Matt Hughes
Biography: 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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Birthday: October 13, 1973
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UFC 85: Bedlam
2008-06-07
UFC 85: Bedlam
Overview: UFC 85: Bedlam was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 7, 2008, at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. The main event was ultimately changed to Matt Hughes against Thiago Alves. Hughes took the fight on short notice as a favor to the UFC and Alves came in four pounds overweight.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-07
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UFC 79: Nemesis
2007-12-29
UFC 79: Nemesis
Overview: UFC 79: Nemesis was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on December 29, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured the highly anticipated rubber match between former UFC Welterweight Champions Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes. The Co-main event featured a fight between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-29
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UFC 68: The Uprising
2007-03-03
UFC 68: The Uprising
Overview: UFC 68: The Uprising was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3, 2007 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. In the main event, UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia was set to defend his title against Randy Couture, who was coming out of a 12-month retirement. Couture, a former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, hadn't fought as a heavyweight since UFC 39 in 2002.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-03
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UFC 65: Bad Intentions
2006-11-18
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
Overview: UFC 65: Bad Intentions was a mixed martial arts competition held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 18, 2006 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The card featured the anticipated rematch between Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-18
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UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
2006-09-23
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
Overview: UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 23, 2006. The event, originally subtitled "Hughes vs. St. Pierre," was scheduled to feature a UFC Welterweight Title match between champion Matt Hughes and Georges St.-Pierre. Nevertheless, a groin injury—which was reported early in August—forced St.-Pierre off the card.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-23
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UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
2006-05-27
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
Overview: UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 27, 2006. Headlining the card was a non-title catch-weight (175 lb) match between Matt Hughes, former UFC Welterweight Champion, and Royce Gracie, the champion of UFC 1, UFC 2 and UFC 4. This was Gracie's first match in the UFC and in the United States since UFC 5.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-27
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UFC 56: Full Force
2005-11-19
UFC 56: Full Force
Overview: UFC 56: Full Force was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2005. Headlining the card were the two coaches from The Ultimate Fighter 2, Rich Franklin and Matt Hughes, scheduled to defend their middleweight and welterweight titles, respectively.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-19
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UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
2010-08-07
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
Overview: UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-07
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UFC 112: Invincible
2010-04-10
UFC 112: Invincible
Overview: UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The main event was for the Middleweight Championship, as Anderson Silva fought Demian Maia.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-10
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UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
1999-09-24
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
Overview: UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 24, 1999 at the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-24
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UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
2000-06-09
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
Overview: UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 9, 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The main card featured Welterweight Champion Pat Miletich defending his title against John Alessio, and Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman defending his title against Pedro Rizzo.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-09
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UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
2000-12-16
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Overview: UFC 29: Defense of the Belts was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 16, 2000 at Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-16
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UFC 36: Worlds Collide
2002-03-22
UFC 36: Worlds Collide
Overview: UFC 36: Worlds Collide was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on March 22, 2002. The main event was a Heavyweight Championship Bout between Josh Barnett and the holder, Randy Couture.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-22
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UFC 34: High Voltage
2001-11-02
UFC 34: High Voltage
Overview: UFC 34: High Voltage was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on November 2, 2001. The card was headlined by two Championship Bouts, Randy Couture faced Pedro Rizzo for the Heavyweight Title, and Matt Hughes faced Carlos Newton for the Welterweight Title.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-02
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UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall
2002-07-13
UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall
Overview: UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on July 13, 2002. The event was seen on pay per view in the United States, and was later released on home video.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-13
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UFC 40: Vendetta
2002-11-22
UFC 40: Vendetta
Overview: UFC 40: Vendetta was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 22, 2002, at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on DVD. UFC 40 contained one of the biggest, most important and most anticipated fights in UFC history, a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship fight between rivals Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. Shamrock, a popular legendary fighter and former champion from the UFC's early years, was returning to the UFC for the first time since 1996. The fight was coined "the biggest fight in UFC history" by the UFC during the event.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-22
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UFC 42: Sudden Impact
2003-04-25
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
Overview: UFC 42: Sudden Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. UFC 42 was the first UFC event to take place in Florida. Headlining the event was a Welterweight Title bout between Matt Hughes and Sean Sherk. UFC 42 also marked the first UFC appearance of future Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-25
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UFC 45: Revolution
2003-11-21
UFC 45: Revolution
Overview: UFC 45: Revolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. This event marked the 10th anniversary of the UFC and to celebrate the anniversary the UFC inaugurated its Hall of Fame, with Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock as the first inductees.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-21
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UFC 50: The War of 04
2004-10-22
UFC 50: The War of 04
Overview: UFC 50: The War of '04 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Headlining the card were Tito Ortiz and Patrick Côté. Côté was a late replacement for Lion's Den fighter Guy Mezger, who pulled out of the event due to a medical condition. It also featured the Middleweight debut of future champion Rich Franklin.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-22
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UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
2005-04-16
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
Overview: UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, and later released on DVD.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-16
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UFC 46: Supernatural
2004-01-31
UFC 46: Supernatural
Overview: UFC 46: Supernatural was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card was a Light Heavyweight championship bout between Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort. The evening marked the UFC debut of future welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-31
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UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
2009-05-23
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
Overview: UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Quinton Jackson, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion, was to fight the undefeated current champion Rashad Evans but had to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair ligament damage in his jaw that he received in a previous training camp. Instead, Evans headlined the card against fellow undefeated contender Lyoto Machida.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-23
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UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
2010-11-20
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
Overview: UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 20, 2010 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-20
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UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
2011-09-24
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
Overview: UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 24, 2011 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-24
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UFC: Ultimate Matt Hughes
2011-09-20
UFC: Ultimate Matt Hughes
Overview: The Most Dominant Welterweight Of All Time, Matt Hughes ruled the UFC's 170-pound weight class with an iron first over two reigns that included victories over Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, Royce Gracie, Sean Sherk, Frank Trigg, and Carlos Newton. Now you can relive all of his greatest moments in the Ultimate Matt Hughes DVD collection. From the knockout slam of Newton that began his rule of the division, to the rematch with Trigg that many believe is the greatest mixed martial arts fight ever, and everything in between, this is the definitive chronicle of Hughes' Hall of Fame career.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-20
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Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
2013-11-05
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
Overview: The UFC has been breaking records and shattering expectations for 20 years -- this documentary traces the history of the company
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-05
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Up the Aristocracy
2009-02-02
Up the Aristocracy
Overview: In Up the Aristocracy the stiff upper lips of the aristocracy wrap themselves around the stiff cocks of the hoi polloi. Jaded libertines play out their most basic instincts as they suck and fuck their way to shuddering climax with their staff, each other and anyone that strays onto their land. Snobs and scum alike get down and nasty as cruel gamekeepers plunder willing arses and horny lords find themselves at the mercy of rampant lust.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-02
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UFC Ultimate Knockouts
2003-08-11
UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Overview: Tank Abbott vs Steve Nelmark • Brad Kohler vs Steve Judson • Jens Pulver vs John Lewis • BJ Penn vs Kaoru Uno • Tony de Souza vs Jutaro Nakao • Pat Miletich vs Shonie Carter • Gary Goodridge vs Paul Herrera ; Bobby Hoffman vs M. Robinson • Pedro Rizzo vs Tank Abbott • Fabiano Iha vs Kaoru Uno • Frank Shamrock vs Igor Zinoviev • Pedro Rizzo vs Tra tellingman • Shonie Carter vs Matt Serra • Lance Gibson vs Jermaine André • Chuck Liddell vs K. Randleman • Ron Waterman vs Andre Roberts • Eugene Jackson vs K.Yamamiya • Carlos Newton vs Matt Hughes • Vitor Belfort vs Wanderlei Silva • Pedro Rizzo vs Josh Barnett • Eugene Jackson vs Royce Alger • Pete Williams vs Mark Coleman • Tito Ortiz vs Evan Tanner
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-11
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UFC 48: Payback
2004-06-19
UFC 48: Payback
Overview: UFC 48: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The featured contestants of the evening were Ken Shamrock and Kimo Leopoldo, who had met once before in 1996 at UFC 8, with Shamrock reigning victorious.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-19
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Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event
1999-05-29
Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event
Overview: Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event[6] was an event held on May 29, 1999, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-05-29
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