Matt Serra has a very genuine dislike for Matt Hughes and is telling anyone who will listen that Hughes is a jerk. Check out some of these excerpts from an interview he did with The Sun:

He said: “If anyone doesn’t understand why I can’t stand Matt Hughes I suggest they put on the DVD of The Ultimate Fighter 2 and see for themselves what a bully and arrogant jerk this guy is.

“I challenge anyone to witness what he is like and then tell me he’s not a total a****** and jerk.

“He is a real idiot – I think he’s a bully. A lot of people agree with me but won’t actually come out with it. I don’t mind being the one guy who tells him to his face that he’s the biggest jerk in the UFC.”

"BJ Penn was destroying him in their second fight and he couldn’t give BJ any credit and instead tried to pretend he wasn’t getting his butt kicked for two rounds before Penn got injured.”

"He’s a two-time UFC champion and has beaten everyone but his jujitsu isn’t there and despite all of his attempts over the last few years, his boxing and kickboxing are not world class.

“He doesn’t like to trade punches. He doesn’t like to trade one to get one in. He’ll have a hard time with me because I will trade all night.”

On Hughes’ claims that Serra isn’t one of the top ten fighters in the UFC, the champion said: “Hughes gives me no respect whatsoever.

"The fact is, I’ve beaten some of the top names over a long period in this sport and on The Ultimate Fighter 4 I beat everyone put in front of me to earn that title shot against Georges St-Pierre.

“I beat Georges, who had played with Matt Hughes, in one round. He can say what he likes, but I earned this title and will prove that to him in December.

“At least if you lose to someone like Georges St-Pierre you lose to a gentleman – you lose to Hughes and you are losing to the worst winner ever!

Serra continued: “Hughes is the kind of guy who’d never let you live down a loss and would really take pride in pouring salt in the wound.

“There’s no way I’m letting him gloat about beating me for the next 50 years. I won’t let that happen.“Of course I want to keep my belt but more than that, I want to beat Matt Hughes up!”