Matt Hughes inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame
Posted on May 29, 2010, 07:14 AM by Anton GurevichFormer UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes is now officially a UFC Hall of Fame inductee, after the announcement at the UFC Fan Expo on May 28th. The thirty-six year old veteran holds an extraordinary Mixed Martial Arts record of 44 victories and only 7 losses, holding a record of most wins in the UFC (17). Hughes will square off against the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Ace Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117, looking for the third consecutive victory after beind knocked out by Thiago Alves at UFC 85: Bedlam.
Speaking to the UFC.com, Hughes shared his feelings about the Hall of Fame induction: "I just never thought about it, to be honest, so yeah, it came out of the blue. I really thought a lot about it the first couple of days after Dana told me, and I really didn't know what to think about it. I've always been the type of guy who thought that somebody who gets inducted into the Hall of Fame needs to be a retired individual.
That's just my train of thought. But I'm very privileged and I thank the UFC. I took this up as just a hobby, something to occupy my time and to vent some aggressiveness and be competitive. I never thought that I would be in the position that I'm in today. Shaking hands, signing autographs, being a world title holder and being inducted into the Hall of Fame, this is beyond what I ever would have pictured my life being."
Matt Hughes joins the Mixed Martial Arts legends Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Mark Coleman, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, and Charles "Mask" Lewis in the prestigious UFC Hall of Fame.
Hughes' career milestones (mmamania.com):
• 44 pro wins
• 17 UFC wins (most all-time)
• 2 welterweight championship reigns
• 7 successful title defenses (most ever)
• 9 championship fight wins (tied with Randy Couture for most ever)
• 5 knockout wins in championship fights (tied with Couture and Chuck Liddell for most ever)
• 5 successful consecutive welterweight title defenses (1st all-time)
• 12 welterweight championship fights (1st all-time)
• 27 welterweight championship rounds fought (tied for 1st all-time with Georges St-Pierre)
• 3 submission wins in welterweight championship fights (1st all-time)
• 6 former or current UFC champions defeated by Hughes (St-Pierre, Serra, BJ Penn, Dave Menne, Sean Sherk, Carlos Newton)
Comments
really happy to hear this, no1 deserves it more
Your absoluly right ;)
I acctually thought he was already in TheHallOfFame already to be honest with you
I don't like Matt Hughes but there is no doubt hes a legend
he deserves it i guess lol. but idk, something iffy about him just pulled me a way from him. Idk what it is, maybe some conservative vibe from him.
I just hate him because hes a liberal, like most every other fan.
Hughes is a douchebag. Any fighter who writes a book exposing his friends secrets and badmouths others forget it.
i agree! beside his what 33 ? 34? and already hall of fame??
man Dana dosent understand the meaning of a hall of famer in a sport
they even make coleman , now hughes , whats next tito???
Hughes has been a shoe-in for the hall of fame for years. You can't make an intelligent argument that says he shouldn't be there, which is why you didn't try.
Early on in a Hall of Fame one has to induct a lot of people otherwise when you go to the hall of fame there's only 2 people in it.
Once the early phase is done (like now) the induction needs to be tightened up. Why? Its much easier to become a good fighter now in MMA and "Make it" despite the increased competition - because the "system" is in place - gyms, trainers, non-style (MMA) schools, the UFC and lower levels of competition etc. The earlier guys were pioneers and it was harder because they had no one to follow.
congrats farm boy x x x
Obviously looking at those stats, he is one of the greatest of all time. It's indisputable.
I don't see many guys right now who will eclipse Matt's records. Maybe only George.
@ Ston3pony:
1) R U a Linda Ronstadt fan?
2) "greatest of all time": I presume you mean all time of MMA which is ten years. I don't think we can compare back in the day of "styles".
Bruce
This is great. Matt Hughes has definatly deserved this and im happy he's still fighting. In his prime he was the best Welterweight any1 has ever seen and i htink he's still got a lot of fight in him.
Beast!
I hate Matt Hughes with a passion,but He really deserves to be in the UFC HOA...Congrats!!!
UFC HOF.. My bad lol
Yeah, I second that. I hate his stuck up face too.
well deserved
right on!! he deserves this so much
deserves it, Too bad we couldn't see him in his Prime against GSP
We did see it when Hughes beat GSP via armbar at UFC 50
Yes, but GSP wasn't in his prime yet. Their primes missed like two ship passing in the night. So romantic.
Matt Hughes Official a "UFC Hall of Fame" Congrats to him
a decent fighter in UFC and deserved it.
look at those stats from his career thats not a "decent" fighter to me
definitely a no brainer for the hall of fame. He still has a couple of great fights in him and I would love to see him end his career on a strong and positive note. Thank you for your hard work and dedication, Matt!
he's a D****head but he deserves it good fighter arigent prick