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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.
The roles that explain the career.
27 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UFC: Ultimate Matt Hughes | Film | |
| 2011 | UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage | Self | Film |
| 2010 | UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen | Self | Film |
| 2010 | UFC 112: Invincible | Self | Film |
| 2010 | UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida | Self | Film |
| 2009 | UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida | Self | Film |
| 2008 | UFC 85: Bedlam | Self | Film |
| 2007 | UFC 79: Nemesis | Self | Film |
| 2007 | UFC 68: The Uprising | Self | Film |
| 2006 | UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn | Self | Film |
| 2006 | UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | Self | Film |
| 2006 | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | Self | Film |
| 2005 | UFC 56: Full Force | Self | Film |
| 2005 | UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 | Self | Film |
| 2004 | UFC 46: Supernatural | Self | Film |
| 2004 | UFC 50: The War of 04 | Self | Film |
| 2004 | UFC 48: Payback | Self | Film |
| 2003 | UFC Ultimate Knockouts | Film | |
| 2003 | UFC 45: Revolution | Self | Film |
| 2003 | UFC 42: Sudden Impact | Self | Film |
| 2002 | UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall | Self | Film |
| 2002 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | Self | Film |
| 2002 | UFC 40: Vendetta | Self | Film |
| 2001 | UFC 34: High Voltage | Self | Film |
| 2000 | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | Self | Film |
| 2000 | UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams | Self | Film |
| 1999 | UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion | Self | Film |
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