Matt Hughes Possible To Return In “6-7 Months”
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes is one step closer to stepping into the cage at least one more time before his hall of fame career concludes.
Hughes recently announced on his official website that he will likely be able to fight in 6 to 7 months:
“Went to the doctor yesterday, he performed quite a few tests on my knee. With the results of the tests on my knee and from what I have told him, he definitely thinks the MCL and the PCL is rebuilding itself. The next time I go back up there, in a month to a month and a half, I will get an MRI and that way he can get a picture of the knee and he can see better what’s going on. So right now, I’m going to work out lightly, try and build up my quadricep as much as I can. Do nothing with the hamstring really, from what he said and he says possibly being able to fight in 6-7 months.”
Based on the timeline it doesn’t appear Hughes will be ready to fight rival and fellow former champion Matt Serra on the UFC’s late-December new years show.
Many fans and critics feel that Hughes should hang up the gloves while continuing to coach full time at the H.I.T Squad, but Hughes wants to keep fighting. In MMA’s version of Brett Favre we will have to wait and see what the future holds.
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i can see matt serra beating hughes…hughes hasnt been the same fighter since leaving militech….his H.I.T. squad doesnt seem to be cutting it!
true, i don’t see hughes blowing thru serra like he might’ve a year or two ago before the first loss to gsp. either way, it should be a good fight when it happens.
Ya hes just old guys…he doesn’t have the testosterone or the fighting mentality he did 3 years ago…especially when your competing in the welterweight division…you have to be a machine to get wins in there…he just doesn’t have the athleticism to compete with these 25 year olds…
I DIDNT WANT HUGHES TO RETIRE BEFORE THE SERRA FIGHT. BUT NOW IM NERVOUS FOR HIM. I THINK HE’LL LOSE. HES DONE DON’T PULL A SHAMROCK AND MAKE YOURSELF LOOK BAD. HE WAS THE MOST DOMINATE CHAMPION AND HES A LEGEND.
I agree that age has taken its toll on the once great hughes. every fighter wears down eventually. if he is willing, i see no reason why he can’t get one last fight against serra. it should be a decent fight that i see hughes winning. would probably be a nice high point for him to go out on.
i dont think it’s the age hes only 34 there are fighters past that that are still very good but i think its when matt left Miletich camp to start his own gym thats what his problem is! look his losses have mostly com right after he left that camp … yes he did lose to Georges St. Pierre in 2006-11-18 for Welterweight Championship but his did win his fight after that at UFC 68: The Uprising vs. Chris Lytle but then lft his camp after this fight and lost his last two fights horribly like if you look at those fight his was never in those fight at all! I thinks its gym they suck! go back to Miletich
His problem is his own fame. He is the greatest 170 in history. That has to put you in a seperate place, I think he is using the same people over and over to train him (coaches etc.) and the game has evolved. He needs an updated coaching staff to revamp his style. not change, just update a little bit.
He is still far from Shamrock, and if he wants to keep fighting good on him.
Hopefully he’ll get the win against Serra and retire.
Completely agree with it being a bad move leaving Miletich. 34 isn’t that old, but Matt is a 2nd generation MMA figher like Tito. He has never shown any new tricks. Liddell’s game still works because of his take down defence.
I grew up in a town just 30 mins. away from hillsboro. I think Matt is an okay guy but I got a few stories of how he isn’t very nice to his fans.
I met him a few years back when he was in his prime. I think it was around his second fight with Trigg. He seemed really arrogant then, but I really enjoyed watching him fight back then. Since then he has had his image tarnished by the TUF show with Serra and his last 4 fights, also. I would still like to see him fight Serra, but I agree he must need new trainers that can change something, or he needs to retire from fighting.
Oh, Vera and Jardine at UFC 89. That card keeps getting better.
When I interviewed him and spoke to him on the phone he was nothing but courteous, nice, and very profesional. I am sure he has a arrogant streak but the man does fight in cages for a living, and he is only the best ever at his weight… I would say he has earned it a bit.
6 or 7 months he can fight? or 6or 7 months he can take a fight and start training?
He can actually fight in 6-7 months so probably January at the earliest.
Yea 34 isn’t that old…but when your job requires you to compete and fight against 25 year olds….I would say it makes a difference…and you know what there are some guys that can go out and still do it at Matt’s age…but in the welterweight division and with the competition..hes just past his time….I like the serra fight tho…1st because serra is also old…and 2nd because matt is more skilled then serra…plus I think Matt knows this is it…probably the last time he’ll ever fight
does this mean serra will not fight until then? ide like to see him fight again pritty soon just to see were he is? maybe a fight against………….. i duno maybe chris lytle?
vera will kick jardines ass, still cant belive he beat chuck!!
I hope not, but another loss and a loss to Hughes could mean the end of his UFC run, so it is possible he may not…
I do expect to see Serra fight before then.
I LIKE JARDINE IN THIS FIGHT WITH VERA… EVERYONE ON THIS WEBSITE HAVE THERE FAVORITES. AND COUNT OUT TOUGH KIDS. KEITH IS TOUGH AND I THINK HE’LL TAKE VERA… THATS A VERY GOOD MATCHUP…
curtis nice analogy with the brett favre thing. i think he is still a great fighter but maybe not in title contention anymore he has lost his edge but never the less he will be a gate keeper holding down in the top ten still.
I kinda see them in the same light right now. Neither want to hang it up and I think that is great. Play or fight as long as you want or can! Who cares if you take a few more losses or throw a few more pics. Either way they are/ were great and we should enjoy the time watching them.
Vera Jardine…that could be a good one. I am leaning towards Jardine right now, but I haven’t put any thought into it yet.
yzfoxracing,
i totally agree jardine should destroy vera…i think his style will be hard for vera to adapt to….plus i think vera is the most arrogant fighter and a huge A-hole!
I think Hughes needs to fight again but at the same time i’m fearful for him. His last few fights have been disappointing and to go out on that note would be sad. But if he does fight again I think he runs the risk of tarnishing his legacy. I’ve never been a huge Hughes fan but he’s been an incredible fighter and that would be a massive shame.
If Favre comes out this year and throws more Ints than TDs will that ruin his legacy? No, he is still a superbowl champ and owns pretty much every QB record you can have. At the end of the day he is still top 5 all time.
Hughes is similar, he is the G.O.A.T, the greatest of all time at his weight. you can’t argue that and he will always be known as that, no matter if he continues to fight and has a .500 record or loses 3 more.
i don’t think he’s too old, i just don’t think the mentality is there like when he beat down gracie and bj penn. i say he should beat up matt serra, then retire before he pulls a favre and destroys his legacy.
3 words can sum up Hughes’ fall.
Ego, Ego, Ego.
Danny,
Does being overly confident cause T.O. to drop passes? Does it make Allen Iverson’s jumper not fall?
His training is the result of the fall. They haven’t adapted his game to the newer style of MMA. He isnt’ the biggest or strongest and can’t rely on his wrestling anymore, and def isn’t because of his ego.
Hughes and Serra should fight, then both go teach elsewhere. Neither is really on the level right now that they would be fighting in the UFC, if not for their names. Dana and Matt had a thing back in the day, but then Dana started having an affair with Chuck, now he’s looking for some new love. I guess Anderson Silva, maybe Forrest, Huerta maybe. Who knows? It’s good to be the king. HA