Hughes shows the skill of Hall of Fame with 117 UFC conquer Almeida

In his first bout from being introduced into the UFC Hall of fame, Matt Hughes choked out Ricardo Almeida with a frontal headlock at 3: 15 in the first round to 117 UFC.

Hughes knocked Almeida ashore with a big left, so he ended up with a rapid suffocation by a headlock front; Almeida never had the opportunity to touch and went cold from the starter.

Hughes, a former professional wrestler and wrestling coach at Eastern Illinois University, accredited on his training wrestling for such a move.

"It is a move of wrestling old I learned at Eastern Illinois", said after the fight. "I'm happy to beat a Brazilian with a move of wrestling ".

Hughes said that Hall of Fame induction of July put additional expectations on him to win his next attack.

"Darn Dana White had to go and put me in the Hall of Fame and put pressure on my shoulders, so that it feels good.

Hughes said that he is going to take the fall out to hunt, and then will discuss his upcoming fight with the UFC President Dana White. Although Hughes is removed from its form of Championship, he has three straight victories from losing to Thiago Alves in June 2008.

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Where Hughes did find that headlock? Let's ask Dave Schultz

Matt Hughes suffocated Ricardo Almeida out cold to 117 UFC with a move of wrestling Classic, the front half Nelson. After the attack, Hughes said that this is a move that Almeida, probably hasn't seen before. This is probably true, but wrestling fans everywhere recognized navigation. The front half Nelson has been perfected by Dave Schultz, one of the most dominant athletes of wrestling and a gold medal in 1984.

During the games in Los Angeles, headlock of Schultz was so dangerous that the arbitrators were warning him, soon has sunk his arms on an opponent. back at 2: 45 mark here to see headlock perfect Bundebele in the first period of the gold medal match.

Schultz couldn't use his headlock at the end of a game like Hughes, but he used to score points, reject a takedown and check his opponent.

Along with his brother Marco, Schultz was known as one of the most brutal fighters of the era. Marco however defeated Gary Goodridge at UFC 9 in his one bout MMA, Dave has never had the opportunity to transition to MMA. was murdered in 1996. Headlock victory Hughes ' is a tribute to a family member who was taken too soon.

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