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Matt Hughes airlifted to medical facility after car accident
Tragic news surfaced Friday morning that former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes had been airlifted to a medical facility according to UFC President Dana White. White revealed to ESPN that the 43-year-old Hughes was helping a friend out, when the car he was riding in collided with a moving train. While details on the situation […]
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Bellator boss Scott Coker says he’ll talk to Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes about comeback fights
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been given some real reason to believe that two bona fide legends of MMA could soon return to the cage. The first of these legends is former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, whose coach suggested he might make a comeback if the opponent and payday were right. The second […]
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Matt Hughes: I would love to come back, I didn’t want to retire in the first place
Back in September of 2011, former UFC welterweight champ and bona fide MMA legend Matt Hughes was knocked out by Josh Koscheck. Given that this marked Hughes’ second straight knockout loss – the other was dealt by our own BJ Penn – he retired shortly thereafter. Apparently, however, retirement was never what Hughes wanted, and […]
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Mike Swick attempting to secure Matt Hughes fight
Earlier this month, news surfaced that former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes was looking to potentially return to the Octagon if he felt he could win his return fight. That prompted UFC icon Royce Gracie to release a statement in which he campaigned for a rematch with Hughes, who was TKOd by Hughes at UFC […]
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VIDEO | UFC Hall of Fame fighter Matt Hughes considering comeback
UFC Hall of Fame fighter and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes recently sat down with Joe Buck for an upcoming episode of AT&T’s “Undeniable with Joe Buck”, where he hinted that he may be in talks with a mixed martial arts promotion regarding a comeback fight. “If I could find an opponent that I […]
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Dana White explains why Chuck Liddell & Matt Hughes were fired
Since the new UFC owners have taken over control of the company, the WME-IMG owners have sparked quite a bit of controversy as they have fired numerous high-level executives, including most of the UFC Canada office. Their most recent firings however, saw none other than UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes receive […]
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UFC fires Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell & Matt Hughes
News surfaced Friday night that UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes had been let go by the UFC as part of the latest round of company-wide layoffs which saw the new WME-IMG owners fire numerous employees several weeks ago. MMAFighting broke the news, which also revealed that between ten and fifteen employees […]
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Flash Back Friday: 12 years ago today Matt Hughes submitted GSP to retain welterweight belt
12 years ago today, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes submitted Georges Saint Pierre with an armbar with just seconds left until the end of the first round. GSP would of course go on to not just avenge the Hughes loss (two times over), he also went on to become the most dominant 170 pound […]
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Matt Hughes weighs-in on formation of Fighter’s Union
Following UFC 200, veteran heavyweight Mark Hunt called for the formation of a fighter’s union after it was revealed that his opponent at UFC 200, Brock Lesnar, failed a pre-fight drug test as well as a fight night drug test. Shortly after, it was announced that several fighters began working together, and with the help […]
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Matt Hughes would ‘love’ to fight Matt Serra at UFC 205 in MSG
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes revealed that he would come out of retirement for a fight with fellow former welterweight title holder and bitter rival Matt Serra. A fan tweeted Hughes asking “Matt Hughes will you fight Matt Serra at MSG?”, the UFC Hall of Famer responded with the following: https://twitter.com/matthughes9x/status/749680995817979904 Hughes and Serra […]