Former UFC Welterweight Champion and Hall of Famer Matt Hughes has sustained an injury, reportedly losing the tip of his middle finger.
While the specifics of how the incident occurred remain undisclosed, Hughes, known as the “Country Boy,” posted an image on his official Instagram account depicting a hospital visit. His caption read, “Luckily, God’s been real good to me… He left me nine more to work with.”
Widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, Hughes is a two-time UFC Welterweight Champion and an inductee into both the UFC and NJCAA Halls of Fame. During his tenure with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he achieved two six-fight winning streaks, conquering all notable opponents in the welterweight division. In May 2010, he was honored as the eighth inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame.
This incident follows a previous serious head injury Hughes sustained on June 16, 2017, when his truck was struck by a train at a crossing near his home in Montgomery County, Illinois. He spent 19 days in a medically induced coma following what he described as the “worst brain injury possible,” a severe Grade 3 diffuse axonal brain injury.
Matt Hughes Suffers Finger Injury, Shares Hospital Update
Former UFC Welterweight Champion and Hall of Famer Matt Hughes has sustained an injury, reportedly losing the tip of his middle finger. While the specifics of how the incident occurred remain undisclosed, Hughes, known as the “Country Boy,” posted an image on his official Instagram account depicting a hospital visit. His caption read, “Luckily, God’s been real good to me… He left me nine more to work with.”
Widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, Hughes is a two-time UFC Welterweight Champion and an inductee into both the UFC and NJCAA Halls of Fame. During his tenure with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he achieved two six-fight winning streaks, conquering all notable opponents in the welterweight division. In May 2010, he was honored as the eighth inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame.
This incident follows a previous serious head injury Hughes sustained on June 16, 2017, when his truck was struck by a train at a crossing near his home in Montgomery County, Illinois. He spent 19 days in a medically induced coma following what he described as the “worst brain injury possible,” a severe Grade 3 diffuse axonal brain injury.
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UFC Hall of Famer and former welterweight champion Matt Hughes has injured himself, apparently losing the tip of his middle finger in the process.
While the details of the incident are still unknown, the “Country Boy” Hughes posted a photo of a hospital visit on his official Instagram page with the caption “Luckily, God’s been real good to me… He left me nine more to work with.”
Widely considered among the greatest fighters in the history of MMA, he is a former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion, UFC Hall of Fame inductee, and NJCAA Hall of Fame inductee. During his ventures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hughes put together two six-fight winning streaks defeating all of the available opposition in the welterweight division. In May 2010, Hughes became the eighth inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame.
On June 16, 2017, Hughes was hospitalized with a serious head injury after a train struck the passenger side of his truck at a rail crossing near his home in Montgomery County, Illinois. He spent 19 days in a medically induced coma, surviving what he described as the “worst brain injury possible,” a severe Grade 3 diffuse axonal brain injury.