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 twotime 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 sixfight winning streaks defeated all the available opposition in the welterweight division and defended the belt a thenrecord seven times Hughes was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in May 2010 during the UFC Fan Expo in conjunction with UFC 114