Matt Hughes will go down as one of the all-time great fighters in UFC history.
Maybe one of his most famous fights came against Carlos Newton when he won the welterweight title for the first time at UFC 34 in November 2001. His win came courtesy of a trademark Hughes slam – he dropped Newton right on his head to knock him out.
But when the slam took place, Hughes was in a deep triangle choke from Newton with Newton’s head resting on the top of the cage. And in fact, Hughes said he was out when the slam happened. Newton thought he had him out, too.
Check out the full fight in the video above. And below, don’t miss the UFC’s short documentary on Hughes’ comeback after surviving a collision with a train.
