Two-reign welterweight champion whose farm-strong wrestling set the standard for the division through the mid-2000s.
Matthew Allen Hughes is an American retired mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling. Widely considered among the greatest fighters in the history of MMA, he is a former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion, UFC Hall of Fame inductee, and NJCAA Hall of Fame inductee. During his ventures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hughes put together two six-fight winning streaks defeating all of the available opposition in the welterweight division. In May 2010, Hughes became the eighth inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame.
Fighters whose careers began before the Unified Rules era (debut before November 17, 2000).
Two-reign welterweight champion whose farm-strong wrestling set the standard for the division through the mid-2000s.
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