--- title: "1 Started Fighting Quotes By Matt Hughes" description: "1 Started Fighting quotes by Matt Hughes. Plus more from Matt Hughes and more Started Fighting sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/matt-hughes-5496_champion_even-when-i-started-fighting-small-time_1354863.jpg" --- > [Even when I started fighting small-time in '96, I never envisioned being on TV, being a world champion, making as much money as I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/even-when-i-started-fighting-small-time-in-96-i-never-envisioned/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/matt-hughes-5496_champion_even-when-i-started-fighting-small-time_1354863.jpg) ## More by Matt Hughes > [I really believe if GSP and Silva fight, Georges will have his hand raised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/i-really-believe-if-gsp-and-silva-fight-georges-will-have-his-hand/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [On the ground, Johny Hendricks won. He beat GSP up. In the rounds Georges won, he barely won.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/on-the-ground-johny-hendricks-won-he-beat-gsp-up-in-the-rounds/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [I don't think Dana is able to run the UFC like he used to. He sold so much of it that he doesn't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/i-don-t-think-dana-is-able-to-run-the-ufc-like-he-used-to-he-sold-so/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [UFC is always working on getting, if not legal, better rules in states for the fighters in the UFC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/ufc-is-always-working-on-getting-if-not-legal-better-rules-in-states/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [I didn't want to retire in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/i-didn-t-want-to-retire-in-the-first-place/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [It doesn't have to be somebody getting hurt to get excitement in the octagon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/it-doesn-t-have-to-be-somebody-getting-hurt-to-get-excitement-in-the/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [I didn't want to retire in the first place. My wife said she didn't want me to fight anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/i-didn-t-want-to-retire-in-the-first-place-my-wife-said-she-didn-t/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [I want to raise my kids more than coaching. I do some stints on coaching, but I've got other things I want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/i-want-to-raise-my-kids-more-than-coaching-i-do-some-stints-on/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [Georges has made a lot of money. Gosh, what's he got to prove?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/georges-has-made-a-lot-of-money-gosh-what-s-he-got-to-prove/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [To be honest, I don't spar a whole lot. I do hit a lot of pads and spar a little bit, I just don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/to-be-honest-i-don-t-spar-a-whole-lot-i-do-hit-a-lot-of-pads-and-spar/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [My saying is, 'Cardio is confidence.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/my-saying-is-cardio-is-confidence/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [I try to have the faster truck than my brother, the better-looking wife, the more disciplined kids... it's a sickness, to compete with your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/i-try-to-have-the-faster-truck-than-my-brother-the-better-looking/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [Georges is a great guy. No doubt about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/georges-is-a-great-guy-no-doubt-about-it/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [I'm not a nightlife guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/i-m-not-a-nightlife-guy/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) > [I don't really watch any of my fights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/i-don-t-really-watch-any-of-my-fights/) [Matt Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-hughes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-fighting/matt-hughes/#itemlist", "name": "1 Started Fighting Quotes By Matt Hughes", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Even when I started fighting small-time in '96, I never envisioned being on TV, being a world champion, making as much money as I do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matt Hughes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-hughes/even-when-i-started-fighting-small-time-in-96-i-never-envisioned/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/matt-hughes-5496_champion_even-when-i-started-fighting-small-time_1354863.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/matt-hughes-5496_champion_even-when-i-started-fighting-small-time_1354863.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/matt-hughes-5496_champion_even-when-i-started-fighting-small-time_1354863.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Even when I started fighting small-time in '96, I never envisioned being on TV, being a world champion…” — Matt Hughes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-fighting/matt-hughes/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-fighting/matt-hughes/", "name": "Started Fighting Quotes by Matt Hughes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-fighting/matt-hughes/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/matt-hughes-5496_champion_even-when-i-started-fighting-small-time_1354863.jpg" }, "description": "1 Started Fighting quotes by Matt Hughes. 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