Hughes won the UFC World Welterweight Title twice and had seven title defenses. On 13-10-1973 Matt Hughes (nickname: Matt ) was born in Hillsboro, Illinois, United States. Then he asked for the code to his gun vault and I said, You just choked me. Matt gets married and has a 24 hour honeymoon which includes dinner at Steak N Shake, and watching the boy he was kidnapping earlier, who is now his step-son swim at a cheap motel pool. However, after a string of wins he lost to Tito Ortiz and Jeff Monson. Eurobike Gallery: Canyons full-suspension road bike, Rumour Mill: Gordon Strachan | David Beckham, Williams Collects 3rd Straight US Open Title, $4 Million, Rooney backs Sterling to be England Overmars, Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic always believed in US Open, Winners and Losers from MLS Matches Sep 5-7, Rafael Nadal shows off sleeveless top he would have worn at US, Ask a Mechanic: Tuning a Campy rear derailleur, Kim Kardashian Shows Off Deep Cleavage In Plunging Top & Mini, George Boateng: Keeping Ron Vlaar was Paul Lambert masterstroke, Marin Cilic victory means US Open will host first Grand Slam final, FedEx update: Horschel No. [54] He was caught in a very tight triangle choke in the first round,[55] but after winning the second and third rounds, was awarded with the victory. [97] This fight was later changed to December 29, 2007, in Las Vegas, at UFC 79: Nemesis. Post-fight Hughes hinted that the loss moved him one step closer to retirement. The same thing applies to any job, where adding skills here and there can look great on a resume and get you a long way in life. You can watch that discussion in the video above. A referee at the entry level earns $500 per fight, while a veteran can earn up to $2,500. . Hughes almost died in a train crash on June 16th, 2017. [52] The title was vacated following a contract dispute between Penn and the UFC, which promptly stripped him of the welterweight title, claiming Penn had breached his contract and that the signing constituted him refusing to defend his title. Hughes was placed in a medically induced coma for 19 days after suffering a head injury. Couple of days ago, Matt responded by taking to social media, posting a lengthy message about people trying to hurt him and his reputation.