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Career Discs on one of the greatest MMA'ers of all time, Matt
Hughes.
Hughes vs. Victor Hunsaker
Hughes vs. Dave Menne
Hughes vs. Dennis Hallman
Hughes vs. Joe Stern
Hughes vs. Akihiro Gono
Hughes vs. Val Ignatov
Hughes vs. Joe Doerksen
Hughes vs. Tom Schmitz
Hughes vs. LaVerne Clark
Hughes vs. Jorge Pereira
Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Hughes vs. Jeremy Horn
Hughes vs. Jeff Monson
Hughes vs. Tito Ortiz
Hughes vs. Eric Davila
Hughes vs. Alexandre Barros
Hughes vs. Marcelo Aguilar
Hughes vs. Chris Haseman
Hughes vs. Robbie Newman
Hughes vs. Dennis Hallman II
Hughes vs. Pele
Hughes vs. Bret Al Azawi
Hughes vs. Chatt Lavender
Hughes vs. Kanehara
Hughes vs. Carlos Newton I
Hughes vs. Hayato Sakurai
Hughes vs. Carlos Newton II
Hughes vs. Gil Castillo
Hughes vs. Sean Sherk
Hughes vs. Frank Trigg
Hughes vs. B.J. Penn I
Hughes vs. Renato Verissimo
Hughes.
Hughes vs. Victor Hunsaker
Hughes vs. Dave Menne
Hughes vs. Dennis Hallman
Hughes vs. Joe Stern
Hughes vs. Akihiro Gono
Hughes vs. Val Ignatov
Hughes vs. Joe Doerksen
Hughes vs. Tom Schmitz
Hughes vs. LaVerne Clark
Hughes vs. Jorge Pereira
Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Hughes vs. Jeremy Horn
Hughes vs. Jeff Monson
Hughes vs. Tito Ortiz
Hughes vs. Eric Davila
Hughes vs. Alexandre Barros
Hughes vs. Marcelo Aguilar
Hughes vs. Chris Haseman
Hughes vs. Robbie Newman
Hughes vs. Dennis Hallman II
Hughes vs. Pele
Hughes vs. Bret Al Azawi
Hughes vs. Chatt Lavender
Hughes vs. Kanehara
Hughes vs. Carlos Newton I
Hughes vs. Hayato Sakurai
Hughes vs. Carlos Newton II
Hughes vs. Gil Castillo
Hughes vs. Sean Sherk
Hughes vs. Frank Trigg
Hughes vs. B.J. Penn I
Hughes vs. Renato Verissimo
Matthew Allen Hughes (born on October 13, 1973, in Hillsboro, Illinois), is a professional mixed martial arts
fighter and former 2-time UFC World Welterweight Champion.
A long-time member of Miletich Fighting Systems, Hughes left the Miletich camp in late 2007 to start Team
Hughes. Team Hughes fights out of H.I.T. Squad, a Granite City, Illinois gym, which he co-owns with
teammate and current EliteXC Middleweight champion Robbie Lawler, Matt Pena, and Marc Fiore. [3]
Biography
Matt Hughes was born in Hillsboro, Illinois.[4]. Hughes has two siblings, a sister and his twin brother Mark. He
and Mark spent a lot of time on the family farm in their childhood. During their high school days, they both
played football and wrestled.[5]. Matt went to college at Southwestern Illinois College, a two-year college
located in Belleville, Illinois before transferring to Lincoln College, in Lincoln, Illinois and then on to Eastern
Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. His freshman and sophomore years, he made the NJCAA All-American
Team, and his final two years he was listed on the NCAA Division I All-American Teams.
Matt and his wife Audra have one daughter together, and they each have a son from a previous
relationship.[5] He recently published his autobiography, Made in America: The Most Dominant Champion in
UFC History.
Wrestling
Hughes has competed in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, in which he held a record of
2-2. This consists of wins over Ricardo Almeida and Jiu-Jitsu legend Jeremy Horn, and losses to fellow UFC
fighters Jeff Monson and Tito Ortiz. Hughes was also a two-time 145 lb. state wrestling champion for IHSA
(Illinois High School Association) Class A in 1991 and 1992. Furthermore, Matt is a two-time Division I
All-American wrestler, with an 8th and a 5th place finish in the 157 lb. division.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Hughes won his first UFC World Welterweight title at UFC 34: High Voltage on November 2, 2001. Hughes
was caught in a triangle choke by Carlos Newton, but Hughes lifted Newton in the air and 'powerbomb'-style
slammed him to the mat, causing Newton to hit his head and lose consciousness just as Hughes was on the
verge of blacking out himself from the choke. In their subsequent rematch, Hughes won by technical
knockout when he successfully trapped Newton in a modified crucifix position, which allowed him to rain
unanswered blows on Newton's defenseless face.
He successfully defended his championship belt several times thereafter, defeating Hayato Sakurai, Carlos
Newton (in a rematch), Gil Castillo, Sean Sherk, and Frank Trigg. He kept the title until UFC 46, when he
was submitted by Hawaiian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist B.J. Penn via rear naked choke. The title was
vacated upon a contract dispute between Penn and the UFC. Hughes regained the vacant welterweight title
by submitting Canadian contender Georges St. Pierre via armbar in the final second of the first round at UFC
50.
After regaining his title, Hughes successfully retained it in a rematch with Frank Trigg. After being
accidentally hit in the groin early in the first round, Hughes looked to the referee for assistance; however,
the referee had not seen the strike and Trigg capitalized on Hughes' distraction by staggering Hughes with a
barrage of punches. The fight quickly went to the ground, with Trigg ground-and-pounding Hughes, then
attempting a rear naked choke. After nearly two minutes of struggling, Hughes broke free of Trigg's choke
attempt, then picked Trigg up, carried him across the Octagon, and slammed him to the ground. Hughes
then ground-and-pounded Trigg before securing the victory with a rear naked choke of his own. Hughes'
next fight took place at UFC 56, where he was scheduled to fight Judo practitioner Karo Parisyan. After
Parysian suffered a hamstring injury and could not fight, Joe Riggs took his place. The match was originally
scheduled as a title bout, but since Riggs could not meet the 170-pound weight limit, it became a non-title
fight. Hughes defeated Riggs in the first round by kimura. In UFC 60, on May 27, 2006, Hughes defeated
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Royce Gracie in a non-title, catch-weight bout by TKO (strikes from back mount).
Before the stoppage, Gracie was caught in an armlock from the side mount position; although Hughes
appeared to have the submission in place, Gracie would not tap out and the fight continued. After the fight
he told Grappling Magazine that he "let go of the armbar because he did not want to break Gracie's arm".
In September 2006, Hughes defended his title in a rematch against B.J. Penn, stopping him in the third
round. Although Penn dominated the first 2 rounds, he struggled in the third with Hughes taking advantage.
British MMA/wrestling magazine "Fighting Spirit" reported that Penn had sustained a rib injury late in round 2,
leaving him gasping for air. This may explain his lack of performance in the latter round, though some
attribute this to a lack of cardio. Afterwards, Georges St. Pierre (who was supposed to face Hughes at this
event but pulled out due to injury) stepped into the ring and congratulated Hughes on his win, but also
stated "I was not impressed by your performance."
On November 18, 2006 at UFC 65: Bad Intentions, St. Pierre defeated Hughes by TKO via strikes at 1:25 of
round two, ending Hughes' title reign. In the first round, Hughes sustained two unintentional kicks near the
groin; after Hughes went down from the second kick, St. Pierre was given a warning by referee "Big" John
McCarthy. Hughes however stated in his post fight interview that the second kick mainly affected his legs,
rather than his groin.[6] Nearing the end of the first round, St. Pierre landed a 'superman' punch, which
floored Hughes. St. Pierre then followed up with strikes on his stunned opponent. When it appeared that
the fight would be stopped, the bell rang signaling the end of the first round. It was in the second round that
St. Pierre ended the fight with a head kick which stunned Hughes and knocked him to the mat, following up
with a flurry of punches and elbows that forced McCarthy to call a stop to the contest at 1:25 of round 2.
On March 3 2007, Hughes returned to the Octagon for UFC 68: Uprising and defeated Chris Lytle by
unanimous decision winning every round.[7]
Following a championship win by Matt Serra over Georges St. Pierre at UFC 69, it was announced by UFC
President Dana White that Hughes will again be fighting for the World Welterweight title in November of
2007 against Serra. This fight was later changed to December 29, 2007 in Las Vegas, at UFC 79: Nemesis. On
November 24, however, Matt Serra sustained a herniated disc in his lower back and had to inform the UFC
that he would not be able to compete for an indeterminate time. As a replacement for the Serra/Hughes
title match, the UFC quickly signed a rubber match between Hughes and St. Pierre which would also be for
the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship. Despite his best efforts, Hughes was unable to mount any
serious offense on St. Pierre, who easily avoided all of Hughes' takedown attempts while also taking Hughes
down at will and using Hughes' own ground-and-pound style against him. Near the end of the second round,
St. Pierre attempted a kimura on Matt's right arm that he escaped, but in a reversal of their first fight, St.
Pierre was able to twist it into a straight armbar with fifteen seconds remaining in the round. Hughes fought
the extension, but with his left hand trapped between the mat and St. Pierre's legs, was forced to verbally
submit at 4:54 of the second round. In the post-fight interview, Hughes praised St. Pierre as the better
fighter and stated his intention to take some time off and spend with his family.
Hughes also expressed interest in going up a weight class to middleweight to fight champion Anderson Silva
if former champion, Rich Franklin was unable to beat Silva in their rematch at UFC 77, a match that Silva
did win. Hughes stated that if this fight occurs, it would happen in 2008 following his scheduled title shot
against Serra, although the fight with Serra has now been postponed indefinitely. However, it is likely that
Matt Hughes will fight Matt Serra regardless of the outcome of UFC 83. Rumors are, that the fight will
happen in UFC 89 or 90. He also recently revealed his intention to retire from MMA within the next few
years on the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra.
In late mid 2007, Hughes left the Miletich camp with Miletich stablemate Robbie Lawler, longtime boxing
coach Matt Pena, and wrestling/conditioning teacher Marc Fiore to form The H.I.T.(Hughes Intensive
Training) Squad in Granite City, Illinois.
Matt Hughes fought Thiago Alves in a highly anticipated welterweight fight at UFC 85: BEDLAM on June 7,
2008. Matt lost the fight to Thiago Alves due to referee stoppage (TKO strikes) at 1:02 in round 2. After
receiving a powerful flying knee from Alves he dropped to the ground with his own left knee pinned behind
his hips. He indicated during post-fight interviews that the landing did injure his knee.
The Ultimate Fighter
In 2005, Hughes participated as a coach opposite Rich Franklin in the second season of the Spike TV reality
television series, The Ultimate Fighter. In 2007, Hughes participated as a guest coach for long time friend
and training partner, Jens Pulver during The Ultimate Fighter 5 season.
Hughes agreed to be head coach again for the The Ultimate Fighter 6, alongside former UFC World
welterweight champion, Matt Serra. Despite the fact that after the preliminary round, Team Hughes' record
was 2-6, both Mac Danzig and Tommy Speer of Team Hughes made it to the finals.
Hughes' successful career in the UFC may be reaching an end however. At the end of UFC 79 he hinted at it
possibly being his last time in the cage citing his family and a focus on a second book. However a bout was
confirmed for UFC 85 against Thiago Alves, which Hughes lost by TKO. Immediately after the Alves fight,
Hughes stated that he has "one last fight" left, and that he wants to fight Matt Serra.
fighter and former 2-time UFC World Welterweight Champion.
A long-time member of Miletich Fighting Systems, Hughes left the Miletich camp in late 2007 to start Team
Hughes. Team Hughes fights out of H.I.T. Squad, a Granite City, Illinois gym, which he co-owns with
teammate and current EliteXC Middleweight champion Robbie Lawler, Matt Pena, and Marc Fiore. [3]
Biography
Matt Hughes was born in Hillsboro, Illinois.[4]. Hughes has two siblings, a sister and his twin brother Mark. He
and Mark spent a lot of time on the family farm in their childhood. During their high school days, they both
played football and wrestled.[5]. Matt went to college at Southwestern Illinois College, a two-year college
located in Belleville, Illinois before transferring to Lincoln College, in Lincoln, Illinois and then on to Eastern
Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. His freshman and sophomore years, he made the NJCAA All-American
Team, and his final two years he was listed on the NCAA Division I All-American Teams.
Matt and his wife Audra have one daughter together, and they each have a son from a previous
relationship.[5] He recently published his autobiography, Made in America: The Most Dominant Champion in
UFC History.
Wrestling
Hughes has competed in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, in which he held a record of
2-2. This consists of wins over Ricardo Almeida and Jiu-Jitsu legend Jeremy Horn, and losses to fellow UFC
fighters Jeff Monson and Tito Ortiz. Hughes was also a two-time 145 lb. state wrestling champion for IHSA
(Illinois High School Association) Class A in 1991 and 1992. Furthermore, Matt is a two-time Division I
All-American wrestler, with an 8th and a 5th place finish in the 157 lb. division.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Hughes won his first UFC World Welterweight title at UFC 34: High Voltage on November 2, 2001. Hughes
was caught in a triangle choke by Carlos Newton, but Hughes lifted Newton in the air and 'powerbomb'-style
slammed him to the mat, causing Newton to hit his head and lose consciousness just as Hughes was on the
verge of blacking out himself from the choke. In their subsequent rematch, Hughes won by technical
knockout when he successfully trapped Newton in a modified crucifix position, which allowed him to rain
unanswered blows on Newton's defenseless face.
He successfully defended his championship belt several times thereafter, defeating Hayato Sakurai, Carlos
Newton (in a rematch), Gil Castillo, Sean Sherk, and Frank Trigg. He kept the title until UFC 46, when he
was submitted by Hawaiian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist B.J. Penn via rear naked choke. The title was
vacated upon a contract dispute between Penn and the UFC. Hughes regained the vacant welterweight title
by submitting Canadian contender Georges St. Pierre via armbar in the final second of the first round at UFC
50.
After regaining his title, Hughes successfully retained it in a rematch with Frank Trigg. After being
accidentally hit in the groin early in the first round, Hughes looked to the referee for assistance; however,
the referee had not seen the strike and Trigg capitalized on Hughes' distraction by staggering Hughes with a
barrage of punches. The fight quickly went to the ground, with Trigg ground-and-pounding Hughes, then
attempting a rear naked choke. After nearly two minutes of struggling, Hughes broke free of Trigg's choke
attempt, then picked Trigg up, carried him across the Octagon, and slammed him to the ground. Hughes
then ground-and-pounded Trigg before securing the victory with a rear naked choke of his own. Hughes'
next fight took place at UFC 56, where he was scheduled to fight Judo practitioner Karo Parisyan. After
Parysian suffered a hamstring injury and could not fight, Joe Riggs took his place. The match was originally
scheduled as a title bout, but since Riggs could not meet the 170-pound weight limit, it became a non-title
fight. Hughes defeated Riggs in the first round by kimura. In UFC 60, on May 27, 2006, Hughes defeated
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Royce Gracie in a non-title, catch-weight bout by TKO (strikes from back mount).
Before the stoppage, Gracie was caught in an armlock from the side mount position; although Hughes
appeared to have the submission in place, Gracie would not tap out and the fight continued. After the fight
he told Grappling Magazine that he "let go of the armbar because he did not want to break Gracie's arm".
In September 2006, Hughes defended his title in a rematch against B.J. Penn, stopping him in the third
round. Although Penn dominated the first 2 rounds, he struggled in the third with Hughes taking advantage.
British MMA/wrestling magazine "Fighting Spirit" reported that Penn had sustained a rib injury late in round 2,
leaving him gasping for air. This may explain his lack of performance in the latter round, though some
attribute this to a lack of cardio. Afterwards, Georges St. Pierre (who was supposed to face Hughes at this
event but pulled out due to injury) stepped into the ring and congratulated Hughes on his win, but also
stated "I was not impressed by your performance."
On November 18, 2006 at UFC 65: Bad Intentions, St. Pierre defeated Hughes by TKO via strikes at 1:25 of
round two, ending Hughes' title reign. In the first round, Hughes sustained two unintentional kicks near the
groin; after Hughes went down from the second kick, St. Pierre was given a warning by referee "Big" John
McCarthy. Hughes however stated in his post fight interview that the second kick mainly affected his legs,
rather than his groin.[6] Nearing the end of the first round, St. Pierre landed a 'superman' punch, which
floored Hughes. St. Pierre then followed up with strikes on his stunned opponent. When it appeared that
the fight would be stopped, the bell rang signaling the end of the first round. It was in the second round that
St. Pierre ended the fight with a head kick which stunned Hughes and knocked him to the mat, following up
with a flurry of punches and elbows that forced McCarthy to call a stop to the contest at 1:25 of round 2.
On March 3 2007, Hughes returned to the Octagon for UFC 68: Uprising and defeated Chris Lytle by
unanimous decision winning every round.[7]
Following a championship win by Matt Serra over Georges St. Pierre at UFC 69, it was announced by UFC
President Dana White that Hughes will again be fighting for the World Welterweight title in November of
2007 against Serra. This fight was later changed to December 29, 2007 in Las Vegas, at UFC 79: Nemesis. On
November 24, however, Matt Serra sustained a herniated disc in his lower back and had to inform the UFC
that he would not be able to compete for an indeterminate time. As a replacement for the Serra/Hughes
title match, the UFC quickly signed a rubber match between Hughes and St. Pierre which would also be for
the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship. Despite his best efforts, Hughes was unable to mount any
serious offense on St. Pierre, who easily avoided all of Hughes' takedown attempts while also taking Hughes
down at will and using Hughes' own ground-and-pound style against him. Near the end of the second round,
St. Pierre attempted a kimura on Matt's right arm that he escaped, but in a reversal of their first fight, St.
Pierre was able to twist it into a straight armbar with fifteen seconds remaining in the round. Hughes fought
the extension, but with his left hand trapped between the mat and St. Pierre's legs, was forced to verbally
submit at 4:54 of the second round. In the post-fight interview, Hughes praised St. Pierre as the better
fighter and stated his intention to take some time off and spend with his family.
Hughes also expressed interest in going up a weight class to middleweight to fight champion Anderson Silva
if former champion, Rich Franklin was unable to beat Silva in their rematch at UFC 77, a match that Silva
did win. Hughes stated that if this fight occurs, it would happen in 2008 following his scheduled title shot
against Serra, although the fight with Serra has now been postponed indefinitely. However, it is likely that
Matt Hughes will fight Matt Serra regardless of the outcome of UFC 83. Rumors are, that the fight will
happen in UFC 89 or 90. He also recently revealed his intention to retire from MMA within the next few
years on the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra.
In late mid 2007, Hughes left the Miletich camp with Miletich stablemate Robbie Lawler, longtime boxing
coach Matt Pena, and wrestling/conditioning teacher Marc Fiore to form The H.I.T.(Hughes Intensive
Training) Squad in Granite City, Illinois.
Matt Hughes fought Thiago Alves in a highly anticipated welterweight fight at UFC 85: BEDLAM on June 7,
2008. Matt lost the fight to Thiago Alves due to referee stoppage (TKO strikes) at 1:02 in round 2. After
receiving a powerful flying knee from Alves he dropped to the ground with his own left knee pinned behind
his hips. He indicated during post-fight interviews that the landing did injure his knee.
The Ultimate Fighter
In 2005, Hughes participated as a coach opposite Rich Franklin in the second season of the Spike TV reality
television series, The Ultimate Fighter. In 2007, Hughes participated as a guest coach for long time friend
and training partner, Jens Pulver during The Ultimate Fighter 5 season.
Hughes agreed to be head coach again for the The Ultimate Fighter 6, alongside former UFC World
welterweight champion, Matt Serra. Despite the fact that after the preliminary round, Team Hughes' record
was 2-6, both Mac Danzig and Tommy Speer of Team Hughes made it to the finals.
Hughes' successful career in the UFC may be reaching an end however. At the end of UFC 79 he hinted at it
possibly being his last time in the cage citing his family and a focus on a second book. However a bout was
confirmed for UFC 85 against Thiago Alves, which Hughes lost by TKO. Immediately after the Alves fight,
Hughes stated that he has "one last fight" left, and that he wants to fight Matt Serra.
