Matt Hughes (45-9) is easily one of the greatest welterweight champions to have ever graced the Octagon and was rightly inducted into the UFC hall of fame in 2010. With his bullish strength, exceptional wrestling skills and heavy hands, the farm boy from Illinois is one of the most fearsome 170-lb men to have fought in MMA and in his prime would give men like Johny Hendricks, Hector Lombard and Rory Macdonald a run for their money. Since his retirement from the sport of MMA, Matt Hughes has been made the UFC Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations. Aside from it being a very important role at the company, Hughes is also shown attending practically all of the UFCs North American events to observe the talent he is responsible for maintaining indeed just last weekend we saw him in the crowd at UFC 174 in Vancouver, Canada. With not only his legendary status as a fighter but also his lofty role in the company, the actions of Matt Hughes reflect greatly on the whole of the UFC. The multiple time welterweight champion is far from the squeaky clean man you would want representing the company despite being a devote Christian there are numerous things from his past that the UFC would want us to forget. Here are the 10 most notable:
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