UFC 117: Matt Hughes Isn't Done Yet

[tommyn79]

he has nice ears :)

[kiriderz]

@mjccmc82 yeah man i train with matt hughes. We went hunting a few time together but its beem awhile since i seen him but we go get a drink everytime hes in town. Or just eat each others punches, ofcourse with no shame at all, he always wins. lol

[neirfane]

your done. not hunger there. you don't see it, but all of us do. eye of the tiger you have not my fellow hughes.

[freddygoldstein]

He is one of the best Jewish fighters

[JTJV2]

@freddygoldstein lol matt hughes isnt jewish dude.

[weepaul666]

@freddygoldstein FAIL

[freddygoldstein]

@weepaul666 ?

[weepaul666]

@freddygoldstein You said Matt Hughes was jewish, which in turn equals fail

[freddygoldstein]

@weepaul666 He is

[mjccmc82]

where did he get that nasty scar from?

[SkyrimOwns]

@mjccmc82

About 5 weeks ago training, pure fluke it's just.. One of those things that happen.

[mjccmc82]

@SkyrimOwns thank you for answering my question, do you train w hughes ? I heard he trains in IL, I live in southern california, are there any mma gyms in SoCal you can suggest ? thanks and be well, Mike , also, do you know how much hughes weighs, I met him a couple times, he looks about 5'9" or so, and it's tough to judge his weight, I'd guess 180-190 even, he looked pretty lean, and from yrs of wrestling, mma training, I'm sure hes very strong, grip and functional strength, hope he fights more

[fossilbox1991]

how do people think hes a douche or arrogant? he seems like a pretty nice guy ive never seem him acting like a prick

[hellaskinnyskin]

@fossilbox1991 his a white supremacist true fact

[fossilbox1991]

@hellaskinnyskin actually thats not a true fact. he was holding the "white boy" shirt because some dude asked to autograph it and take a picture with him. he didnt even have a chance to read what it said. he has no affiliation with white supremacists. and its "hes" dumbass

[theNICAguy]

guy doesn't seem too bad. frank mir comes off as more arrogant

[dafuksup]

@TomSpartan218 dude i dont really care if your a fan im just giving my opinion you dont have to agree. i think the guy is fucking arrogant and im glad bbj penn knocked his ass out even though i think bj penn is a dickhead too. couldnt have happened to a better guy

[dafuksup]

@TomSpartan218 dude ive seen the way he acts on camera on shows like tuf and 'all access' and i know what i see. maybe you just dont have the social IQ to see through the bullshit but i know some people like him that are arrogant as fuck even though they might not come out and say it in so many words, but you can see it in the shit eating grin and smartass commments.

[dafuksup]

@TomSpartan218 yeah ive heard alot of people say he is "humble" which i cant understand at all. everytime i see this guy he has on a shit eating grin like hes better than everyone else and knows something everyone else doesnt or something, plus hes constantly talking shit on other fighters, the guy is very arrogant in my opinion and creeps me the fuck out.

[dafuksup]

matt hughes = arrogant prick

[thejaffaman78]

BJ Penn

[howiboy]

Hughes took a dive

[WinkyMaeve]

@howiboy LOL!! *facepalm 

[nashfire56]

well guess matt ur done now BJ FUCKIN ....... HE ........... HE FUCKIN GANGBANGED U

[TheCTh19]

@nashfire56 21 SECONDS!!!! that fight was the shit!!

[return135]

@medog2020 i agree! :D

[childraper]

Lol he lied to himself by being gone for the rest of the year.

[NewUserForUrSake]

when Hughes beats bj he deserves a title shot

[loganrh95]

Im a huge matt hughes fan and have nothing but respect for him. But i just dont know if he is capable of beating top guys like shields, fitch, gsp, but i hope he can. I would love to see one more title run!!

[BiGpsyke]

see the difference between Hughs and chael 'hot-air' sonnen...

[PanKrato]

@BiGpsyke

Yeah.

[CyclonicDeath]

@BiGpsyke Chael sonnen is hilarious and hughes is always making lame jokes?

[DrVegasIII]

He's the 2nd coming of a Coutre type athlete...He'll be fightin into his late 40s atleast!!! (I HOPE) ......Penn is next in leas than 2 weeks , should be a great fight, I really hopin Matt will take him!! BUT Matt is obviously hungry to get HIS belt back, I think we're gonna see a re-newed Matt Huges 1000.0, what an amazing fighter!!!

[crocop4life]

respect to matt for submitting a gracie trained guy especially when ppl thought he was done, oh btw there is only one gracie killer and it's not even called that it's gracie hunter, no one can do it as good as saku.

[djec]

never done.

[djec]

legend

[nanatzu]

pure heart and respect....and FKING MAD SKILLS, BABY!!!

[rileyladkidda]

hughes will be champion again!

[TheSSJ07]

Matt you are such a liar... You fight BJ in Dec... and I love you for it!

[bamaboi1994]

@TheSSJ07 he didnt know he fought BJ Penn at the time of this interview dumbass..

[TheSSJ07]

@bamaboi1994 Ummm... That was sarcasm my friend.

[kaihoosi1]

i want Hughes to have gold one more time before he hangs it up but i think Bj will retire him this Nov

[bamaboi1994]

@kaihoosi1 BJ got fucked by Frankie...how would BJ do anything to Matt lol

[kaihoosi1]

@bamaboi1994 he beat him before why cant he do it again???

[bamaboi1994]

@kaihoosi1 maybe because BJ got destroyed by Frankie?..... BJ did horrible in that fight. he'd do horrible against Matt Hughes...obviously

[kaihoosi1]

@bamaboi1994 you a fool if you judging Bj by the Frankie fight. anything can happen in MMA

[bamaboi1994]

@kaihoosi1 yea BJ sucks

[kaihoosi1]

@bamaboi1994 LOL one of the best fighter in mma sucks??? your too funny

[kaihoosi1]

@bamaboi1994 LMFAO!!! did you watch the fight??? NO STFU HAHAHAHAHAHA

[jollywolly55]

not this year, owned you have to fight penn

[FabulousZero]

C'mon Huges, Kill GSP!! That lay and pray bitch is starting to get annoying!!

[MrJudo99]

matt is a big 170

[chromakey84]

fagg animal hunter, hes done hahahaha

[721508]

Is it just me or does Hughes look like hes in the best condition ever?

[ColeSlaw1992]

@721508 one thing ive noticed about hughes is that hes always in great shape and condition, ive never seen him with even a little bit of fat on him

[Ikiendangi]

Matt hughes: lick my beefy airy chest Ariel Helwani u know u want it

[maskman333]

I agree with deejaykgb, I've grown into much more of a Hughes fan as he has matured. Whether it's the big losses or simply growing older, his maturity and knowledge of self makes him not only a better fighter, but also a better person.

[TheMrpalid]

i think matt could win a couple more bouts and win the title if someone like koscheck holds it

[BlazeKing416]

five years ago matt was hated for being too good sort of how anderson silva and brock lesnar are hated upon now. they're just too good. its all prapaganda to me

[KitThatKat]

@BlazeKing416 yea I don't understand that.

[KevinDFuller94]

What a LEGEND

[SirJamestheIII]

he has kids now. of course he is a better dude now. but even back then, if you are a 9 time welterweight champion, people are going to hate you. Hughes imo always says the right thing. He handles losses well. no excuses. BTW he isn't just a great fighter, he is also so fun to watch.

[Danpaco]

He is inifinitely more likable now than he was three to five years ago. Incredible change of spirit.

[Jztwrshp3]

@Danpaco 100% true. He was a diva back then. Plus physically he looks better now than he did back then!

[V3n0killa]

Every Gracie has nightmare's every time they step foot in the U.S and Japan in Japan Kazushi Sakuraba and the U.S Matt Hughes

[cooperunionstud]

check out those ears

[heartlessvietboy]

The guy is crazy.

[MagiK11]

I use to hate Matt Hughes before as well, especially after TUF 1 and 2 came out. But now that I think of it I'm sure it was all part of the UFC hype machine and they wanted him to be a dick to both GSP and Matt Serra later. Because after he lost the title and made it to the Hall of Fame, the dude seems pretty down to earth and humble.

[Hmongman100]

wow! as a wrestler Matt has more class than a lot of Karate, Judo, Jujitsu practitioners

[power2thepopulous]

I wonder if him and Brock hunt together

[EvilDanzig]

He's such an amazing fighter, 46-7 is a record many fighters envy.

[TehAwesomeness]

Why does everyone cry like a bitch when a MMA fighter is cocky and hate the man but if he is humble they're all over his dick?

[Spaitin]

wow.... i think its crazy matt hughes is out striking people... wtf.... i think he should rematch mat serra.... and this time penalize the illegal head butt that serra knocked hughes down with

[jin37uk]

I'm beginning to like this guy more and more... FARM POWER!

[Muglosx]

Does Matt deserve another title shot yet?

[grimmjowi]

@Muglosx Yes he does if he just beats 1 guy in top 3-4 but the thing is he is not interested in that. I think he lost the fire to go all the way he only wants his paycheck so he can buy new guns and equiptment for the hunting haha.

But who wouldnt love to see hughes vs GSP again. I mean it would be a fight of the night for sure. Hughes is a legend and deserved to be hall of famer and 1 of the only people who can beat GSP for sure.

[Ghostace4]

@grimmjowi lol who wouldve thought the other guy to beat georges would be matt serra

[SuperNaturalYo]

Look great Matt, unbelievable submission, only guys who have disgusting farm boy strength can finish with that.

[Hawgboy66]

@YOURWRONGHAHA

Yeah ok...

whatever douchebag.

[eggsandwich8885]

People are so worked up about the submission move, it was the HOOK that really won him the fight.

[Hawgboy66]

@YOURWRONGHAHA

Haha, wow..

Your name couldn't fit you more.

Matt Hughes already fought GSP for a third time. If he ever got the chance to fight him again, it would be for the 4th time. which would be VERY interesting. Considering how I've never seen that before in the world of MMA.

That would be a first.

[luchador1764]

Swear to god Hughes looks like he's getting younger.

[InspectorPurp]

@luchador1764 its really good fucking genetics

[emmanuel90212]

haha, what a good guy, he's so happy he won... great job Hughes, i think you could still try to get the belt one more time!

[bra187]

@Mr.Hoover77 man Hughes will fight anyone they throw in front of him like he said and will take out all the whole Gracie family if he has to including Roger

[MrHoover77]

@bra187 I never said Hughes wouldn't fight anyone. But to say Hughes "will take out the whole Gracie family" is way too preposterous. Roger Gracie is around 6'2 or 6'3 and weighs around 240! Plus Roger is considered the 'Worlds Best Submission Wrestler'. I say put them both in PRIDE and let them fight it out!!!!! Saying Hughes will annihilate the Gracie family is like what people said earlier this year about FEDOR EMELIANENKO being the best. Well... Fedor got beat via armbar last fight.

[IMcInwoodI]

@YOURWRONGHAHA you mean HUghes VS GSP 4. Dude matt hughes is still no where near the top of th e ww swtackings. He has to atleast beat thiago alvers then gsp.

[grimmjowi]

@IMcInwoodI Take it easy yourself dude. Even though u are right he is not in top 5 saying he is "NOWHERE" near the top is overdoing it. Age is ofc and factor but if he continues looking good and trains hard i see no problem for him beating top guy. He lost to thiago so what, shit happens. Dont forget he has 1 of the prettyes records ever with only 7 loses and like 45 wins, that insane and much much better than those other UFC hall of famers like Randy, shamrock or Lidell. Hughes is a legend.

[nd646]

front headlock? sorry matt, that's going down in history as a farmaconda

[Tomishungry]

most respectable fighter.

[ariesbaby8919]

damn he so fuckin sexy

i love Matt Hughes!!!!!!

[imCopacetic]

look at that chin

[GeneralVan]

matt hughes, he will get another title shot, either next year or the year after that. he is an amazing fighter and I love watching him fight. and @medog2010 and @elspoko, fighting like this on the internet is like competing in the special olympics; even if you win, you're still retarded!

[scottishpride222]

nice one Matt

[TheTeeOhDoubleD]

Im living out peoples dreams on youtube with my lottery winnings, check me out if you want me to live your dream!!

[yyttroll]

He's hot

[marleySux]

hes a bad dude and owned the whole new york bjj crew. he was cool there too.

[bra187]

Hughes is The Gracie Killer

[MrHoover77]

@bra187 Yeah whatever. Hughes beat two washed up Gracie's!!! Royce had an injury during his fight with Hughes, and Renzo looked horrible! Once Matt Hughes fights ROGER GRACIE and beats him... then yeah... I might give him some merit. Or if Matt is too much of a pussy to fight Roger Gracie... let him fight the REAL GRACIE KILLER... Kazushi Sakuraba!

[pearcemark2]

@MrHoover77 Matt has beat the Gracies, their students, their whore mothers, what more do you need? Does he have to stab that fraud Rickson in his throat before you give him some credit?

[tony30able]

@MrHoover77 Hughes has never backed down from anyone, and I love how when a guy has success like he has, people like you search for anything to critisize him. Many people didn't give him a chance against Royce, and he ran all over him! The greats never make any excuses for losing and I never heard Royce complain for the loss. Hughes was the better and much stronger fighter. Deal with it!

[2431346]

@bra187

Sakuraba is the Gracie hunter.

[MusicFetish94]

he is like rocky just when you think he is done, he turns around and wins a fight

[Adomador]

Such a humble man.

[QPG13]

someone should go on matt hughe's wikipedia page and make his nickname "The Gracie Killer"

[azndragon4life]

@QPG13 Nah, he already declined that title out of the respect for his opponents. That is sheer class right there.

[basile4567]

Imagine that introducing him as mat the Gracie killer

[T1memaster]

@basile4567

lol Mat the Gracie killer

[shiftydevil623]

LMAO @ medog2020 and elspoko.

[SmokenxKush]

hughes is a fuckin legend

[Okoi]

Classy and cool guy right there.

[apocalypse123]

To be honest, I think Matt could pick off a Jon Fitch or a Josh Koscheck easily. The talent pool in the Welterweight division is pretty even, until you get to GSP, then it's like a completely different class. The league goes from four stars to five stars in a heartbeat, and I think that's why nobody can really contest with GSP.

[chokewho]

f@#k that Hughes!!! You are the Gracie Killer MK 2.0!!!

[AmericanMarine0311]

wooooo go hughes go

[deejaykgb]

i used to hate matt hughes.. but he's becoming a very classy person with maturity.

i guess a couple big losses will humble anybody. either way... i like this matt hughes better than the matt hughes of old. how he is as a person anyway.

[KoRnNative]

@deejaykgb hughes was always classy wtf are you talking about? you probly just got into ufc like last year

[deejaykgb]

@KoRnNative ummm... no... he wasn't always classy... he's been a major dick towards gsp for instance in the past.

[KoRnNative]

@deejaykgb How what is he suppose to say oh thank you gsp its been an hour to lose to you now let me suck your dick no he is a world class wrestler and if you dont know wrestling then you dont know a big part of mma

[carterdwilson]

@deejaykgb he doesnt earn a lot of fans for his personality, but he is a hard working blue-collar type..doesnt talk trash, just shows up and works. I have always been a fan of him.

[ChillMood11]

@deejaykgb Yeah young matt hughes was very cocky. I see he has grown and calmed down seems it helped his fighting mentality this fight was amazing and probably his best fight in a while. He had a calm down feeling to his style.

[John845]

"I've got too much respect for them (the Gracies) to be labeled the Gracie killer". Such a class act.

[AnimatorLinden]

wth is wrong with his ear?

[Watership1000]

@AnimatorLinden: It's cauliflower ear. It's from getting punched in the ear a lot.

[badsssssss]

@Watership1000 no its from grappling

[jtorres133]

Chokes him out in a front head lock thats awesome thats a common wrestling move defense to take downs we do it all the time nice...never seen people choke others out with it tho impressive.

[jtorres133]

Dude Matt is an all around kick ass guy..."Im gonna hunt in the fall" Nice, Outdoorsman...This is why Matt is my favorite fighter he's just an all around great guy hard worker goes in kicks ass is humble about it. Matt hughes is an example of how we can all act and treat eachother. He continues to impress me. Matt Hughes is a true fighter and a great sport.

[IH8WRONGPPL]

Hughes is officially on a roll!!!

[ewelly81]

@JiflixIsGay are dumb??

[aguafiesta69]

hughs is the shit!

[FirstNameChris]

@JiflixIsGay i'm going to tell you why matt hughes is one of the toughest welterweights of all time, his first itile match was probably the most amazing thing i've ever seen, on the verge of being choke out on the ground Hughes picked up a 170 pound and slammed him with enough force to knock him out, matt hughes then set a ufc record with seven titile defenses. he won 45 matches, half of which by knock out. but i'm sure u would've been a better fighter if u didn't choose couch over the ring lol

[fatsomamacheese]

@JiflixIsGay You're a tard lol...

[TulliusVII]

Hughes last two fights show that he's actually gotten better. He appears to be a much better striker than what he used to be. To improve at his age is impressive. The guy's getting old but he may be a serious contender for the title again. Impressive fights of late.

[imBenJanke]

Class act

[signboyy]

matt hughes is the real gracie hunter, not sakuraba.



[zippyzee]

@JiflixIsGay eat more cock, queer

[sbc2k1]

the gracies are legendary. yes. but they don't win these days...

[FirstNameChris]

@JiflixIsGay hold on guys, i'm sure this guy can back this up with some evidence. JiflixIsGay tell us how ufc hall fame inductee,and former welterweight champion won by fluke in every single victory of his career.

[sbc2k1]

@FirstNameChris you forgot two time welterweight champ, and the most wins by ANY fighter in the UFC

[sbc2k1]

@JiflixIsGay yeah wtf!? fluke?

[rayflow23]

@JiflixIsGay STFU YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MMA

[Mr2PacsFather]

if the ref wouldnt stop hughes , his oponent would be dead now

[jmattbizzle]

HUGHES VS. ST. PIERRE 4?

[whb786]

@jmattbizzle Next 5 years GSP is untouchable

[jmattbizzle]

@whb786 i don't disagree i'm just saying it could happen

[DigitalGangsterz]

Very Good guy!

[BigGee614]

Great fight Matt.

[youlance29]

ZR1 IS KING!!!!

[ACE7Drew]

The Gracies aren't overrated, the sport has just passed them by a little. They should get some credit for forcing everyone else to evolve. If it wasn't for them bringing BJJ to the states, we wouldn't have seen the greatest Fedor beaten by triangle, or Silva keeping his title with the same.

[BullnBearAnalytics]

Ariel, I normally knock a lot of youtubers but you,, my jewish friend deserve fine praise for your work as a professional interviewer. please respond to this comment and let me know you appreciate it. thanks

[powerlifted]

class act, not a big cocky big mouth spade,,, matt is a class act,,ive always loved watching his fights

[mrnotuna]

"Farmaconda choke" - LOVE IT !!!!

[ThePhatMMACritic]

matt looks hungry and happy to fight liek the old matt

[dadyo123456789]

no peralez u idiot they were all that just mma has evolved

[FLOOD504]

Matt hairy like gorrila

[Jaahaah]

He is such a red neck, wouldn't suprise me if he brought a shotgun to his next fight

[ufcbatman]

Hell yea Matt put him to sleep! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[tornarrow1]

I can just imagine bruce buffer announcing Hughes.. "MATTTT!!! THE GRACIE KILLLEERRRRRRRR... HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHES!!!!!!!!"

[youlance29]

@tornarrow1 LOL!

[VicksMyFriend]

@CorkyLance29

Have you had your Corky Flakes this morning?

[youlance29]

@VicksMyFriend

Do iranians fights in the HW with camels? LOL!!

[k3n12ock]

Matt Hughes, a class guy.

[sid5jabi]

great guy and a awesome fighter

[amirghorbani]

truly a class act....one of the most humble and nicest guys to step into the octagon

[jerodt9]

what submission was it?

[InternetMudkip]

@jerodt9 It was a front headlock. 

[rayj778]

Matt has matured alot, he's a great guy! congrats, hope you get the title shot.

[suchAnoob]

This is why I love mma. You'd think bjj has become the go-to style when all of a sudden you've got fighters like Hughes that pulls off an arguably forgotten move and chokes out a grappling specialist. Hughes will never be champion again as long as GSP still fights, but no doubt he'd still have a couple of impressive fights left in him.

[robi2000]

I love Matt Hughes and it's good to see a man happy outside the UFC on his ranch.

[vegetarian7710]

vegetarian

[caressmywiener]

Wow i liked the respect at the end u surprised me hughes!!!

[TheTrillz]

Hughes should probably be around the 7th or 8th in line for the title. Also there are a few guys like Lytle and Serra who are in the same mix(if not more deserving) for a title shot. Too be perfectly honest, it would take Hughes 2 to 3(3 if he fights names outside of the top ten) to get to the title.

[weepaul666]

@TheTrillz Lytle will never take the belt. Waste of time to even put that fight together

[TheTrillz]

@weepaul666 Lytle is a better contender than Hardy or Alves. Have you ever watch Lytle fight? The guy has top ten talent and he has been in every fight in was in. Read my previous post again I stated around 7th or 8th in the line, not a direct contender. I NEVER stated that he was going to be top 3 in the WW division, I was directly putting in it comparison of Matt Hughes and people around his league within the WW division.

[morgall]

@TheTrillz

Did you watch Koscheck vs Lytle dude?

Lytle was pounded and beat up for 3 rounds, and thats whats gonna happen if lytle face another wrestler. and you know it.