imdahman

Or is it 62? It has been officially set hasn't it?

PINOYPRIDE

now I would like to see this....Matt was impressive against an old Royce but GSP is one that will (imo) take his belt this time around.

imdahman

... I was under the impression that GSP already got his title shot rematch? By beating BJ Penn he essentially solidified the shot. Hasn't it been announced yet?

sitnspin

It's been announced, yeah. In that Dana White held a press conference when he and GSP were here in Toronto, officially declaring that Georges had a guaranteed rematch with Hughes. But they haven't said when, beyond "August or September."

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rattle

Matt Hughes vs GSP will be the next hugh fight for the UFC and when the dust settles, GSP will be spankin the floor and Hughes will be holding the belt up high.

Doublelegtakedown

this is gonna be a good fight. i like both guys gut i want matt to hughes slam and gnp like he did to royce! why do u all think gsp is gonna beat him.

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MFS fan

From what I'm hearing it looks like September.

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SmashingMachine

I think when Matt gets it to the ground, it's his fight. He'll be really prepared this time against GSP, I don't know if he was as prepared as he could've been or if he took GSP lightly, but I do know Matt didn't come on until GSP hit him with a few wake-up shots. I think Matt wins this one.

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L0cusT

its already rumored ( mmaweekly.com )to be at UFC 63, near october

for now ufc 62 will be:

UFC 62: AUGUST 26 IN LAS VEGAS

-Chuck Liddell vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral
-Karo Parisyan vs. Diego Sanchez
-Sean Sherk vs Sam Stout/Kenny Florian - UFC 155 Title

only 3 fights rumored for now, but thats already 3 very interesting fights

GSPALLTHEWAY

GSP is an animal... this fight could go either way... he has a perfect sprawl, SUBS, defense, amazing striking good wrestling and GnP...
where as matt hughes looks unbeatable, then again, when is matts last hard fight??? UFC 50 vs GSP.

Master Jones

I'm very much looking forward to this fight. The only thing I don't like is the fact that GSP has to go so long without being in the Cage. My only concern is that he will be a little rusty in the ring. But, maybe it won't even be a factor, just a thought.

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Jras0001

It's nice to see that Sanchez will be facing a top rated opponent in his next fight. Karo is no joke and has a great chance at beating Sanchez.

As for the Hughe / GSP rematch, that will be later like you say. It wouldnt go on UFC 61 because that already has some featured fights to sell it (AA / Sylvia and Ken / Tito). They wouldnt waste a potentially HUGE selling fight by putting it on a show that will already sell pretty good. Its most likely to be later in the year like everyone says, Sep or Oct.

Crashsti

Hughes vs. GSP is going to be a barn burner. Hughes is riding high and GSP has been waiting for this rematch since he was armbarred in thier first match. personally this is a fight i can't make a prediction on. Hughes has really looked unstoppable lately and GSP has done the same. if anything Hughes has the advantage on the ground and GSP standing. if i could pick an ending i'd want GSP to KO Hughes. that would be exciting.

Snow Patrol

How tough is Hughes chin? The only time I've really seen him been hit pretty hard was when he fought Trigg and Trigg pounded him for a bit after the groin shot. It seems he just avoids finding out how good his chin is by putting his opponents on the mat and finishing them.

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rattle

That fight with Trigg showed me Huges is tough enough. UFC 62 - Hughes vs GSP -2- should be like two pit bulls in the octagon....ya gotta love it !!!

angryjonny

I really can't think of many times Hughes has been caught on the chin. In the Trigg fight, Hughes was unlucky and lucky to have Yamasaki as the ref. Because he is a terrible ref he let Hughes take the groin shot, but he also didn't stop the fight when Hughes looked like he was out. He has been knocked out but taking a knee from "Pele" and not going out is no easy feat. Unless someone knows of an instance I think his chin is somewhat untested.

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imdahman

I'm a big GSP fan and I think that GSP will take their next fight. When they first fought, no one talked about how much Hughes dominated GSP, everyone talked about how GOOD GSP looked against Hughes. Everyone - including GSP - state plainly that he made a mistake and got caught with an armbar in the dying seconds of the round. He didn't get dominated, he just made a mistake that cost him the match.

It's gonna be a great fight and I can't wait for it - but I think my boy GSP is taking this one

SmashingMachine

No Doubt, Hughes is one tuff son of a gun. Anyone who recovers after getting his bag pancaked and then pummeled by strikes, is a man in my book.

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Fist of Fury

LOL, then I guess Joe Son is a man amongst boys!

Wait, he didn't recover

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subgenius

Here is my prediction: GSP defeats Hughes in Hughes-St-Pierre 2. Then, GSP defends the title one time before the GSP-Hughes rubber match. Here is what I think will happen then: Hughes wins the WW title back by defeating GSP in the rubber match. Then again, maybe GSP gets submitted in Hughes-St-Pierre 2. I do not know where GSP would go from there because he would not see another title shot for at least a year.

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