UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione didn’t really like what UFC Hall of Famer and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes had to say about Nick Diaz’s recent controversial five year suspension.
Hughes, the Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations for the UFC, put out a tweet saying that he felt the five years was excessive, but added that he didn’t agree with Diaz’s attitude during the hearing and thinks that probably didn’t help him out.
Well, Mitrione caught wind of the tweet and began firing back at Hughes for referring to Diaz as a ‘punk.’
Then, this happened!
Check it out!
https://twitter.com/matthughes9x/status/644614585379459072
@matthughes9x you're a VP of athlete development & u come after @nickdiaz209 like that? Just another reason I don't respect you. #Sellout
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
In case you forgot @matthughes9x, you're supposed to be a liaison for it's fighters regarding conduct not making headlines against us
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/matthughes9x/status/644697016598073344
I've read them. A commission punishment should be factual, objective ruling predicated upon facts not upon attitude https://t.co/IMAmAOc2Xz
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/matthughes9x/status/644699847501570048
I read just fine and my position is you shouldn't have spoken out against US publicly. YOU vs US is my position https://t.co/Q0M8fD1kXd
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
I'll teach you, Matthew. take a stand against the commission for the punishment instead of speaking out against US https://t.co/iYRo0nBGxj
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/matthughes9x/status/644704989370126337
That's funny cuz you sure spoke freely when calling him a punk but whatever, hope I see you taking a stand FOR us https://t.co/rXkZkYdqwq
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/matthughes9x/status/644705166394978308
Oh, and I'm not upset. I was simply publicly stating my opinion to another publicly stated opinion. https://t.co/zzXnufqQuf
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
What do you guys think about the situation?
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