slothrop Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I have ordered the fight and am excited about it. I was not aware Gracie was fighting in Japan since he left the UFC. In fact, he recently fought Akibono (sp?) the sumo grand champion. Akibono weighed over 400 lbs and Gracie was 180 lbs. Gracie submitted him in about two minutes! Here is a link to the Gracie v. Akebono fight. I think Hughs will win (possibly quickly) but there is a chance Gracie could catch him. I am rooting for Gracie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mile High Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I'm getting it. I've been waiting for this fight for a couple weeks. Hughes is one strong sob and is also decent at submissions. I want to see if Gracie can choke this guy out. Should be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Definitely a must watch for people into the sport. A real interesting matchup of very strong willed competitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Here is footage from their first fight...WOW UFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 I saw on SPIKE Hughs first fight against Carlos Newton where he first won the title. Anyone else see it? Newton started to choke him out and then Hughs picked him up. I thought Newton did choke him out which caused both fighters to fall. The fall knocked out Newton. But I think Newton should have won that fight. I also not that Hughs lost to submission artist, Penn. Penn also beat Gracie in Japan a while back. For what it is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I have ordered the fight and am excited about it. I was not aware Gracie was fighting in Japan since he left the UFC. In fact, he recently fought Akibono (sp?) the sumo grand champion. Akibono weighed over 400 lbs and Gracie was 180 lbs. Gracie submitted him in about two minutes! Here is a link to the Gracie v. Akebono fight. I think Hughs will win (possibly quickly) but there is a chance Gracie could catch him. I am rooting for Gracie. 698389[/snapback] Did you see Outside the lines on ESPN, on Sunday? They had a special about UFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 Did you see Outside the lines on ESPN, on Sunday? They had a special about UFC. 698518[/snapback] I did not see it, but read this summary. Did not sound bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I did not see it, but read this summary. Did not sound bad at all. 698529[/snapback] Nice re-cap. I'd like to see an IPO. I try to catch Outside the lines every Sunday, usually some good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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