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Matt Hughes Wrote a Book... About Himself
Hughes' self-written autobiographical account of his rise to mixed martial arts fame is set to be released on January 1, 2008.
In high school and college Matt was an unstoppable wrestler, and he ended up a two-time Division I All-American. Whereas every year's top eight graduating college football players become instant millionaires, Matt got to stay on as assistant wrestling coach, doing electrical work on the side for fourteen dollars an hour. All of that changed the day he met legendary...
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Original at Fight Ticker
• Wed, Sep 3
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• Tue, Sep 2
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• Tue, Sep 2
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Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Mon, Sep 1
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Original at Newsday
• Sun, Aug 31
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Original at Sherdog.com
• Sat, Aug 30
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Former Guam Athlete to Compete on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter"Original at Tasithoughts's Weblog
• Fri, Aug 29
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Original at Sherdog.com
• Fri, Aug 29
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Thu, Aug 28
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Original at Nor'Wester
• Thu, Aug 28
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Thu, Aug 28
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Wed, Aug 27
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Tue, Aug 26
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Original at NewsBlaze
• Tue, Aug 26
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• Mon, Aug 25
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Sun, Aug 24
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Fri, Aug 22
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Original at Sherdog.com
• Thu, Aug 21
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Thu, Aug 21
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Spike TV Television Highlights - September 2008
Original at MarketWatch
• Thu, Aug 21
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Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Wed, Aug 20
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Original at MMA Ring Report
• Wed, Aug 20
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• Wed, Aug 20
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Tue, Aug 19
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Mon, Aug 18
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Original at mma(mvn.com)
• Fri, Aug 15
MA - Couture helped bring MMA and the UFC specifically into mainstream American when they were coaches on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. ...
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Wed, Aug 13
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Sam Hoger to fight Branden Bice at World Championship Fighting (WCF) September 19
Original at MMAmania.com
• Tue, Aug 12
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Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Aug 11
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Original at Sherdog.com
• Wed, Aug 6
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Original at West County Journal
• Sun, Aug 3
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Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Tue, Jul 29
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• Mon, Jul 28
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Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Jul 27
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Original at MMA TKO
• Sat, Jul 26
Great MMA fight video of Scott Smith Vs Pete Sell at TUF 4 Finals. The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale fight between these two had one of the most shocking endings I have ever seen. The fight was exciting from beginning to finish.
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Thu, Jul 24
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Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Thu, Jul 24
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Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Wed, Jul 16
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Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Sun, Jul 13
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Marcus Davis vs Paul Kelly UFC 89 fight possible
Original at MMAmania.com
• Fri, Jul 11
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Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Wed, Jul 2
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Original at MMAmania.com
• Thu, Jun 26
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Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Mon, Jun 23
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Original at MMAPayout.com
• Wed, Jun 11
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Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Apr 8
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Original at MMAjunkie.com
• Tue, Dec 11
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Original at UFC.com
• Wed, Dec 5
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UFC 76: Chuck Liddell vs. Keith Jardine
Original at ufcmania.com
• Mon, Jul 16
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