Topic: Matt Hughes
Curious as to people's feelings on Matt Hughes apparent retirement
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10.16.2012 | 9:18 PM ET
It appears that Matt Hughes has retired and I'm just wondering how people feel about it. I think it's about time, I'm a huge Hughes fan and while sad to see him go I'm happy I won't have to worry about seeing him get knocked out again. With a record of 45-9-0 (pretty impressive) and wins over every UFC welterweight champion besides Pat Militech (and Carlos Condit if you include the interim title) Matt pretty much has nothing left to prove in MMA. I'll always remember Hughes as the beast who slammed people to the mat and delivered brutal ground and pound, as opposed to his later K-1 performances :P Hughes-Trigg 2 is still my favourite comeback of all time from the knee to the nuts to Matt carrying Trigg across the cage I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Certainly a legend and perhaps the greatest welterweight of all time ( just an opinion people!! GSP is certainly worthy of the mantle aswell). Just glad his losses never reached the double digits :P anyway let me know how you feel about Matt retiring wether you were a fan or not everyone is entitled to an opinion. Peace out hombres :D
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women"
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Fighter Details
- Given Name: Matthew Allen Hughes
- Pro MMA Record: 45-9-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: N/A
- Current Streak: 2 Losses
- Age: 1973-10-13 | Date of Birth: 1973.10.13
- Last Fight: September 24, 2011 in UFC
- Weight Class: Welterweight | Last Weigh-In: 170.0 lbs
- Affiliation: Finney's HIT Squad
- Height: 5'9" (176cm) | Reach: 73.0" (185cm)
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $1,510,000 USD
- Born: Hillsboro, Illinois, United States
- Fighting out of: Hillsboro, Illinois
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10.16.2012 | 9:24 PM ET
But once I watch one of his vintage matches, and I see him slam his opponents the way he does, it rekindles my love for him. Hughes/Trigg II is my favorite comeback as well, what an amazing moment. Matt Hughes is a beast of a human being, he'll be missed.
"الله أكبرl"
10.16.2012 | 9:28 PM ET
* Edited at 10.16.2012, 9:29 PM ET *
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
10.16.2012 | 9:31 PM ET
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women"
10.16.2012 | 9:33 PM ET
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women"
10.16.2012 | 9:38 PM ET
10.16.2012 | 9:40 PM ET
"الله أكبرl"
10.16.2012 | 9:40 PM ET
I would have been down for a last fight between him and Matt Serra but I guess I can live without it. Hope he doesn't go crazy on the hunting, now he has all that time.
" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess
10.16.2012 | 9:46 PM ET
@dielegende23 thanks for the welcome :D yeah I thought the first Serra fight was really close, as for hunting apparently he's either got or is getting his own hunting show :O
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women"
10.16.2012 | 9:53 PM ET
"get outta my face man! i gotta go get drunk"-Rampage
10.16.2012 | 9:56 PM ET
" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess
10.16.2012 | 9:56 PM ET
"I fight em all. Men, women, children, ******** people, it doesn't matter. If you hit me, we're gonna fight. -Charles Bennett"
10.16.2012 | 10:00 PM ET
"الله أكبرl"
10.16.2012 | 10:01 PM ET
When I think of Matt Hughes, I first think of this summary of his autobiography, which I admit is exaggerated by the reviewer.
tl;dr version: Matt Hughes can be quite a sociopath at times.
Here's one forum thread that has the summary going around:
http://forums.mmajunkie.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=128&p=97745&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
* Edited at 10.16.2012, 10:04 PM ET *
10.16.2012 | 10:07 PM ET
* Edited at 10.16.2012, 10:09 PM ET *
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
10.16.2012 | 10:12 PM ET
"I fight em all. Men, women, children, ******** people, it doesn't matter. If you hit me, we're gonna fight. -Charles Bennett"
10.16.2012 | 10:12 PM ET
"الله أكبرl"
10.16.2012 | 10:13 PM ET
"We are all human, it's time to prove it."
10.16.2012 | 10:22 PM ET
"Albert Fish... I mean that guy was a real jerk!"
10.16.2012 | 10:25 PM ET
@Prodigy, the whole cutting off the pig's testicles was just castration. The Hughes brothers did throw them at Fiore because "he was a city boy trying to be a farmboy". They just wanted to freak him out.
* Edited at 10.16.2012, 10:27 PM ET *
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"