The best fight of all time, for all you stupid newbs that think Jones v Gus was the best or Brown vs Silva. This shit was straight out of a movie, watch it if at all possible. edit: Gonna go watch this right now, and maybe shed a tear.
Of all time ? Hardly. But Hughes going straight beast mode after getting no help from the ref on a nut shot was boss as fuck. Its a damn shame people have forgotten so quickly how awesome Hughes was.
Shogun v Hendo Hughes v Trigg II Edgar v Maynard III Forrest v Bonnar I Sanchez v Guida Quarry v Credur Chuck v Wand Just a few of my favorites.
good call, TS. it's the best fight of all-time. so much excitement; so much drama. hughes was kneed in the balls, knocked down with 3 punches (they don't show these punches during the actual fight; they take place off-screen. but you can catch them on the replay. it was A KNOCKDOWN!!), mounted, elbowed and punched badly, and choked purple, turns in, picks trigg up and then run/slams him, mount, elbows, back, choke. hughes is not my favorite fighter. I think a lot of fans hate him, actually. most of the hate is just, too. but that was the toughest performance I've ever seen from a fighter. his finest moment.... to finish trigg in the very same round is amazing. trigg is no joke, especially from the top
Not the fight that made me a fan of MMA, but definitely the fight that had me the most excited and jumping around like an idiot when I was watching it.
Vintage Hughes is what inspired me to start training martial arts and made me a huge MMA fan. I think I was 15 when I saw Hughes-Trigg 2 and I was hooked from there on out. It really is disappointing how quickly he has been forgotten
