Although the exact date has not been released the grudge match between these two welter weights has been confirmed. This should be an interesting matchup since both fighters are recovering from injuries. Hughes from the knee injury and Serra from the herniated disc.  Styles make fights but so does hatred and this fight lacks neither one.

Hughes is a wrestler with tremendous top game and good ground and pound mixed with some submissions. Serra is no slouch off his back and has excellent submissions being a Renzo Gracie bjj black belt. Both men seem to have improved striking skills. With all the talent they posses the injuries both have incurred lead me to believe we are in store for a slug fest. Mobility in the knee of Hughes will have some effect in how well he shoots for a takedown and Serra must still be suffering from some loss of flexibility.

The Terror has been quoted as saying he wants to spend more time wrestling in the training room. I do not know if this is a mistake but I feel he should stick to what he is good at. Takedown defense and a brawl and sprawl seems to work well against Hughes. Proven by guys like Georges (rush) St Pierre  and Thiago (the pitbull) Alves. Serra definitely has along way to come if his striking skills are ever going to compare to any of those fighters, but he does have some heavy hands.

I hate to give predicitions since mma has this funny way of always proving me wrong. But I can say this with confidence, the UFC marketing machine will hype this fight and as long as the fighter show up we should be in store for some fireworks.

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