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Matt Hughes (other)
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Matt or Matthew Hughes may refer to: * Matt Hughes (fighter) (born 1973), American professional mixed martial artist * Matt Hughes (rower) (born 1981), American Olympic rower * Matt Hughes (writer) (born 1949), Canadian science fiction writer * Matthew Hughes (badminton) (born 1978), Welsh badminton player * Matthew Hughes (cricketer) (born 1996), English cricketer * Matthew Hughes (politician) (born 1950), Western Australian state politician * Matthew Hughes (runner) (born 1989), Canadian athlete * Matt Hughes (died 2010), meteorologist, storm chaser on the TV series ''Storm Chasers'' See also * Mathew Hughes (1822–1882), Victoria Cross recipient * Hughes (surname) Hughes is an English language surname. Origins Hughes is an Anglicized spelling of the Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The surname may also derive from the etymologically unrelated Picard variant Hugh (Old French ''Hue'') of the Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Hughes (fighter)
Matthew Allen Hughes (born October 13, 1973) is an American retired mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling. Widely considered among the greatest fighters in the history of MMA, he is a former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion, UFC Hall of Fame inductee, and NJCAA Hall of Fame inductee. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks, defeated all the available opposition in the welterweight division, and defended the belt a then-record seven times. In May 2010, Hughes became the eighth inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame. During his reign, Hughes was considered the #1 pound-for-pound mixed martial artist in the world. He was also regarded by many analysts and several media outlets as one of the greatest welterweight fighters of all time, as well as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in the sport's history. A long-time member of Miletich Fighting Systems, Hughes left the Miletich camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Hughes (rower)
Matthew Hughes (born October 2, 1981, in Ludington, Michigan) is an American rower. He competed in the 2008 Olympics in men's quadruple sculls (as bow seat). Currently holding the 2k ergometer record at the University of Michigan Men's Rowing Team, it is rumored that he ate 4 Big Macs before setting this record . Hughes graduated from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ... in 2004. Height: 5' 9" Weight: 218.3 pounds Sports Illustrated References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Hughes (writer)
Matthew Hughes (born 1949) is a Canadian author who writes science fiction under the name Matthew Hughes, crime fiction as Matt Hughes and media tie-ins as Hugh Matthews. Prior to his work in fiction, he was a freelance speechwriter. Hughes has written over twenty novels and he is also a prolific author of short fiction whose work has appeared in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', ''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'', '' Lightspeed'', ''Postscripts'', '' Interzone'' and original anthologies edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. In 2020 he was inducted into the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association Hall of Fame. Biography Matthew Hughes was born in Liverpool in May 1949. His family moved to Canada when he was five. As a teenager, he was a member of the Company of Young Canadians and worked a variety of jobs before becoming a journalist. He then moved into speechwriting, first on the staff of the Minister of Justice and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hughes (badminton)
Matthew Lee Hughes (born 31 October 1978) is a Welsh retired badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ... player. Hughes had a career spanning 22 years, with over 100 caps for Wales, winning 10 International tournaments and competing at three Commonwealth games alongside reaching highest rankings in both mixed and men's doubles disciplines. Hughes is also a former Performance Manager and National Coach of Badminton Wales. He has coached players at all the major team events World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games. Achievements IBF Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983. ''Men's doubles'' IBF International ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hughes (cricketer)
Matthew Stephen Turner Hughes (born 17 April 1996) is an English cricketer. Playing for Oxford University, he scored a century in each of his first two first-class matches. He now teaches Chemistry at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, whilst still coaching cricket. Cricket career Matthew Hughes attended Stockport Grammar School before going up to Hertford College, Oxford. On his first-class debut, in the annual match against Cambridge University in 2015, he opened the batting for Oxford University and top-scored in each innings, making 41 and 116 in a losing cause. In his next first-class match, the 2016 university match, he made 116 (the top score) and 76 batting at number three, and Oxford won. He also scored 132 not out in the 2018 50-over university match at Lord's to take Oxford to a five-wicket victory with 10 overs to spare. Since 2018 he has taught Chemistry at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Small things grow in harmony , established = , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hughes (politician)
Matthew Hughes (born 9 February 1950) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state election, representing Kalamunda. Hughes was born in Audenshaw in the United Kingdom, and moved to Australia in 1979. He was a teacher and the principal of John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, and also served on Swan City Council. Controversy and bullying claims In April 2020, Hughes was called on to resign from the Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission by Liberal leader Liza Harvey and Nick Goiran after posting comments on Facebook that broke the confidentiality of parliamentary committees. Harvey accused Hughes of breaking the Chatham House Rule nature of all parliamentary committees and damaging the integrity of the parliamentary committee process. Hughes decided to attack the Liberal Party in his defence, despite the fact that a member of the Greens was voting with the Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hughes (runner)
Matthew Hughes (born August 3, 1989) is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner. He is the current Canadian record holder for men in the steeplechase, a record which he set at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. Hughes is a Nike sponsored training group based out of Portland, Oregon coached by Jerry Schumacher. Hughes competed in the NCAA for the University of Louisville where he was a two-time NCAA champion in the 3000 m steeplechase. He has a degree in sport sciences from that university.Matthew Hughes nbcolympics.com In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. He placed tenth in the 3000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Chasers (TV Series)
''Storm Chasers'' is an American documentary reality television series that premiered on October 17, 2007, on the Discovery Channel. Produced by Original Media, the program follows several teams of storm chasers as they attempt to intercept tornadoes in Tornado Alley in the United States. The show was canceled at the end of its 5th season by Discovery Communications on January 21, 2012. Overview ''Storm Chasers'' was filmed each year in the central United States (an area known as Tornado Alley due to the frequency and severity of tornadoes occurring there) primarily during late spring and early summer, the time of the most frequent tornado activity (though some episodes of recent seasons have also been filmed in the lesser-known Dixie Alley in the southeastern U.S.). Several teams of storm chasers appear in the series. During the 2007 and 2008 seasons Dr. Joshua Wurman, a renowned atmospheric scientist and creator of the Doppler On Wheels (DOW), teamed with documentary IM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Hughes
Matthew Hughes VC (1822 – 9 January 1882) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Hughes was approximately 33 years old and a private in 7th Regiment of Foot (now The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers), British Army when, during the Crimean War, he performed the acts that saw him recommended for the VC. The full citation was in the first set of awards of the VC published in the ''London Gazette'' on 24 February 1857, and read: Private Mathew Hughes, 7th Royal Fusiliers, was noticed by Colonel Campbell, 90th Light Infantry, on the 7th June, 1855, at the storming of the Quarries, for twice going for ammunition, under a heavy fire, across the open ground; he also went to the front, and brought in Private John Hampton, who was lying severely wounded; and on the 18th June, 1855, he volunteered to bring in Lieutenant Hobson, 7t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
