10 greatest and best MMA fighters of all time

#7 Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes is one of the best wrestlers to have ever competed in MMA.

Matt Hughes will go down as one of the greatest 170-pounders in MMA history, and rightfully so. He boasted an otherworldly wrestling acumen, with surprisingly snappy striking to boot.

Although most MMA pundits accord the Welterweight GOAT status to Hughes' arch rival and successor Georges St-Pierre, one simply cannot write the history of Mixed Martial Arts without a mention of the rugged country lad.

Matt Hughes ruled the UFC's 170-pound division for a long, long time and was widely regarded as the Best Welterweight in all of MMA at the time. Hughes' granite chin and chain-wrestling skills net him the 7th spot on our list.