On Thursday evening, Matt Hughes commented on Nick Diaz’s ridiculous 5-year suspension with wording that some people didn’t appreciate. The former welterweight champion turned UFC executive sent out a string of tweets where he called Diaz a ‘punk’ that shouldn’t have expected leniency, and this didn’t sit well with Matt Mitrione.
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The UFC heavyweight then decided to put him to task on twitter, and you check out the complete exchange below:
@matthughes9x you’re a VP of athlete development & u come after @nickdiaz209 like that? Just another reason I don’t respect you. #Sellout
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
In case you forgot @matthughes9x, you’re supposed to be a liaison for it’s fighters regarding conduct not making headlines against us
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
@mattmitrione you need to go back and read all my tweets. Not just one.
— Matt Hughes (@matthughes9x) September 18, 2015
I’ve read them. A commission punishment should be factual, objective ruling predicated upon facts not upon attitude https://t.co/IMAmAOc2Xz
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
@mattmitrione if you think I’m on the commissions side you don’t read well!
— Matt Hughes (@matthughes9x) September 18, 2015
I read just fine and my position is you shouldn’t have spoken out against US publicly. YOU vs US is my position https://t.co/Q0M8fD1kXd
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
@_Salvate @mattmitrione Is that so hard for others to figure out???
— Matt Hughes (@matthughes9x) September 18, 2015
I’ll teach you, Matthew. take a stand against the commission for the punishment instead of speaking out against US https://t.co/iYRo0nBGxj
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
But his attitude should be IRRELEVANT. The facts that were delivered should be the only language being deciphered https://t.co/NYT8QdaIP2
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
@burrovago @mattmitrione I can’t speak freely right now, but you will see in the near future.
— Matt Hughes (@matthughes9x) September 18, 2015
That’s funny cuz you sure spoke freely when calling him a punk but whatever, hope I see you taking a stand FOR us https://t.co/rXkZkYdqwq
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) September 18, 2015
@mattmitrione I need to talk to you.
— Matt Hughes (@matthughes9x) September 18, 2015
Seems like things then were discussed away from the public eye, which as an executive of the UFC, Hughes should’ve immediately done right when this all started.
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