Matt Hughes back on the mats
Matt Hughes friend Tony Zucca: “I leave for only five days and come back to his ass wanting (and able) to roll! Unbelievable!”
‘Cause you can’t starve us out and you can’t make us run
‘Cause we’re them old boys raised on shotgun
On June 16, UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes was driving a vehicle that collided with a moving coal train. He was airlifted to a hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Shortly afterward the family released a statement, via the social network of his sister Beth Hughes Ulrici, explaining that the fighter was in coma.
About a month later, on July 24, Hughes’ former coach and fellow UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour and reported that the fighter was out of a coma. He also explained how he believed the accident occurred. Hughes stopped on a hill at a railroad, as a coal train approached; it had no crossing signal, and the road was gravel. Coal trains are long, entailing a substantial wait, so Hughes floored it. But being uphill on gravel road the tires spun and the vehicle was struck by the train as it crossed.
Now another month on, Hughes is back on the mats, literally. Via the social network of his friend Tony Zucca.
“I leave for only five days and come back to his ass wanting (and able) to roll! Unbelievable!” wrote Zucca. “Spare me the grappling lessons. The only things that are important: firing muscles that haven’t been used in a long time…and having fun! So awesome to see that smile and hear that laugh again.
“If I posted a video from day one and compared it to today…and you still didn’t believe in miracles…well, there’s nothing that’s ever going to change your mind. #believe #miracle #getreadyrenzo #superfight #adcc #onemoreround #ufc #hecanstillbeatmeup”
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
