#4 Matt Hughes – UFC Welterweight title
Like Tito Ortiz, at one phase in the UFC’s advancement, the best quality level for any UFC champion to point towards was Welterweight boss Matt Hughes. The ground-breaking wrestler from Hillsboro, Illinois initially won his title in dubious mold – he pummeled Carlos Newton oblivious while going out because of a triangle gag, and as he woke up first, he was pronounced the victor.
There was nothing dubious about his rule from that point, however – only a way of pulverization slice through the world’s best 170lbers at the time. Hughes made a sum of 5 fruitful title barriers in a little more than two years as hero, overcoming Hayato Sakurai, Newton in a rematch, Gil Castillo, Sean Sherk, and Frank Trigg.
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The most noteworthy things about Hughes’ rule were his readiness to go up against any and all individuals – Sakurai and Trigg, for example, were making their UFC debuts entering from adversary advancements – and the quality of his timetable contrasted with later bosses; 2002 alone observed him make 3 safeguards, an extraordinary achievement.
Hughes’ notoriety for being the best Welterweight of the sum total of what time might’ve been outperformed somewhat later, however his title rule still stands as one of the unequaled greats in MMA history.
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