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UFC QUOTABLES: Mike Pyle says John Hathaway will be in for hell at UFC 120 in London
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Sep 6, 2010 - 9:29:53 PM

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I will beat the sh** out of John Hathaway. Let's face it; the fight that he had with Diego [Sanchez] wasn't an awesome, back-and-forth fight. Diego's a small, somewhat average [sized lightweight]... I'm a big welterweight, I'm a long welterweight. He’s fought a lot of shorter opponents. He's had a reach advantage, and he's been able to use that really well. He stayed away from actually having to get in a fight with [Diego]. It's not an, 'Oh my god, if I don't get him down, there's nothing I can do [situation]’. I could knock the kid out. I almost knocked out the last dude. This kid's going to be in for hell. I ain't Diego Sanchez. His last fight was a good and easy fight. This time, he's in for the fight of his life... I can't wait for [the British fans] to boo me. I'm going to suck it all up and spit it right back out at all them crooked-teethed Englishmen."

-Mike Pyle talks to MMAJunkie.com about being prepared to be the bad guy in England at UFC 120 when he takes on John Hathaway.

Penick's Analysis: Well, Pyle can certainly lay down some trash talk, but he's not rolling through John Hathaway in the U.K. He's got some very good skills, but Hathaway is a very impressive welterweight at 14-0. Pyle is 2-2 in his fights in the UFC, and although he's got six submission wins in his last eight fights it's going to be a very tough task to get past Hathaway. Comments like these will certainly get some attention, but we'll find out on October 16 if Pyle can back any of it up.

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