After over 4 a long time of silence, former UFC standout Matt Hamill can lastly hear.
Hamill, 48, shared some heartwarming information on social media, revealing that he was capable of hear his youngsters’s voices for the primary time after buying high-powered listening to aids that have been developed with state-of-the-art know-how to amplify his surrounding setting.
“I simply obtained probably the most highly effective digital listening to aids ever made,” Hamill wrote on Instagram. “For the primary time in 41 years, I can lastly hear my children’ voices, the sounds of individuals strolling and laughing. I lastly heard my mother’s voice and she or he cried. I’m trying ahead to listening to my brother Pat’s voice too. I solely hope he doesn’t have a voice like a foghorn. That is superior though I do know it is going to take time to adapt to all of this. Pleased New Yr!”
Matt Hamill is greatest recognized for his loopy DQ win over ‘bones’ on the UFC’s TUF 10 finale
A 3-time NCAA Division III nationwide champion, Matt Hamill made his UFC debut in June 2006 and competed contained in the Octagon for seven years. Alongside the way in which, he shared the cage with a slew of MMA legends like Michael Bisping, Wealthy Franklin, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, and Alexander Gustafsson.
Hamill’s most notable victory got here by way of a controversial disqualification towards two-division titleholder and reigning undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones.
‘Bones’ was having his method with Hamill, lighting up the Loveland, Ohio native with a slew of strikes from the mount. With lower than a minute to go within the opening spherical, referee Steve Mazzagatti halted the motion after observing Jones land a number of 12-to-6 elbows which have been unlawful till November 1, 2024. With Hamill unable to proceed, Jones was DQ’d, handing him his first and solely profession loss.
With the straight up-and-down elbows now completely authorized contained in the Octagon, Jon Jones advised that his loss towards Hamill be overturned, giving him again his ‘O’ within the course of. Nonetheless, Hamill proposed a special solution to settle issues with Jones.
After exiting the UFC, Hamill fought 5 extra occasions beneath a number of promotional banners, going 2-3 within the course of. He retired in 2018 after scoring a split-decision win towards Chris Birchler at Maverick MMA 6 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
