Anthony Johnson on Matt Hughes: “He’s a dick”
January 14, 2009
Props: CagePotato
“I’ll fight anybody the UFC puts in front of me but I’d like to fight Matt Hughes one day. People say his level of fighting is better than mine because he has a lot of experience. I don’t care. He’s a dick. Hopeufully I’ll get a chance to knock him out like Thiago Alves did…
When I fought Tommy [Speer] he was weird. Me and my friends were walking out of the locker room and he walked by. I said what’s up to him and nodded my head and he kept walking like I was invisible. I thought ok, you’re like that. I’m friendly. You only have one life to live. But if he’s like that I know why Matt Serra wants to beat his ass…He wants to retire but he doesn’t need to retire until I beat his ass. After Matt Serra beats himI’ll retire him give him to me and . The HIT squad is great. Everything he does is great but I want to fight him because of that incident. Maybe he didn’t see me but I saw him look right at me. You want to be like that I’ll give you a reason not to want to look at me.”
I rightfully support the setting up of a Matt Hughes vs. Anthony Johnson fight. It could easily headline an Ultimate Fight Night, hell I’d even pay the PPV price to see it. I’m one of the many who thinks that Matt’s career is more or less over. His recent losses to GSP and Thiago Alves have further solidified the fact that he’s on the downslope and can’t compete with the young, hungry up and coming fighters that are currently infiltrating the UFC. Do I think that this bout will be set up given Hughes drops his rumored upcoming fight with Matt Serra? Hell no! Hughes won’t be a gatekeeper for the UFC, he’s too arrogant and has accomplished too much in the sport to sink to that position, I think he’ll simply hang up the gloves and focus on running his gym.
If he wins however, we might just get to see a fight between him and ‘Rumble”…who already owns a KO victory over one H.I.T. Squad fighter, TUF 6 runner-up Tommy Speer. I think it’d be a great fight for the fans to see, as well as the people who really like to see Matt Hughes get his ass kicked. I’d take Anthony Johnson via destruction, 100%.
