Tonights UFC fight card will include Matt Hughes in a comeback fight against Thiago Alves. The latest news is that Thiago didn’t make weight and will be fighting at 174 pounds. Former two-time UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes weighed in at 170 pounds and is publicly saying that he is looking forward to fighting an up and comer like Thiago.

You couldn’t get two fighters with a bigger difference in their backgrounds. Matt Hughes is a farm boy with very traditional values; while Thiago Alves is a party boy from Brazil, who now enjoys the night life of Miami, Florida. Thiago’s camp seems very confident, to the point of arrogance. They were hard pressed to acknowledge that Matt Hughes was not to be under estimated for what he brought into the Octagon.

Matt Hughes has seemed to undermine himself in the past few years with conflicts about religion and fighting. Matt also has a reputation for a sense of humor that borders on arrogance Read the rest of this entry »