{"id":247283,"date":"2017-08-22T06:33:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T13:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=247283"},"modified":"2017-08-22T06:33:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T13:33:56","slug":"matt-hughes-back-mats-just-two-months-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/matt-hughes\/matt-hughes-back-mats-just-two-months-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Matt Hughes is back on the mats just two months after his accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BYEpnztldLL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I leave for only five days and come back to his ass wanting (and able) to roll! Unbelievable! Spare me the grappling lessons. The only things that are important: firing muscles that haven&#8217;t been used in a long time&#8230;and having fun! So awesome to see that smile and hear that laugh again. If I posted a video from day one and compared it to today&#8230;and you still didn&#8217;t believe in miracles&#8230;well, there&#8217;s nothing that&#8217;s ever going to change your mind. #believe #miracle #getreadyrenzo #superfight #adcc #onemoreround #ufc #hecanstillbeatmeup @renzograciebjj @ufc @matthughes9x<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Tony Zucca (@tonyzucca) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-08-21T22:30:22+00:00\">Aug 21, 2017 at 3:30pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes is the picture of perseverance. Roughly two months after his truck was hit by a train in Illinois, he&#8217;s already returned to the mats for a bit of light rolling.<\/p>\n<p>See the footage of Hughes&#8217; remarkable return to the mats, which was shared by his friend Tony zucca, at the top of this post:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I leave for only five days and come back to his ass wanting (and able) to roll,&#8221; Zucca said of Hughes. &#8220;Unbelievable! Spare me the grappling lessons. The only things that are important: firing muscles that haven&#8217;t been used in a long time&#8230;and having fun! So awesome to see that smile and hear that laugh again. If I posted a video from day one and compared it to today&#8230;and you still didn&#8217;t believe in miracles&#8230;well, there&#8217;s nothing that&#8217;s ever going to change your mind.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Matt Hughes, who is one of the most dominant welterweights in MMA history, holds wins over Carlos Newton,\u00a0Hayato Sakurai, Sean Sherk, Frank Trigg, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/georges-st-pierre\/\">Georges St-Pierre<\/a>, Joe Riggs, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/bj-penn\/\">BJ Penn<\/a>, Chris Lytle, Matt Serra, Renzo Gracie, Ricardo Almeida, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Matt Hughes&#8217; incredible recovery?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/22\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I leave for only five days and come back to his ass wanting (and able) to roll! Unbelievable! Spare me the grappling lessons. The only things that are important: firing muscles that haven&#8217;t been used in a long time&#8230;and having fun! So awesome to see that smile and hear that laugh again. 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