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Wrestling Quotes by Matt Hughes

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Hughes shares his view that if GSP and Silva fought, GSP would likely win. He notes that UFC rules keep improving and that he prefers light sparring to avoid bruises. He also points out that fighters can choose any organization they want, just like picking a different sport.

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GSP is tough.

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I don't really watch any of my fights.

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The UFC has been great to me.

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Georges is a great guy. No doubt about it.

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I've been in corners when the fighters lost.

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If Dana White calls me up and asks me to do something I always do it.

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I consider myself an old guy and when some of the older fighters fight, I find myself interested.

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My number one criteria when it comes to judging a mixed martial arts fight is damage.

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I really think that I fought in the golden age. It was when people got together to watch the UFC.

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Fighting a Gracie, I had to keep the odds in my favor.

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I always wanted to go up to 185 to put the belts together.

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On the ground, Johny Hendricks won. He beat GSP up. In the rounds Georges won, he barely won.

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UFC is always working on getting, if not legal, better rules in states for the fighters in the UFC.

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GSP is not a guy to go out and win fights. GSP wants to win three of the five rounds. He wants…

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That's not the most exciting thing to watch, watching a guy go out and try to win rounds. People want to see…

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I've wrestled over a thousand matches, fought 50 opponents, all I've ever done in life is wrestle and compete with other people.

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A lot of times the UFC will call me up and ask me to do things. If my schedule's busy or I…

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The Carlos Newton, the first fight, that was pretty pivotal for me. Because if I would have lost that fight, I was…

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BJ is such a competitor that he wants to fight the best out there. That's just the way he's always been.

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When I get a break between fights I take some time off. I let my body heal. I don't spar in those…

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GSP is not a great wrestler, but he transitions so well from striking to wrestling that he will be on Silva's legs…

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I just dislike getting, you know, Koscheck was my last loss, and BJ was my loss before that, and I fully believe…

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My one criticism with Georges is, I wish the guy would finish more people, because I know that he has the ability…

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That's not a champion the UFC wants. Maybe I'm speaking out of turn here, but they don't want a champion who's going…

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Fighters have a choice to fight for any organization they want. They've got a choice of playing baseball, basketball, football, swinging a…

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I know I have to be in the best shape in my life to fight Georges because I think he's got a…

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I really believe if GSP and Silva fight, Georges will have his hand raised.

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If I'm scheduled to fight, I've never had a problem that would make me back out of a fight.

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I would really hate to fight out of the UFC, but I would.

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I'm happy to beat a Brazilian with a wrestling move.

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When I'm a judge, I can only help the fighters that are right in front of me.

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There's nothing I can do in Hillsboro that can compare to the money I'm making in the UFC.

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I like Renzo and Royce. They were just the guys the UFC put in front of me.

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I know how Robbie hits. I've trained with him many times.

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He's not a Don King. At all. Dana's a fair person, he's a fair businessman.

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I have a lot of respect for Georges having lost to him twice.

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I've never had the thought go through my mind that I can't fight. I'm just going to fight no matter what.

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To be honest, I don't spar a whole lot. I do hit a lot of pads and spar a little bit, I…

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Wrestling allowed me to control my opposition. I got to choose where the fight was going, offensively and defensively. I got to…

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It's competition. I think that's what drives your top athletes in the UFC, getting in there against one other person and mixing…

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I really believe if GSP and Silva fight, Georges will have his hand raised.

On the ground, Johny Hendricks won. He beat GSP up. In the rounds Georges won, he barely won.

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…

UFC is always working on getting, if not legal, better rules in states for the fighters in the UFC.

I didn't want to retire in the first place.

It doesn't have to be somebody getting hurt to get excitement in the octagon.

I didn't want to retire in the first place. My wife said she didn't want me to fight anymore.

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.

Georges has made a lot of money. Gosh, what's he got to prove?

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…

My saying is, 'Cardio is confidence.'

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…

Georges is a great guy. No doubt about it.

I'm not a nightlife guy.

I don't really watch any of my fights.