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Post subject: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109  Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:03 am |
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 Heavy.com has confirmed with sources close to the UFC that a welterweight matchup between Renzo Gracie and Matt Hughes is in the works for UFC 109 in February.
Gracie, 42, last appeared in a February 2007 disqualification victory over Frank Shamrock. Rumors have circulated over the last month that the legendary Gracie family member has been in negotiations with the UFC. Both fighters have been approached about the fight, but bout agreements have not been signed.
Now this is matchmaking! Despite his ranking at #6 on the USAT/SBN Consensus MMA Rankings, Hughes is done as a serious title contender after two losses to champ Georges St. Pierre and a loss to Thiago Alves. But he's still a very marketable attraction and a formidable competitor. His most famous and lucrative bout was his UFC 60 fight with Royce Gracie.
Renzo Gracie on the other hand, is probably the most respected of the original generation of Gracies that popularized jiu jitsu and MMA in the U.S and Japan in the 1990s. Unlike his cousins Royce and Rickson, he never developed a reputation for hand-picking his opponents and he faced some of the top fighters of his era: Oleg Taktarov, Maurice Smith, Kazushi Sakuraba, Dan Henderson, Carlos Newton, B.J. Penn, Pat Miletich, and Frank Shamrock.
But his most famous fight would have to be his bout with Luta Livre ace Eugenio Tadeu in 1997. That fight ended in a riot that killed the commercial prospects for MMA in Brazil for a decade.
Despite having had a great career in MMA, Renzo has never fought for the UFC.
It's easy to see why Matt Hughes declined to fight Mike Swick, Josh Koscheck or Jon Fitch when he can make a great deal more money fighting the 42 year old Renzo.http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/11/11/1 ... fight-matt
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Post subject: Re: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109 Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:31 am |
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Dent wrote:
Now this is matchmaking! Despite his ranking at #6 on the USAT/SBN Consensus MMA Rankings, Hughes is done as a serious title contender after two losses to champ Georges St. Pierre and a loss to Thiago Alves. But he's still a very marketable attraction and a formidable competitor. His most famous and lucrative bout was his UFC 60 fight with Royce Gracie.
It's easy to see why Matt Hughes declined to fight Mike Swick, Josh Koscheck or Jon Fitch when he can make a great deal more money fighting the 42 year old Renzo.
LOL ranked number 6. What idiot makes these lists. Marketable? Not to me, I don't want to see him fight anymore his fights are very boring these days.
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Post subject: Re: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109 Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:38 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109 Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:57 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109 Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:23 pm |
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Another Matt Hughes fight will put me to sleep as well. But better than dragging out the dried up old carcass of Mark Coleman again.
Ouch, just saw the rest of the lineup for UFC 109.
Mark Coleman vs. Randy Couture - easy win for Couture, but he should be retired as well.
Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg
For a couple of years this has been a main complaint of mine with the UFC. By pushing out soo many events, they are putting profits over quality of the matches. Thus watering down their corner off MMA for some of us long time fans. A main reason some people look forward to Strikeforce, Dream and other promotions.
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Post subject: Re: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109 Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:52 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109 Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:59 am |
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Post subject: Re: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109 Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:01 am |
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Post subject: Re: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109 Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:54 am |
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Post subject: Re: Renzo Gracie to Fight Matt Hughes at UFC 109 Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:32 am |
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spastik wrote: i'd watch it though, Renzo is a legend. UFC is becoming mainstream, its all about hittin them numbers, good call bigfan. Matt Hughes is the real legend on that fight  I hope he finishes this fight 
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