Matt Mitrione Matt Mitrione is willing to call out fellow fighters – even if he now technically works for them. The brouhaha began Thursday after a strange week in the regulatory world. Hughes, a former and longtime UFC welterweight champion, quit fighting in 2011 and officially announced his retirement in 2013. He was then named the UFC’s vice president of athlete development and government relations, though the title seems largely ceremonious. Still, as a UFC official and ex-fighter, Hughes drew some criticism for this tweet about Nick Diaz: I think the suspension was excessive, but you can't walk in there like a punk and expect leniency. @ baltim0re28 — Matt Hughes (@matthughes9x) September 17, 2015 During a Monday hearing, the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Diaz (27-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC) five years and fined him $165,000 for a failed marijuana test stemming from his January bout with Anderson Silva (33-6 MMA, 16-2 UFC) at UFC 183
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Matt Mitrione calls out UFC VP Matt Hughes following Nick Diaz tweet – MMA Junkie