Matt Hughes Officialy Retires, Takes VP Job With UFC

[No More Sorrow]

Hughes may be retiring from fighting, but he won’t be leaving the UFC fold. He will move to a new position with the promotion, Vice President of Athlete Development and Government relations.

In that role Hughes will serve as a mentor to all the fighters currently under the UFC banner, a role that many other professional sports have a former superstar athlete serving in.


In announcing Hughes’ new role and retirement, UFC president Dana White praised Hughes as a fighter “that always held himself to the highest ethical standardâ€￾ and commented that he was an individual he knew he could always count on, no matter what the request.

I credit Hughes as one of the guys for getting me hooked as an MMA fan, glad he's going to stick around with the company in a different role.

 

[The Cork]

I see Dan Hardy is already pissed about this news.

 

[Slim]

Good for Hughes. It was time for him to step out and he did. And he is in a very nice position now in the UFC.

 

[Troy]

It is the right time for him to retire, no need to see someone like him going on too long. Nice to see that UFC look after their own in retirement.

 

[Deezy]

Hughes is smart, a good job for him and he is a great ambassador for this sport.

Better hiring than Chuck.