Matt,
Yesterday, I picked up Made in America at the Borders you will be signing autographs. It took about 5 hours to read but I finished it. While in the store I had to see if my brother Marc (Fiore) was in it so I figured I would go to Chapter 4 Big Man On Campus since you guys met at Lincoln. I laughed my ass off at the store and I couldn’t stop it was so funny how you described how you and Mark met my brother. Of course I had to call him to give him a hard time. I wonder if he still has those cowboy boots??? I enjoyed the book it was interesting to hear of your life and especially how you worked your way up in the MMA. Now, I am going to rent each fight at the video store because you were so vivid on how you felt and what lead up to those fights. Thank you so much for sharing your personal journey. Both you and Michael Malice did a wonderful job writing it.

i want to get this book but if it can be read in 5 hours then how many pages is it and is had bio and half showing how to do mma moves?
george

[It's a 295-page autobiography, there's no MMA instructional portion of the book. -NateR]

Come closer to Oklahoma! sometime atleast..

Will people who purchase the book January 5th in St. Louis be able to get a picture with you instead of autograph ?

Merry Christmas! See ya on January 10th to congratulate you on your win! Have a blessed holiday.

Matt,
Good luck and god bless in tonights fight!
I can’t wait to get the book. Perhaps after you win big in the GSP fight you can do me a favor and close Serras mouth too.

Go forth my christian soldier!! America waits for it’s champion! God Bless you!

WALTERBAILEY

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! oh well matt your still the greatest in history

Matt,
I hope you continue to compete if your shoulder is ok. I saw you had a little trouble getting your One More Round hodie on. You can handle anyone in the division right now with the tool you have, except for GSP. George is just a bad match up for you style of fighting presently. You could add more to you arsenal as a fighter…you are still athletic and young enough.

Think about it Matt, what does Rich Franklin do? He can handle everyone in his division except for Silva. Does he just quit doing something he loves to do because of it? I know you are in a little different situation career wise, but you still have the tools to compete and win against probably everyone in your division, except GSP presently. Those tool will leave with time, but you show no sign of losing them yet.

GSP is young and after he wins the title back and starts dealing with more fame and other things….he might not be able to handle it and weaken mentally again. He hasn’t even started the whole family thing and that can be a lot to deal with in itself. In the mean time, you could work your way back up the ranks again and work on adding some tools to your arsenal. Shoulder throws and counters to them (Karo Parisyan style), dirty boxing and clenching on the fence (Randy Couture style), more accurate crisp combinations with your striking, and changing levels during striking. Matt you have all the other tools. Challenge yourself to complete yourself as a MMA athlete prior to retiring. Take out GSP and then retire…climb the mountain!

If there is a rematch. GSP does not respect your punching power, or anyones for that matter and therefore he is susptable to getting knocked out. You must hurt him early…even if it means eating a couple of shots to do so. You must bully him. Hurt him and beat him on the fence from the clench with dirty boxing, this will take away from his athleticism and quickness. He will make mistakes if he is eating elbows and shoulders on the fence.

No matter what it has been a pleasure being a Matt Hughes fan. I have enjoyed watching you compete and I have appreciated your character. God Bless and good luck in all you decide to do….No matter what you true fans support you!!! Although I will not watch Hughes vs GSP (IV) unless you add more to your arsenal as a fighter. I cannot stand to see it!

Matt,

You are the champ in the UFC!! You fought hard, it just wasn’t your night. I hope you don’t retire but whatever you do I feel you will be the best at it because of your heart. I would love to see you come back for a few more fights. Good luck in whatever you decide. God Bless and thanks for everything.

Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” This might seem like a bad thing, but you’ve got to remember Joseph. He went through a rough patch, but in the end, God was working though all of his difficulties for good. I don’t honestly know, and I don’t expect you to say, but to me it seems that the UFC is changing in several ways, and I don’t know if they are all for the better.
Anyway… I’m not going to say, “Please don’t retire.” You know what is best for youself and your family, but I will say that if you choose to remain in the UFC, I don’t necessarily think that you have to add all sorts of new weapons to your style, it may just be that a move up or down in weight class might do the trick. Randy Couture did it, and there is no doubt in my mind that you could as well.
Regardless, I commend you for your show of Christian class after the fight, and I wish you the best and God’s blessing in the coming year.