UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes on Sunday appeared at a UFC event for the first time since a car-train accident this past summer.
Midway through UFC Fight Night 124 in St. Louis, not far from Hughes’ home town of Hillsboro, Ill., the UFC put on a video honoring Hughes and his recovery from a June 2017 accident in which his truck was hit by a train. The former welterweight champion has apparently managed to come far in his recovery from the accident.
Following the video, the 44-year-old Hughes entered the arena to the sound the walkout song he used for years, “A Country Boy Can Survive” by Hank Williams Jr. The crowd went wild, and Hughes walked to the octagon to join UFC President Dana White cageside for the main card.
Watch it in the video above.
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