How Matt Hughes Death Temporarily Affected Me

I was flipping through the television earlier today when I saw a scroll on the bottom of a news channel saying that a tsory was coming up about Matt Hughes and his death. Now immediately, it caught my eye and I went back to that channel and waited. It was a tense 10 minutes as I waded through political BS and  the fallout from the recent elections. I thought about my hate --> appreciate evolution with Matt Hughes. I couldn't stand the guy at first. Something about him just rubbed me the wrong way. His treatment of Rashad Evans just confirmed my dislike for him. Then a funny thing happened.

I don't know where it began. It was probably after he had been humbled by GSP again or maybe it was his dislike of Matt Serra that started a bond, but I started to like the guy. I started to watch his old fights and get a new appreciation for Matt Hughes as one of the most dominant champs in UFC history with a blue-collar work ethic. I even started to cheer for him even as he was KO'd by Alves and i loved his win over Matt Serra. So there I sat, a reformed Matt Hughes fan struck by his death.

Then the news came up and as it turns out, it was some other Matt Hughes (no, not the porn star, Google Images FML), but one of the guys on the show StormChasers. He died 5 months ago, but I guess the show finally aired. RIP to Matt Hughes and thank goodness the UFC's Matt Hughes is still alive.

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