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Matt Hughes is retiring after UFC 98
22 May 2009 09:59
Props: MMAJunkie
First, Matt Serra dropped some hints that he's at least entertaining the idea of retiring after Saturday's UFC 98 event.
Now, it's his opponent's name that's popping up in recent retirement talk.
On the latest edition of ESPN's "MMA Live," UFC light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar said he heard directly from Matt Hughes that the former champ will call it quits after his fight with Serra.
"I've heard it from Matt Hughes' mouth that this is going to be his last fight ? I think win or lose," said Bonnar, who fights Mark Coleman at UFC 100 in July. "He really has nothing left to prove."
In a rash of interviews heading into tomorrow's UFC 98 co-main event, Hughes (42-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC), 35, hasn't necessarily ruled out the possibility.
However, as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported just two months ago, Hughes had mentioned a possible move up to middleweight and the potential for additional fights at welterweight.
"I still would toy with the idea of mov...
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