That if Evan Tanner would've beat Rich Franklin for the 185 belt, he and Evan would've coached against each other on the next TUF season, and fought in a super fight champ vs champ.
he said it didn't happen because Ace won, and he wasn't going to fight his good friend.
I had never heard this. Interesting. 
I agree.
Evan would've submitted Hughes.
he also said he woulda fought the 185er at 170
I remember him talking about this. He mentioned it a few years ago.
Would have been interesting to see, Matt said for the 185lb fight he still would have weighed in at 170 or 171 just to "prove a point".
Heard this before, makes sense.
Matt also said that if Anderson beat Rich, he wanted to fight him.
Anderson destroyed Rich and Matt never brought it up again.
Ip Man 81 -Delorian - Evan would've submitted Hughes.Come on now
Perfer Et Obdura - Matt also said that if Anderson beat Rich, he wanted to fight him.Probably because Hughes got destroyed shortly after by gsp.
Anderson destroyed Rich and Matt never brought it up again.
Hughes would have worked Anderson back then 
PhallicObjekt - Hughes would have worked Anderson back thenWut.
The one demential Hughes wouldn't have been able to get inside for the take down.
Anderson would have murder him, even back then.
You listening to Scott and BR ?
Yeah, Goldberg said as much during the fight between Franklin and Tanner. The bit about Hughes wanting to fight Silva is news to me, though. That loss to GSP may have been the best thing to happen to him.
Yeah, I remember this.
CRMartin11 - by the thread title I assumed Matt Hughes would be saying some typical redneck offensive shit.
Probably gay related.
This was a pleasant but boring surprise.
OP I am dissapoint.
Ha ha! Me, too...
Logan Stantons finger -PhallicObjekt - Hughes would have worked Anderson back thenWut.
The one demential Hughes wouldn't have been able to get inside for the take down.
Anderson would have murder him, even back then.
It'd be closer than that, which strikers did hughes lose too?
Not saying he'd win but his style would be a bitch for anderson.
Would've been interesting if Matt beat tanner. He would've been the first to hold 2 UFC titles at the same time
GSP24 - This was all over the net shortly before UFC 53... But a lot of fans weren't here yet.
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Andersons defensive wrestling was not nrarly as good back then as it is now. Hughes was not nrarly as chinny back then as he is now.
Hughes would have got a hold of Canderson and put a good ol fashioned country ass whooping on the spider.
PhallicObjekt -Hughes would have worked Anderson back then
LMAO, no he wouldn't have.