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.
UFC 85: Bedlam
UFC 68: The Uprising
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
UFC 56: Full Force
UFC 46: Supernatural
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
UFC 34: High Voltage
UFC 36: Worlds Collide
UFC 50: The War of 04
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall
UFC 48: Payback
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
UFC 45: Revolution
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
UFC Ultimate Knockouts
UFC 112: Invincible
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
