Matt Serra also suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of St. Pierre at UFC 83 and is looking to bounce back into title contention with a win over Hughes.

Matt Hughes came in too," Serra explained. "Me and Matt Hughes, once upon a time, early on, first got along as well. We were friendly with each other. We used to goof. He was a farm guy.

Matt's always saying to me, 'You have to come to see my daughter, she's wrestling.'" Talk to anyone from the Serra-Longo camp long enough and the word "family" will work its way into the conversation.

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Matt Serra, with Ray Longo, right, has coached former UFC champion Chris Weidman since 2008. Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images. Serra was mostly known for that fight.

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When Matt Serra returned to the welterweight division in 2005, the weight class was dominated by Matt Hughes. Hughes had just defeated Georges St-Pierre to win back the title after losing it to B.J.