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Friday, Sep 11

Trigg interview: Forgotten man is back for a title run

For much of the newly added MMA fanbase, it is? Frank Trigg, who twice challenged Matt Hughes for his UFC welterweight title, is back in the UFC after a ...

Thursday, Sep 10

Trigg gears up for one more run

He came within a whisper of claiming the welterweight championship from Matt Hughes at UFC 52, a bout that the Yahoo! Sports MMA staff voted the No. ... Former SDSU wrestler chases ultimate fighting dreamSioux Falls Argus Leader MMA's 3'Rs 9.08.09: Rampage Out Of UFC 107, Dana Admits He Is ...411ma...

Friday, Sep 4

Hughes re-ups with new UFC deal

MMA Unlimited “I'd love to fight Matt Hughes again,” Serra told MMAWeekly.com last month. “I'm not going to attack him personally, but at the same time I do feel I won ... Matt Hughes signs new multi-fight dealLas Vegas Sun Matt Hughes Signs New UFC DealFanHouse

Monday, Aug 31

UFC 102 postfight interview: Rosholt rolls the dice to become a ...

It's only been six years since the days when a guy like Matt Hughes could run roughshod through a division with one dominant skill. ... and more »

Tuesday, Jun 16

Add Riggs to the 'Kimbo sucks' list

Examiner.com Riggs also told some great stories about Matt Hughes (3:16 mark) disrespecting his wife and Riggs-Nick Diaz II (3:52 mark), which took place at a Nevada hospital following their fight at UFC 57. Riggs dropped the nugget that the emergency room fight ...

Friday, Jun 12

Former UFC fighter caught trying to make a jailbreak

The matchup Murray truly wanted was a bout with Tito Ortiz, as the two were involved in a street fight outside a London nightclub after UFC 38. Witness accounts, including a tale that Matt Hughes is happy to tell at UFC Q and A sessions, ...

Monday, Jun 1

Miletich wants an apology from mcfedries

By Steve Cofield Drew mcfedries' quick knockout and press conference statements at UFC 98 got lost in the shuffle with all the hoopla around Matt Hughes winning and Lyoto Machida rising to stardom. When mcfedries was asked a generic question about the ...

Friday, May 29

The best of the best: Help us decide the best UFC event, 50-57

Sports' look back at every UFC event, heading into UFC 100 on July 11. This week, we saw Matt Hughes win, Chuck Liddell dominate and Randy Couture ponder retirement. Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes met for the first time at UFC 50, ...

Sunday, May 24

UFC 98: Goldberg, Rogan, checking out backstage and more

Not to mention that the entire card was full of guys who transitioned quite well from folkstyle to MMA, for example, Matt Hughes, Frankie Edgar and some guy named Rashad Evans. "When asked what his strengths were, Chael Sonnen said, 'I'm the fastest ...

Retire or fight on? Hughes will do exactly what he wants

By Steve Cofield It'll be sad to see Matt Hughes walk off into the sunset if he chooses to do so. Hughes won his grudge match last night against Matt Serra at UFC 98 but it was clear his better days are behind him. He had to fight from a weaker ...

Saturday, May 23

Yahoo!/ESPNRadio1100 postfight show from the MGM at 1:30 am ET

Or is this proof that the top of the 205 class doesn't possess a dominant fighter. Not one dominant enough to be considered one of the world's best. Matt Hughes beat Matt Serra but did it leave a bitter taste in your mouth? Is the hatchet officially ...

Monday, May 18

UFC 46: Fluke injury

He recovered and defeated Belfort at UFC 49. Penn, on the other hand, dominated welterweight champion Matt Hughes. This one was no fluke, as in training, the smaller Penn went to Team Quest in Oregon to prepare with the likes of Olympic-caliber ...

Thursday, Feb 5

What's next in the 'Grease-Gate' saga?

Helwani is right in some respects. The Vaseline incident is not the biggest part of the story, "greasing" is. We've now seen several fighters (B.J. Penn, Matt Hughes & Jason Miller) say pubicly that there was something fishy going on during their fights with GSP.

GSP says he's glad he made Penn quit

It's got to be tough sitting on the sidelines while you're called a cheater and your reputation is called into question. Georges St. Pierre has dealt with it for nearly three days and now he's had enough. GSP spoke with MMAWeekly last night and fired back strongly at B.J. Penn, his camp, his fan...

Saturday, Jan 31

UFC welterweights band together to root for GSP

Don’t be shocked if you see Thiago Alves wearing a Georges St. Pierre t-shirt at UFC 94. He is one of many UFC welterweights rooting for a GSP win. A loss for the champ and it’s all but a certainty that we’ll see GSP-Penn III later this year. The contenders at 170 pounds would be denied a shot at the ti...

Friday, Jan 30

Some fighters say Georges St. Pierre is a front-runner

Trigg brought up the first Matt Hughes fight where he thought GSP cracked in the middle of the fight before he got quickly submitted. In St. Pierre's defense, that fight was in 2004 at UFC 50. Penn said that GSP quit in his fight against Matt Serra at UFC 69 in April of 2007.

Friday, Jan 16

So who are the 15 UFC fighters makiing in excess of $1 million?

Any guess who these 15 fighters are who made seven figures in 2008 or will do so in 2009 fighting for the UFC? If this is true, why is there so much complaining about salaries? Is White talking about just the fighters' salaries or is he including all the money these fellas make away from th...

Thursday, Jan 8

Which fighters hit the big-time in 2009?

The world of MMA has been turned on its head the last four years. Former pound-for-pound listers Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin, Wanderlei Silva and Matt Hughes are all on the verge of being non-factors. GETTING MORE LOVE FROM MMA FANS - Fighters who could advance in the mind of the avera...

Friday, Dec 12

MMA legend Miletich victorious in return

The hotbed for grass roots mixed martial arts in the 1990s was the Quad Cities on the border of Iowa and Illinois. And the biggest star of that scene was Pat Miletich. The scene was similar, with a long standing ovation, including fighters like Hughes, Pulver and Jeremy Horn who had been ther...

Saturday, Oct 25

Step-by-Step: UFC weigh-ins and New Kids on the same day

As I mentioned yesterday, the Matt Hughes question and answer period was enlightening. I knew that Hughes had a family farm, but I didn't know that he farmed corn and soybeans. Just think, the tofu in your chicken fried rice could come from the Hughes Family Farm! The best part of the whole eve...

Tuesday, Sep 30

MMA's No. 1 heel reworking his image the old fashioned way

UFC has done a masterful job of taking over the pay-per-view world from boxing and wrestling. But there's still one thing mixed martial arts is short on and that's the villian. Vince McMahon has always gotten it. You need to tug on the 'hate' string to work fans into a frenzy. The top pro wrestler...