Hughes tears knee ligaments in Alves fight

Former UFC welterweight champion unsure of surgery to fix problem

Josh Hedges / Zuffa	Matt Hughes tore knee ligaments in his recent loss to Thiago Alves, but surgery may not be required to fix the problem.

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updated 4:15 p.m. ET June 25, 2008

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UFC welterweight Matt Hughes has a torn MCL and partially torn PCL in his left knee, but the injuries may not require surgery, Hughes noted on his personal website.

Hughes suffered the injuries during his UFC 85 loss to Thiago Alves earlier this month.

It is unclear how the injuries will affect his next likely match, against rival Matt Serra.

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The match was originally scheduled for last December's UFC 79, but was scrapped when Serra suffered a herniated disc during training. Georges St. Pierre stepped in to replace Serra and defeated Hughes for the interim championship.

After Serra lost his rematch with George St. Pierre in Montreal earlier this year, it was expected that Serra and Hughes would finally meet, but first, Hughes took the match with Alves on short notice to add starpower to an injury decimated event.

Alves won via second-round TKO, and it appeared Hughes injured his leg in the final moments of the bout.