Diego by submission. way too good at grappling for Hughes to handle. he'll sweep, get on top, pound then pass the guard, and sub Hughes.

I'm pretty much on board with this assessment. Diego doesn't have the greatest stand up but I would rank it better than Hughes. He's currently developing a power game (after the Fitch loss I believe he emphasized a need for more strength training specifically) and his grappling, imo, does outclass Hughes...

Not slighting Hughes, not saying he's 1 dimensional either or anything like that, also not riding Sanchez's nuts but he's a capable kid and can take Hughes in 3...