Matt Serra’s Thoughts on Episode 1 of TUF 6

From Matt Serra’s blog on UFC.com:

On Hughes: “my differences with Matt Hughes are well documented, and I wanted to get that out in the open the minute he walked through the door instead of being all buddy-buddy with him.  I find it odd that he claims to have not bad mouthed me, when in the very next interview with him, he is saying how I am not even top ten in the world for the welterweight division.  I’ve heard him say I got lucky against Georges St. Pierre, etc.  As far as being a bad role model…that’s hysterical to me.  Maybe I curse once in awhile on this reality show – we’re grownups!  I think it’s less important that I curse once in awhile than it is that I treat people with a basic level of respect, and that I don’t run my mouth about people behind their backs.”

On Team Selection: During evaluations, George and Mac were the two guys who impressed me the most.  That said, I was picking Joe #1 overall regardless because he is my student and I’m loyal to him….Hughes isn’t Obi Wan, there wasn’t any Jedi mind trick there.  With my 2nd overall pick, I was between George and Mac, and I went with George. Roman’s departure was pretty upsetting to me.  He was a character and had a great attitude about fighting.  He has one arm and wanted to fight, I was hoping that would serve as an example for the guys left to give it everything.

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