Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes Post UFC 79 Interview Video
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Going into his UFC 79 fight against Matt Hughes, Georges St. Pierre was training with Olympians for the Olympic events and boxing WBA world champion fighter. So when Georges was approached by the UFC to fill in for Matt Serra, he knew he was in perfect shape for the fight and took it within 1 months notice. Georges talks about how excellent of a trainer Greg Jackson is, and how he has a lot of loyalty in an “honest partnership”. Now that he was helped by Greg Jacksons camp for his fight, he will help those guys out as they prepare for their own fights.
Hughes humbly talks about his fight with Georges St. Pierre. He discusses how he trained for his fight for Matt Serra, and how Georges came and in didn’t have a hard time at all against Hughes. He admits that he didn’t put a lot of leather on St. Pierre. Hughes talks about Serra’s upcoming fight against St. Pierre and how he won’t last against Georges. Finally Hughes gets a plug in for his new book, “Made in America”.
You can check out the video below:
