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Matt Hughes

Matthew Allen Hughes was born on October 13, 1973, in Hillsboro, Illinois. Hughes has two siblings, a sister and his twin brother, Mark. During high school they both played football and wrestling. Hughes went to Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, Illinois, before transferring to Lincoln College, in Lincoln, Illinois and then on to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. He is a retired mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling. Widely considered among the greatest fighters in the history of MMA, he is a two-time UFC Welterweight Champion, UFC Hall of Fame inductee, and NJCAA Hall of Fame inductee. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks, defeated all the available opposition in the welterweight division, and defended the belt a then-record seven times. Hughes was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in May 2010 during the UFC Fan Expo in conjunction with UFC 114.


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Born:
Oct 13, 1973 In Hillsboro, Illinois
Movie/TV Credits:
33
First Appeared:
In the movie Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event 1999-05-29
Latest Project:
Series All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 2019-10-02
Known For
Poster of Up the Aristocracy
Poster of UFC 42: Sudden Impact
Poster of UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
Poster of Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event
Filmography
Series All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite Matt Hughes 2019-10-02
Series Undeniable with Dan Patrick Self 2015-11-18
Movie Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC Himself 2013-11-05
Movie UFC: Ultimate Matt Hughes 2011-09-20
Movie UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage Self 2011-09-24
Movie UFC 112: Invincible Self 2010-04-10
Movie UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen Self 2010-08-07
Movie UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida Self 2010-11-20
Movie Up the Aristocracy 2009-02-02
Movie UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida Self 2009-05-23
Movie UFC 85: Bedlam Self 2008-06-07
Movie UFC 68: The Uprising Self 2007-03-03
Movie UFC 79: Nemesis Self 2007-12-29
Movie UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie Self 2006-05-27
Movie UFC 65: Bad Intentions Self 2006-11-18
Movie UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn Self 2006-09-23
Series The Ultimate Fighter Head Coach 2005-01-17
Movie UFC 56: Full Force Self 2005-11-19
Movie UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 Self 2005-04-16
Movie UFC 48: Payback Self 2004-06-19
Movie UFC 46: Supernatural Self 2004-01-31
Movie UFC 50: The War of 04 Self 2004-10-22
Movie UFC 42: Sudden Impact Self 2003-04-25
Movie UFC Ultimate Knockouts 2003-08-11
Movie UFC 45: Revolution Self 2003-11-21
Movie UFC 36: Worlds Collide Self 2002-03-22
Movie UFC 40: Vendetta Self 2002-11-22
Movie UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall Self 2002-07-13
Movie UFC 34: High Voltage Self 2001-11-02
Movie UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams Self 2000-06-09
Movie UFC 29: Defense of the Belts Self 2000-12-16
Movie Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event 1999-05-29
Movie UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion Self 1999-09-24