How would prime Matt Hughes fare against the current WW top 5?

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Usman: 50-43 or possibly TKO win for Usman

Woodley: KO win for Woodley inside two rounds

Colby: 50-45 win for Colby

Masvidal: 50/50, all comes down to if Matt has the cardio to wrestle for 5 rounds. Mas would sleep him once they stood for a few minutes

Edwards: 50-45/49-46 win for Edwards. Better cardio, striking, and larger

What do you guys think? The game and division has evolved a lot since Matt’s best days
 
Getting hit by a train will hinder your fighting ability so he would lose to all of them
 
GrayArea said:
Usman: 50-43 or possibly TKO win for Usman

Woodley: KO win for Woodley inside two rounds

Colby: 50-45 win for Colby

Masvidal: 50/50, all comes down to if Matt has the cardio to wrestle for 5 rounds. Mas would sleep him once they stood for a few minutes

Edwards: 50-45/49-46 win for Edwards. Better cardio, striking, and larger

What do you guys think? The game and division has evolved a lot since Matt’s best days
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Agreed with you up until Mas. People forget that he wasnt a prospect 2 fights ago. The hype train is out of control.
 
Prime? Unfortunately he never learned to blend his striking effectively to handle any of them.
 
dude is overrated as fuck to small for the division got away with it back then b/c the sport was new hes 5'9 he would lose to all of them even in his prime 55ers now would give him trouble as shown when bj beat him

gsp is goat would treat all of them like children
 
170 is wrestler heavy now with the guys in the division just being larger than they were back when hughes was king

he would not be the champ, im comfortable in saying that. as far as ranking id say he'd be in the bottom top 10, maybe crack the top 5 with the right fights. just a lot of guys that are superior strikers and also bigger than guys he was used to dealing with
 
The guys at the top can (almost all) match his wrestling, with equal or better cardio and better striking (even Colby).

He would do very badly.

GSP however, would roll everyone in his prime. 50-45s for days yo.
 
DeathStroke said:
George as in GSP? You on crack or something? I'd pick prime GSP over everyone in the top 15 confidently.
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GSP loses to Usman, T Wood, WB, Gastelum, and Lawler.
He quit at the right time then cherey-picked Bisping.
 
Well if a prime Hughe's chin is in tact, neither Woodly nor Usman would be able to dominate him in wrestling.
 
TheAmericanGazelle said:
The guys at the top can (almost all) match his wrestling, with equal or better cardio and better striking (even Colby).

He would do very badly.

GSP however, would roll everyone in his prime. 50-45s for days yo.
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How far out of prime do you think he was when he was gifted the Hendricks fight?
 
Red Maestro said:
George wouldn’t do much better if we’re being honest
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He fought in a division below ww. Of course he wouldn’t.
 
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