Matt Hughes Injures Finger, Shares Hospital Photo

UFC Hall of Famer and former welterweight champion Matt Hughes has sustained an injury, apparently losing the tip of his middle finger.

While the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, Hughes, known as the “Country Boy,” posted a picture from his hospital visit on his official Instagram account. He captioned the image, “Luckily, God’s been real good to me… He left me nine more to work with. 😂.”

Widely recognized as one of MMA’s all-time greats, Hughes is a former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion and an inductee into both the UFC Hall of Fame and the NJCAA Hall of Fame. During his tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hughes achieved two six-fight winning streaks, defeating every opponent in the welterweight division. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in May 2010, becoming its eighth inductee.

Previously, on June 16, 2017, Hughes was hospitalized with a severe head injury after his truck was struck by a train at a rail crossing near his home in Montgomery County, Illinois. He remained in a medically induced coma for 19 days, recovering from what he described as the “worst brain injury possible,” a Grade 3 diffuse axonal brain injury.

Matt Hughes Injures Finger, Shares Hospital Photo

UFC Hall of Famer and former welterweight champion Matt Hughes has sustained an injury, apparently losing the tip of his middle finger.

While the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, Hughes, known as the “Country Boy,” posted a picture from his hospital visit on his official Instagram account. He captioned the image, “Luckily, God’s been real good to me… He left me nine more to work with. 😂.”

Widely recognized as one of MMA’s all-time greats, Hughes is a former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion and an inductee into both the UFC Hall of Fame and the NJCAA Hall of Fame. During his tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hughes achieved two six-fight winning streaks, defeating every opponent in the welterweight division. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in May 2010, becoming its eighth inductee.

Previously, on June 16, 2017, Hughes was hospitalized with a severe head injury after his truck was struck by a train at a rail crossing near his home in Montgomery County, Illinois. He remained in a medically induced coma for 19 days, recovering from what he described as the “worst brain injury possible,” a Grade 3 diffuse axonal brain injury.