Matt Hume

Matt Hume
Born	July 14, 1966 (1966-07-14) (age 45)
Other names	The Wizard [1]
Nationality	American
Style	Pankration
Fighting out of	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Team	AMC Pankration
Years active	1994–2002
Mixed martial arts record
Total	10
Wins	5
By knockout	2
By submission	3
Losses	5
By submission	2
By decision	3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Matt Hume (born July 14, 1966) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently trains fighters for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and DREAM.

The son of a policeman, Hume's father briefly trained with Bruce Lee.^{[citation needed]} He graduated from Lake Washington High School, later receiving his college degree in business from Central Washington University.

Since stepping back from active competition, Hume has moved to new roles in his chosen sport; he is a successful trainer, referee, journalist and commentator.^[1] Hume is also the owner and head instructor of the American Martial Arts Center (AMC), which counts fighters like Josh Barnett, Bob Sapp, Chris Leben, Hayato Sakurai, Akira Shoji, Matt Brown and most recently Rich Franklin amongst its membership. In addition to these established MMA veterans, Hume has developed a new generation of elite fighters, which includes Mario Miranda (UFC), Demetrious Johnson (UFC), and Caros Fodor (Strikeforce).

Matt Hume holds wins over former Shooto champion Erik Paulson and former UFC Welterweight Champion Pat Miletich. Matt Hume also defeated former Olympic gold medalist Kenny Monday by submission in only 45 seconds in the main event of the pay-per-view world submission wrestling championships "The Contenders".

Matt Hume's grappling talents impressed the Prince, Sheik tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nayhan of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates so much, that the Prince requested that Matt come to Abu Dhabi to personally train him and his combat team. Shortly after Matt trained him and his team, the prince was inspired to start the now famous Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships. Matt participated in the inaugural event, winning all of his matches, but withdrawing after his semifinal victory on the doctor's recommendation after a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Hume’s last fight was a win against Shawn Peters by armbar, at Hook n Shoot Absolute Fighting Championships 1, December 13, 2002.

Hume was the rule director and official trainer to the PRIDE Fighting Championships.^{[citation needed]}

His extraordinary skill in submissions has earned him the nickname "The Wizard".

Footnotes

1. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Matt-Hume-416

1. ^ Profile on Hume’s Official Site
2. ^ Gentry, Clyde, No Holds Barred (UK Edition) (London: Milo Books, 2005), p179

External links

• Official website
• Professional MMA Record for Matt Hume from Sherdog

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Name	Hume, Matt
Alternative names	"The Wizard"
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Date of birth	July 14, 1966
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