Former UFC champ Matt Hughes airlifted to hospital after truck collides with train
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Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes was airlifted for medical treatment from the site of an accident on Friday after his truck collided with a train in Illinois.
According to numerous reports, Hughes was the person injured in the accident when his truck was struck by a moving trainaround 10:30 a.m. this morning.
UFC president Dana White later confirmed that Hughes had suffered head injuries before being airlifted to a local medical facility for treatment.
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"Apparently he has head trauma," White told ESPN. "His family is traveling to him now."
As of now, investigators are still trying to identify what caused the crash.
Hughes is a UFC Hall of Famer and multi-time defending welterweight champion, who faced a laundry list of top fighters during his career including wins over Georges St-Pierre and B.J. Penn.
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Hughes last fought in the UFC in 2011 before retiring from the sport, although he had hinted at a comeback in recent months.
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