The former UFC welterweight champion speaks about his book, his loss to Georges St-Pierre, and his immediate future.

In a recent interview with Sherdog.com, Georges St-Pierre discussed his recent fight with Matt Hughes, his upcoming match against Matt Serra and his ultimate goals in the sport.
Referring to Matt Hughes, St-Pierre still has a lot of respect for the person he once considered his idol:
“Hughes is an amazing fighter,” he said. “I just had […]

BJ Penn was interviewed by The Sun in the UK recently and he has a lot to say about his fellow UFC fighters. First, he discussed Joe Stevenson and their upcoming fight for the lightweight title at UFC 80.
Penn said: “I’m just pumped about everything this year. I expect big things but I’m not […]

Matt Serra has confirmed that he will meet Georges St-Pierre will meet for the UFC welterweight title during an April event in Montreal.  Serra made this statement in a conversation with NBCSports.com.
33-year-old Serra, the current champion, upset St-Pierre for the title with a first-round TKO in April of last year.  He had been scheduled to […]

In the press conference after UFC 79, Matt Hughes explains why he used a south-paw stance against Georges St-Pierre.
When asked about his opinion of a St-Pierre fight with current champion, Matt Serra, Hughes predicts a different fight from what happened in their first encounter. “Serra will fall down the ladder just as fast as […]

Compustrike has released their statistics for UFC 79 and the numbers demonstrate just how dominating Georges St-Pierre was in his performance against Matt Hughes.
St-Pierre threw 110 strikes and landed 77 (70%) of them while Hughes only managed to land 5 of 15 (33%).  The 26-year-old St-Pierre also initiated the only three takedowns of the fight […]

The reported salaries for the fighters at UFC 79: Nemesis are as follows:

Georges St-Pierre - $160,000
Matt Hughes - $100,000
Chuck Liddell - $500,000
Wanderlei Silva - $150,000
Eddie Sanchez - $46,000
Soa Palelei - $5,000
Ryoto Machida - $60,000
Rameau Sokoudjou - $40,000
Rich Clementi - $28,000
Melvin Guillard - $10,000
James Irvin - $16,000
Luis Cane - $5,000
Manny Gamburyan - $20,000
Nate Mohr - $6,000
Dean […]

Matt Hughes, who lost to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 79 for the second time in three attempts suggests that he still may fight Matt Serra.  As offered here on Bad Man Sports, Serra seems to be at the top of his list of potential opponents.  Hughes offers the following on his official website, Matt-Hughes.com:
I’m going […]

Matt Hughes’ career as an MMA fighter is over.
On Saturday night, Georges St-Pierre dominated Hughes the way Hughes once dominated the contenders for his welterweight title. He established almost no offense and was defending the aggressive St-Pierre the entire nine minutes and fifty-four seconds until he tapped to an armbar.
Prior to this fight, […]

Over on UFC.com, Thomas Gerbasi lists his ten (actually eleven) biggest upsets of 2007. His list is:
10 (tie) - UFC 69 – April 7 - Yushin Okami W3 Mike Swick
10 (tie) – UFC 69 – April 7 - Josh Koscheck W3 Diego Sanchez
9 – UFC 68 – March 3 - Randy Couture W5 […]

UFC 79: Nemesis is being headlined by the rubber match between Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Title. Additionally, Chuck Liddell takes on Wanderlei Silva. Here’s the breakdown.
Matt Hughes vs Georges St. Pierre - UFC Welterweight Title
Hughes assumes that he can beat current champ Matt Serra at any time. […]