Couture calls for Ricky Hatton to join UFC

**bigstu31s** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 8:36am

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....on_to_join_ufc

I can't see it happening but it would certainly bring in some new fans

**Kambei Shimada** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 8:48am

I actually could see it happening. Hatton's always been a big fan of the UFC & MMA.

**SoulMechanic** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 11:28am

Truth be told, Ricky could come out blazing. But, and its a bit but, he would/will get tooled on the mat. But I would be happy to be walking in a Hatton wounder land.

If I could pick a dude to go MMA though it would be Kelly Pavlik. When that cat fights it is like fucking your third-removed cousin. Technically it is still wrong but feels so right. I think he could do it.

**atom** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 11:38am

Ray Mercer had some success crossing over to MMA.

But seriously, boxers have the physical assets, work ethic, and desire to do harm to be successful in MMA. If not now, then soon enough, there will be more money in MMA as well. Its only a matter of time before we see more picking up clinch and wrestling skills and crossing over.

**Franco** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 8:44pm

Hatton is one of my all time favourite boxers but on a similar note apparently Joe Calzaghe wants to fight Alex Reid if the moneys right http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1129528/

**bigstu31s** · Posted On: 10/30/2009 4:26am

Maybe a top ten boxer who did some high school Wrestling could make the transition but a world champ boxer makes so much money that for them to jump in to MMA makes no sense financially

**sempaiman** · Posted On: 10/30/2009 6:49am

It would be interesting to see how the MMA guys handle a good jab...

**Nickeroon1987** · Posted On: 10/30/2009 7:11am

Originally Posted by sempaiman

It would be interesting to see how the MMA guys handle a good jab...

leg kick?

things change under diff rules

**bigstu31s** · Posted On: 10/30/2009 8:40am

I’ve heard lots of Boxing fans criticize the boxing skills of MMA fighters but what they fail to realise is that in MMA, not only have you got smaller gloves which don’t cover the whole of your head but you have to stand different so as to be able to kick and move to avoid take downs etc.

**Fighting Cephalopod** · Posted On: 10/30/2009 8:53am

1) Entire standup game is based on lunging into the clinch
2) Has never wrestled
3) Is British, genetically designed to suck at wrestling
4) Would be undersized and fighting at lightweight, the wrestliest division

truly he will go far