Hughes vs. Penn III on tap for UFC 123

Posted by MMA-Hits On September - 14 - 2010

According to reports, BJ Penn will end his four-fight welterweight hiatus to complete his trilogy with Hall of Famer Matt Hughes at UFC 123.

Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com confirmed Monday evening that both legends had agreed to meet inside the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan.

The Hawaiian shocked Hughes in their first meeting at UFC 46 by moving up a division to steal the 170-pound crown. After the 1stRound rear-naked submission victory, Penn vacated the title and left the UFC because of a bitter contract dispute. Hughes gladly reclaimed the belt shortly after and proceeded to rule the division for the next couple of years.

Here are the contestants rumored/expected to participate in the pay-per-view broadcast:

Darren Elkins vs. Edson Barboza
Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Kelly
Dennis Hallman vs. Karo Parisyan
Rory MacDonald vs Matt Brown
Nik Lentz vs. Tyson Griffin
Tim Boetsch vs. Phil Davis
Joe Lauzon and George Sotiropoulos
Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida


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68 Responses so far
  1. Rawbskrilla Said,

    BOOO! BOOO! What has Hughes done to deserve this advancement in competition? This is a total bitch slap to the face for Penn going straight to the bottom rung fighters. They should have at least set Penn up with Pellegrino, Guida, Florian III or Gomi. Or stick w/ the weight jump and get P. Thiago, Rumble Johnson. Penn is forced to look at the cup half full and at least this is an EASY WIN vs. the brontosaurus Hughes (BTW Couture is the Jurassic T-rex).

    Matt in the medias eyes is the undertaker to Coutures Hollywood Hogan. Get it? 2 folks that need to retire yet their “names” keep them employed.

    They need to put these fighters against the top tier fighters and get them the fuck out already and stop implying they should fight top tier fighters! Cherry picking FOOLS! Couture has been “protected” by the UFC ever since he got schooled in Pride. SEE IT FOLKS! He has never fought a Rampage, Machida, Matyushenko, Lil Nog, T. Silva, Hamill. WHY? B/C HE WILL LOSE. Like how Hughes did with Thiago Alvez.(this is a repost)

    …other then BabyJ's fall from the graces w/ UFC and having to face Matt USED; this is a great looking card on paper.

  2. clubgp.com Said,

    Aww Hells yea!!

    I'm buying this card.

  3. Shin Said,

    I don't remember Couture ever fighting in PRIDE…

  4. who's next Said,

    u never know with this card. half of these guys tend to dissapoint one way or another

  5. who's next Said,

    bj penn vs rumble johnson r u sure?

  6. who's next Said,

    i just finnished readin the whole of ur crap and its probably one of the most dumbest, biasest things any1 could read. And the fact u aint even given any accurate facts shows how long u been watchin mma and how much u havent learnt from it. and secondly most of couture's career has been in HW, so how the hell is he meant to be facing all these ppl. it even went to a point wen he had both belts, so stop sulkin bout how a veteran still wants to continue fighting. if someone told u to stop typin like a dick would u do it ?

  7. Rawbskrilla Said,

    All I got to say is after Couture's Liddell saga and the no go fight w/ Fedor after death of pride Coutures minimal skill set was called out and UFC knew it. View his post pride history… other than Lesnar WHO HAS COUTURE FOUGHT THAT HAS MADE THE CLIMBED THE PROVERBIAL LADDER FOR TITLE CONTENTION OR EVEN HAD THEIR NAME IN THE HAT FOR A TITLE SHOT TALK? 10 years past his prime COLEMAN? 1st time mma fighter Toney? unbelievable unanimous decision loser Vera? Find it online and lemme know and I'll shut up.

    Ps. Yes, he's been in HW in the past. THOUGH, he's announced a stay at LHW. Also, called out SHOGUN (who'm BTW is LHW champ) what has he done to be in the drawing? … other then being named Couture? ((can't be his record))

  8. aftermathematic Said,

    Couture has never fought in Pride, it was some King of Kings tournament. As far as the last 5 years, he beat Gonzaga & Tim Sylvia, notably. Everyone else has been a loss, scrubs, or a Vera decision. Before that, he had wins over Belfort, Chuck, Tito, Pedro Rizzo, and Kevin Randleman. I agree, though, he hasn't done squat recently. How the hell is he gonna take Shogun, or any other LHW contender? There's so many great LHW fights that need to be matched up, I wouldn't want Couture in that mix to get in the way of other fighters' title runs.

  9. madona Said,

    easy win for pen
    he won the first fight, he was winning the second fight until he gassed.. if he comes in shape easy ass win.

  10. FORMESTANE Said,

    i remenber one of the rizzos fight,couture was beaten to a pulp, then announced he had won and his expression of surprise gave him away, he knew he did not deserve this victory. days later said he saw the fight at home and he realized he had won, is a good actor…

  11. MavV Said,

    If Hughes wants to stick around as a gatekeeper then so be it. Both him an Couture are still draws and although I don't like seeing them headline, they still are solid fighters in the division that can serve as a legitimate test to up-and-comers. UFC has smartly not given them any title fights lately though and I don't see them getting title shots any time soon unless they go on some crazy win-streak so I think Rawbs is freaking out a little too much. I also think BJ could use a win to boost his confidence and get back in the game.

  12. Speedrun Carwin Said,

    I don't understand why the fuck you guys are talking about Couture on this thread. I think Couture's out of contention for the LHW division as it's already stacked with talented fighters in their prime, he would very probably get beat, remember the guy is almost 50. I think he's still fighting cos he likes it, i don't see him as a contender anymore.

    And for the Hughes-Penn fight, I'll go with Hughes, he was in such a shape last time he was really impressive and i think years are quietly catching BJ, he's in a downward spiral right now. Plus last time i saw a Madona's bet on a fight he went for Soukodjou against Alexander, so I've decided to bet against him this time ;) .

  13. SpeedHead Carwin Said,

    Bj Penn is not named gracie. How can you say years catching up to Penn, when Hughes has more than years on him then Bj? Stop the posting on drugs!

  14. hahaha Said,

    Look at all the penn fanboys! whats ur excuse gonna be this time? he greased? i didnt gas, my ribs hurt? He is on steroids? Frankie didnt beat me! LMAO I thought you guys would learn to become humble after that beat down….Face it penn is lazy and loooves to make excuses. He even has his fans doing it for him now (aka after the edgar 2 loss: all the fans are blaming his camp. Can u say huge takedown, crucifix then g & p till the ref stops it? then.. can u say the excuse factory will be running at full capacity?

  15. Roberto Said,

    BRAZIL !!!! WAR BRAZIL !!!!! BBBBBBBRRRRRRAAAAAAZZZZZZIIIIIILLLLLL !!!!!!!!!

  16. Speedrun Carwin Said,

    Common man, if Penn is not able to stuff the takedowns of Franckie Edgar anymore how will it be against Matt Hughes? Plus i think wrestlers are pretty much like good wine, the older the better. Ok, maybe not but with experience, wrestlers skills are getting better, and thus the wrestlers are lasting longer than the strikers. There are exceptions like Anderson Silva, but my opinion is that strikers efficience is far more affected when aging.

    We saw it with BJ, he's definitely slowing down and i haven't seen so much of his BJJ in his last two fights, plus Hughes knows how to handle JJ guys… I don't know, i really think BJ Penn should go to a training camp with other World class fighters that will push him further, i saw that Nate and Nick Diaz were working with Jake Shields, Franckie edgar, and several other top fighters, these guys will be ready to face top opposition.

    By the way stop taking this so personally is BJ Penn one of your relatives? BJ is it you? ;)

  17. Bantanaz Said,

    Machida vs Rampge is the only fight im looking forward..

  18. axemurderer Said,

    except for hendo?? he lost to jake shields. How is it time for bj to to to strikeforce just after 2 consecutive losses? your an idiot think before you speak. I do think Hughes will beat bj though.

  19. Kick-Ass Said,

    Who you got?

    I'm all for Machida and here's why: Machida can stay out of Rampage's range and not only avoid his big power punches, but throw leg kicks all day (Forrest fight). He's good at avoiding the take down, and pretty efficient at taking someone down himself (Ortiz fight). He's got decent power and very accurate strikes as evident in the Rashad fight even KO Thiago Silva in the 1st round. His only loss is to Shogun who dominated Rampage back in Pride as well. Rampage is probably still in Wolfslair which doesn't seem that good of a camp IMO.

  20. SpeedHead Carwin Said,

    Past fights Hughes has beat "scrubs" as aftermath stated (whom by the way is a great poster like peterhardwood). Also, when was Hughes last great takedown? The only reason Matt beat Penn in fight 2 was b/c Penn gased. How many 5 rounds has Hughes gone recently? Plus, I dont know if the roids fucked up your memory or not, but Hughes had trouble taking down an UNGASED Penn. You can't compare Hughes and Edgar, its like comparing Mayteshenko and Rashad Evens.

    Baby J is not one of my relatives, but one of your relatives did give my penn a bj. Pass the word that I said sorry for not calling back.

    Now the question is were YOU tag teamed and made a HUGHES SANDWICH at Matts farm one too many times?

  21. who's next Said,

    question is who is couture gonna face next

  22. who's next Said,

    its tru tho. advice from his team was "get that cocksucker" in i tink the third round of dat fight with frank. he NEEDS to train with the best in order to keep up with the best (even tho hes still highly ranked). and he should stop using his raw talent all the time and put some better work ethic into his fights and instead use his talent as a bonus

  23. who's next Said,

    first of all machida will probably win, but the reason y rampage lost to shogun in dat way was because he was tired and sick. when was the last tym u saw rampage not counter-striking with his opponent and secondly i heard he thinks wolfslair slow him down for the evens fight. so hes dicided to go to team punishent for more work ethnic lol

  24. Speedrun Carwin Said,

    … I don't think you understood what I wrote. You should take your feeding bottle and go to sleep now. You're a good little boy.

  25. Speedrun Carwin Said,

    And I won't lose time to answer you any more, you're as valuable as the shit under my snickers

  26. Answer Said,

    A: Someone the UFC thinks he can beat or hold down for a decision. Short answer: NO ONE THAT MATTERS

  27. bostonlicksballs Said,

    you must mean sneakers… snicker is a candy bar dumbshit

  28. Speedrun Carwin Said,

    Thank you professor

  29. cynie Said,

    Watch GSP vs Koscheck the first episode of the Ultimate Fighter: http://www.mmatko.info/tuf-12-episode-1/

  30. Joseph Said,

    Way to many fights at LIGHTWEIGHT for Penn! This is kind of pointless in my opinion, not very excited about this fight!

  31. rockford rampage Said,

    sooooo, is this website dead now or what?

  32. aftermathematic Said,

    4 days without a new post, and they still have UFC 117 banner? No Fight Night vids or news?

  33. answer #2 Said,

    B: me :)

  34. MMAHITS USERS Said,

    AND IT STILL DOESN'T PREVENT YOU FROM POSTING. FUCKEN LOSER!

  35. aftermathematic Said,

    Guess that goes for you too. WOOOOOHHH. You sound scary. Please. Deal with your self esteem issues elsewhere, maybe Dr. Phil has some time for you.

  36. Dr. Phil Said,

    Two losers comparing which is the bigger loser. (Laughing out loud) Wonder how quickly these losers will respond with something dumb

  37. jjj Said,

    When you say you are laughing out loud, is it like a big santa type laugh or a school girl giggle?
    Is this site dead?

  38. Big_Jonny_D Said,

    Maybe he still has the banner up because Sonnen just found out he failed his post fight drug test.

  39. bostonlicksballs Said,

    Three days my ass. this was their last post and it went up on the 14th. i think this site has gone to shit.

  40. MavV Said,

    Dang… anybody know of any comparable sites cause this one is dead.

  41. fuckbrazil Said,

    well at least we dont have to read that damn BRAZZILLLL bitch post anymore. fucking dumbass

  42. kookz Said,

    hes kinder right

  43. cynie Said,

    well ive been saying you can watch the latest ufc videos on http://www.mmatko.info thats where i watch all my MMA

  44. Roger Said,

    Maybe the owner has been arrested by crocop who knows?

  45. fast eddy Said,

    yall fuckers need to get to work yall havent posted a new video in a week

  46. MaxQ Said,

    http://mmamayhem.com is pretty similar but they also do live feeds of the ppvs.

  47. miggz925 Said,

    frankie edgar is a habdfull for anyfighter. he couldnt beat him twice. that doesnt mean bj has lst his ability or skill he was just bested by a better fighter. hughes has been on a roll in his fights.after he lost the title hes won 3 fights in a row. i dont even thing the ufc wants him in contention becuase after his loss thy gave him nobodys to fight. randy couture on the other hand is still a great fighter. no one else has come close to being a 5 time champ. hes beaten tim sylivia, gabriel gonzoga lwent the distance with noguiera then lost the title to lesnar.since then hes won three fights. ya the last one was againts toney but couture wanted that fight just to shut him up. the way hughes has been fighting lately i will be rooting for him against bj. i still think bj is a great fighter he just doesnt have the answer for franky edgar and his quickness

  48. Jimmy Said,

    MaxQ – thanks for the link. MMA Mayhem seems like it will work out great for videos and I'll test it out this weekend for the video feeds. From reading the live feed chats it seems like people are pretty happy with it.

  49. asdf Said,

    mmascraps.com is also an excellent website, as well as mmashare for ppvs

    this website is fucking weaksauce now.

  50. cybie Said,

    Im watching all the latest MMA from the Ultimate Fighter and UFC 119 videos.
    http://mmatko.info

    they should have the ppv stream up too but usually have it right after anyway

    check out wanderlai silva confront chael sonnen about talking crap about BRAZIL!!! http://www.mmatko.info/wanderlai-silva-confronts-… MUSt watch LOL chaels reaction is PRICELESS

  51. MaxQ Said,

    you can see the full event of UFC Fight 22 here http://mmamayhem.com/page.php?14. Also they should be streaming Bellator Fighting 30 tonight and UFC 119 on Saturday… also they dont make you do those dumb ass surveys.

  52. MaxQ Said,

    After testing positive for steroids, Chael Sonnen was to appear on ESPN’s MMA Live Thursday but skipped out on it. According to this report Sonnen told the commission that he took testosterone before the Anderson Silva fight at the weigh-ins. http://mmamayhem.com/news.php?item.1890.4

  53. Roberto Said,

    BRAZIL !!!! WAR BRAZIL !!!!! BBBBBBBRRRRRRAAAAAAZZZZZZIIIIIILLLLLL !!!!!!!!!

  54. Roger Said,

    Not astonished, Sonnen's a bitch sorry for new fan boys, the guy came in the game and insulted all the elders, GET THE FUKK OUT OF HERE

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  56. Roger Said,

    Hey i think we should stop posting some websites here as it could play against them in case if this website owner has been caught.

  57. MaxQ Said,

    UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop Full Event Video @ http://t.co/9ggpiWr

  58. Kick-Ass Said,

    haha nice! sn & post.

  59. cynnie Said,

    UFC 119 full event + preliminary card and Dream 16 as well at http://www.mmatko.info

  60. Jjj Said,

    Fuck you for impersonating my sn. JASON REED! There ain't shit real about you punk bitch aftermathdick.

  61. Dissapointed Said,

    What the fuck is going on with this site???? No update in weeks!!!!! WTF?!?!?!?!?!?

  62. Roberto Said,

    BRAZIL !!!! WAR BRAZIL !!!!! BBBBBBBRRRRRRAAAAAAZZZZZZIIIIIILLLLLL !!!!!!!!

  63. aftermathematic Said,

    I don't know or care what the fuck you're talking about. This has been my screen name on anything on the internet since 2002.

  64. bored Said,

    grow up

  65. ufc 120 nxt Said,

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  68. flared Said,

    finally

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