Matt Hughes has always been a trouble maker however he’s never had family members come out and say so publicly as they did during the process of obtaining the restraining orders against him.
According to TMZ Tuesday, Hughes must stay at least 500 feet away from his wife after a judge granted the order. His wife has accused him of a long and incredibly disturbing trend of violence against her. The allegations include choking, smashing her head against the shower wall and more.
Now the UFC HAll of Famer has decided to play the pity card and touts his accident in 2017 as the leading cause of his troubling behavior as alleged by his family members:
Since my train accident in June of 2017, my life has been changed forever. Some days have been absolute hell. The challenges and battles that I have faced have been far greater than anything I ever took on in a cage. I am not the same person since my accident, even though, everyday I continue to try to be as normal as someone with a brain injury can be.
I understand that it is not fun to teach a grown man to learn to do everything all over again. I understand that I am a burden to those around me. I understand that I am an inconvenience to my family.
Unfortunately, my marriage was not perfect long before the accident, but NEVER, NEVER, NEVER would I, or have I, physically hurt those who I care about most.
I do not resent those who are trying to hurt me and paint me out to be a monster through these false accusations. I understand now that they are just doing what they need to do in order to rid me of their lives forever so theirs can return to normalcy. I feel awful that my accident turned their world upside-down also.
To those of you who have helped me, supported me, cared for me, and prayed for me- I truly cannot thank you enough. To my supporters who defended me and never believed these untrue, disgraceful reports for a second- thank you.
If there is one silver lining that this accident has revealed, it is the ability to see who my true friends are. To know who are faithful and have never given up on me even when I am at my lowest. Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I do not know where I would be without you. Please keep the prayers coming. God knows I need them.
As a reminder Hughes himself writes in his own words in his book about assaulting his father, his inlaws, cutting open live piglets, urination in public, sexual interactions with his wife when she was 13 and he was in college as well as other troubling events.
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