Combined martial arts legend Randy Couture was airlifted to a burn middle on Tuesday in Kansas Metropolis, with accidents stemming from a single automobile accident at a professional inventory automobile racetrack.
Sources near Couture confirmed his hospitalization to ESPN on Wednesday, following an preliminary report by TMZ, which mentioned Couture suffered first and second-degree burns, trauma accidents and smoke inhalation in the course of the mishap.
The “preliminary hope and perception” is that Couture is predicted to get better, sources advised ESPN.
Couture, 62, was anticipated to make his Nationwide Sizzling Rod Affiliation racing debut later this 12 months. An avid motorcyclist for years, Couture had began the licensing course of to formally compete.
A former two-weight MMA champion within the UFC, Couture stays concerned within the combat sport by means of Xtreme Couture, knowledgeable gymnasium he owns in Las Vegas, and as a commentator for PFL, which airs on ESPN within the U.S.