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Matt Hughes nearly quit fighting in 2001, regrets never facing Anderson Silva | News
Hughes, who today gave a wide-ranging interview to MMAjunkie.com Radio (MMA Radio, UFC Radio - MMAjunkie Radio), said he felt stale in fighting and was disappointed by back-to-back losses in 2000-2001 to Dennis Hallman and Jose "Pele" Landi-Johns.
"I wouldn't say depressed, but I just wasn't very hip on the fighting," he said.
So he made a deal with himself: Win against Newton, and he would continue to fight. Lose, and he would go back to his farm in Hillsboro, Ill.
Fighting at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the co-main event of the second UFC card sanctioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Hughes and Newton squared off on Nov. 2, 2001. In the second round, Newton locked in a triangle choke and proceeded to squeeze the air out of Hughes, whose instincts told him to pick up his opponent for a slam.
What happened next is part of MMA lore. The pair collided with the cage, still locked together, and paused briefly before Hughes slammed Newton to the mat. Unbeknownst to everyone at the time, he had lost consciousness on the trip south.
Hughes literally woke up the UFC welterweight champion of the world.
Three years later, he would still hold the title after defending the belt five times. He would lose it in 2004 to B.J. Penn, but win it back the same year for another two-year run that saw him defend the belt twice more.
Hughes' record of six consecutive title defenses still hasn't been beat, although Georges St-Pierre, whom he defeated once and lost to twice, has tied it.
In 2010, Hughes joined the UFC Hall of Fame.
If the 39-year-old has any regrets in his octagon career, it's that he wasn't able to move up to middleweight to fight for a title. He said he would have fought Evan Tanner for the belt if Tanner had beaten his longtime friend Rich Franklin at UFC 53, but Franklin won, and told the UFC he wouldn't face Franklin at the conclusion of "The Ultimate Fighter 2."
"Anderson Silva," Hughes said of the fighter he most wanted to face. "I always wanted to go up to 185 to put the belts together."
Instead, Hughes settled in at welterweight. He said his first rematch with Penn, which saw him earn a third-round TKO, and a first-round TKO of Royce Gracie remain among his favorite memories in the UFC.
Following back-to-back losses to Penn and Josh Koscheck, Hughes fought both UFC President Dana White and his wife to keep fighting. He was unsuccessful, but now has adjusted to the idea he won't be coming back. And unlike other fighters, he said he won't change his mind.
The decision doesn't rest on the outcome of a fight.
"I will not come back and be in the octagon again," he said.


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I've been overjoyed (and overwhelmed) by the Slovak church registers appearing on FamilySearch. Decoding the images is slow, but I have made some progress on my grandmother's Pereksta and Sidor families. My grandfather Stefan Popp's family however is far more difficult. His home now lies in the Ukraine. There is not even a hint that any of those records will be available outside the country in my lifetime. I am ever grateful for the notebooks, letters and the records he kept. I cannot read all of them. But slowly I am working out a strategy for analyzing and preserving them.
Stefan wrote a family record of his, his wife's and their own family in a pocket calendar that I have. It's written in what I have been told is a Rusyn/Ukrainian dialect. My translations are not exact, but I believe they communicate the basic information. This first part is record of his parents' family.
Ivan Papp was born in Drahov on December 9 in the year 1846. He died in 1909 on December 7. He lived 64 years minus 2 days.
Mama Marya Tegza was born in Berezov in the year 1857. She died July 6 in the year 1920. She lived 63 years.
Their children
Vasily, Ivan, Elana, Anca, Stefan, Marika, (second page begins) Mikula, Marika, Hafya, Luka, Mikula and Petra.
Marika, Mikula and Petra died as children.
Marika Papp Hricak died February 21 in the year 1942.
Luka Popp died September 25 in the year 1944.
Stefan Popp died 9-8-48.

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Partnership includes $500 To Win for Parilla Junior in Manufacturers Cup
CONCORD, N.C. – The World Karting Association, Arai Helmets and Butler Built Professional Seat Systems have agreed to a multi-year partnership that will make Arai the preferred helmet of the World Karting Association and its national series.
The new WKA, Arai, Butler Built agreement includes several facets that will reach to and benefit WKA racers and members for many years to come.
Arai is one of the leading helmet manufacturers in the world. Popular for years in motorcycle racing, in recent years Arai has entered its fine products into the auto racing arena and made strides to become a popular choice of helmet for stock car, open-wheel, sports car and kart racers throughout the world.
Butler Built, located in Concord, N.C., since 1981, is an Arai distributor and a leading racecar seat manufacturer. Now entering its 34th year of business, Butler Built began making seats for NASCAR Sprint Cup racecars in 1981, and since has evolved to lead the industry in seat design and manufacturing for stock cars, sprint cars, midgets, modifieds, sports cars and other racecars.
With its Arai distributorship, Butler Built is broadening its horizons and committing to multi-year support of the karting industry with its new partnership with WKA.
Arai Helmets / Butler Built Parilla Junior
In 2014, Arai and Butler Built will reach to WKA's strongest national program, the Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series, to offer a $2,500 purse to the new Parilla Junior division.
The $2,500 will be spread among the five Man Cup national events – Daytona, Carolina Motorsports Park, Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Michiana Raceway Park and New Castle Motorsports Park. A $500 check, made possible by Arai and Butler Built, will be awarded to each national weekend's Parilla Junior best overall finisher between day one and day two's main events.
The best average finisher will be determined by WKA's "motocross points system," with 0 points going to the final winner, two (2) points to second place, three (3) points going to third and so on. The driver will the lowest points total will win the Arai / Butler Built $500 bonus. Tiebreaker will be determined by the driver to finish best in Sunday's final (Monday at Daytona).
Arai certificates to Daytona Dirt trophy class winners
With the biggest karting event of the year just around the corner – this December 27-30 WKA Daytona KartWeek at Daytona International Speedway – Arai and Butler Built are not going to waste any time reaching out to WKA racers.
Butler Built has posted twenty $50 certificates toward the purchase of a new Arai Helmet for this month's big WKA Speedway Dirt World Championships at the Daytona Flat Track. The $50 certificates will be awarded to feature winners in the 20 WKA trophy classes at Daytona Dirt. Only one certificate per driver. If a driver wins a second trophy class main event, the second-place finisher will receive the $50 certificate.
Classes eligible for the $50 certificates to the feature winners are Junior 1 Lite, Junior 1 Box Stock Lite, Junior 1 Box Stock Heavy, Junior 2 Lite, Junior 2 Box Stock Lite, Junior 2 Box Stock Heavy, Junior 3 Lite, Junior 3 Heavy, Junior 3 Box Stock Lite, Animal Medium, Animal Heavy, Animal Super Heavy, Animal Senior Stock, Box Stock Medium, Box Stock Heavy, Box Stock Super Heavy, Box Stock Senior, Gas Animal, Champ Lite and Yamaha.
Manufacturers Cup / Gold Cup year-end awards
This new partnership will also focus on enhancing WKA's year-end awards programs in its national series. Arai and Butler Built will award one certificate toward the purchase of a new Arai Helmet to a driver in each WKA Manufacturers Cup and Gold Cup series class (12 Man Cup classes; 11 Gold Cup). Determination of each class's Arai / Butler Built certificate winner will be determined and announced at a later date.
One Arai Helmet to a WKA racer
Arai and Butler Built have also posted a new helmet to one lucky 2014 WKA racer. The helmet will be awarded to a racer in a To Be Determined. Look for a future WKA press release detailing this facet of the partnership.
WKA, Arai and Butler Built are very enthused on this new partnership and multi-year support and commitment to WKA racers. More news is forthcoming on this new program.