Family says Matt Hughes condition is improving
“He is improving and continues to show us his heart and determination each day. He has a long road ahead of him and your continued thoughts and prayers will help him with the journey.”
On Friday, June 16, UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes was in a vehicle that collided with a moving train. He was airlifted to HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.
At the time his family released a statement, via the social network of his sister Beth Hughes Ulrici.
“Matt is stable and has no broken bones or internal injuries,” she wrote at the time. “He has some minor lacerations and bruising and is currently being weaned from his ventilator. He is not yet awake and not responding as we would like to see but we see the fight in him.”
The family further asked that fans receive information through the family. In the latest message, his sister said they were seeing improvements.
“Our family would like to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers for Matt,” she wrote. “He is improving and continues to show us his heart and determination each day. He has a long road ahead of him and your continued thoughts and prayers will help him with the journey.
“Please continue your prayers for Matt. There was a well-attended prayer vigil Sunday evening in Mt. Olive, IL and another in the works for a later date in Hillsboro. Matthew 18:20 ‘For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them.’
“Matt has always been a fighter, but he is now in the biggest fight of his life. We know he will continue to improve with God’s Grace and Mercy.”