Matt Hughes Signs Multi-Fight Extension With UFC

I speculated yesterday that Phil Baroni could be the fight they were floating to Matt Hughes but it now looks like the rumored Baroni/Amir Sadollah fight is going to happen.

So the search for the next Matt Hughes opponent continues.

In his latest blog post Matt Hughes reveals that he signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC last week:

UFC 105 is still in need of a main event but I have my doubts that there is an opponent out there who Hughes has not yet fought who could headline a card with the welterweight legend. One recent signing for the UFC is Phil Baroni. Baroni’s bad boy image facing off with Hughes and his uber conservative values could make for good TV. It’s not quite main event worthy, but it’d do decent business as a co-main event or featured undercard fight. It will be interesting to see how the UFC intends on using Hughes as it is clear he belongs at 170 pounds but has no chance of beating champion Georges St. Pierre.