Koscheck: Hughes can’t wrestle with me, can’t strike with me
I’ll tell you exactly why I went out there on Twitter to try to force Matt Hughes into a corner…
I’ll tell you exactly why I went out there on Twitter to try to force Matt Hughes into a corner and accept this fight with me at UFC 135 next Saturday. Here’s what is up: Matt Hughes used to be one of the best. Used to be. Right now he’s nowhere near even one of the best in the world. Where is he ranked? Probably not in a lot people’s top 10.
But he’s still got that name and is a two-time champion, and beating a name like that in my comeback fight means something.
That’s the funny thing. I was prepared to fight middleweights like Chris Leben or even a light heavyweight like Rich Franklin (as long as we met at middleweight) because I know I need a big name to come back to fight.
Instead, I got lucky to get Hughes, a guy who cannot beat my style and he knows it. He can’t strike with me and he can’t use his wrestling against me like he could some of the guys he’s been beating.
That’s my thinking, I’ve been out for a long while. I need a big fight, a big name and I know I can look devastating again against Hughes and it will be a highlight of the night. It will be a tough fight, a battle and it will be exciting with the styles mixing together. It is exactly what I need right now and exactly what he doesn’t need right now.
