Serra not retired, wants Hughes rematch

MATT SERRA NOT RETIRED, WANTS HUGHES REMATCH

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder Matt Serra wants a rematch with Matt Hughes and fights against opponents with names cemented in the industry.

“I had a talk with Joe Silva (UFC matchmaker) and we talked about some interesting things,” Serra told MMAWeekly.com recently. “I was definitely first pushing for a rematch. That would be ideal for me. I’d love to fight Matt Hughes again. I told him, ‘look man, you’ve already got the name for it, Unfinished Business. There you go.’

Throw on (Wanderlei) Silva and (Rich) Franklin; that was a close fight. What else was a close fight? I don’t know, put something on there that the fights were entertaining. Me and Hughes, we got the fight of the night.

I’m not going to sit here and bad mouth the guy because we did fight. I’m not going to attack him personally, but at the same time I do feel I won that fight, or at least I should have got the nod. If not, it’s a draw and let’s do it again.”

The Serra and Hughes rivalry has been well documented, reaching a head when they were opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 6. Serra lost to Hughes by decision when they finally met in the Octagon at UFC 98 on May 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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