After watching mentor Renzo Gracie fall short against Matt Hughes, Ricardo Almeida asked UFC matchmaker Joe Silva for his chance. At UFC 117, Almeida gets his wish granted.
Ricardo “Big Dog” Almeida discusses his competitive nature, high motivation, weight cut, & takedown defense, in preparation for his upcoming fight on August 7, 2010 with recent UFC Hall of Fame inductee Matt Hughes on UFC 117 main card.
My UFC 117 prediction for UFC 117 WW bout: Matt Hughes vs Ricardo “BIG DOG” Almeida According to fightmagazine.com’s World WW rankings: Hughes (44-7) is ranked #7, while Almeida (12-3) is ranked #8. Hughes is coming off a 2 fight WIN streak with a Rnd 3 TKO WIN over legend Renzo Gracie @ UFC 112. Almeida is coming off a 3 fight WIN streak with a Rnd 2 SUBMISSION WIN over Matt Brown @ UFC 111. Almeida asked for this bout after UFC 112 as he is a student of Renzo Gracie, & this will make Almeida the 3rd student of Gracie’s to face Hughes. Hughes has a WIN over GSP & Matt Serra, along with a WIN over Royce & Renzo Gracie. Hughes is also a recent UFC Hal of Fame inductee.
UFC welterweight and world-renowned jiu jitsu ace Ricardo Almeida talks about facing former champ Matt Hughes on Aug. 7 at UFC 111 in Oakland, Calif. For more about Almeida and his Hamilton-based Brazilian jiu jitsu academy, visit ricardoalmeida.com. For more about UFC 117, visit http For more about the New Jersey fight scene, visit “Fighting for Life” at blogs.mycentraljersey.com