Ex-UFC champion/co-found of Long Island’s now infamous Serra/Long Fight Team, Matt Serra, 39, says he would return to the Octagon for one rematch that’s close to his heart.

“I believe I’m done with fighting,” Serra told Sportsnet’s Joe Ferraro. “Don’t get me wrong – the only other fight I would ever … If they ever said, ‘What about this?,’ I could definitely get back in shape and have another tussle with Matt Hughes.”

“That would be fun. But only because of the way the first one ended and everything else. I’m sure people would like to see me hit that guy, and vice versa.”

Serra and Hughes, the head coaches of season 6 of The Ultimate Fighter, locked horns at UFC 98 in May 2009.

“The Terror” nearly finished Hughes with strikes early in the first round and did just enough in the grappling exchanges to make many fight fans believe the New Yorker had done enough to win a close decision.

However, it was Hughes who was awarded a unanimous decision victory by a score of 29-28 on all three judges’ scorecards. The competitive contest earned “Fight of the Night” honors.

Serra, who boasts one of the biggest upsets in company history - defeating Georges St-Pierre at UFC 69 in April 2007 –, retired after dropping a decision to Chris Lytle at UFC 119 in September 2010.

Meanwhile, Hughes hung up the gloves after suffering a brutal first-round knockout at the hands of Josh Koscheck at UFC 135 in September 2011.

Would fans pay to see Serra, who coaches UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, and Hughes return to the Octagon for one last good scrap?