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Hughes admits retirement on the cards

ESPN staff
October 16, 2012
Matt Hughes tasted defeat in September 2011 © Getty Images
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Matt Hughes has reiterated that he has no plans to return to the Octagon, with the UFC great suggesting retirement beckons.

Hughes has had a glittering career, winning the welterweight title, but he has not fought since losing to Josh Koscheck in 2011 - his second defeat on the spin.

Britain's Dan Hardy has been a man linked with a fight with Hughes should he come back, but after returning from a hunting trip in South Africa the 39-year-old has no desire to fight again.

"I've not announced my retirement, but right now it looks like I'm fully retired," Hughes told the Iowa Daily Gate. "The UFC still treats me well, so I can be retired."

Hughes is keeping himself in shape training with, among others BJ Penn, but a fight is not on his radar.

"I do train a little bit," he said. "When BJ or Robbie Lawler need a little help, I'll go and help them train. That's about it. I love to train, but as far as having a gym where you have to live in it, I would rather live with my family. I want to raise my kids more than coaching. I do some stints on coaching, but I've got other things I want to do."

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