Hughes is a UFC Hall of Famer and multi-time defending welterweight champion, who faced a laundry list of top fighters during his career, defeating the likes of Georges St-Pierre and B.J. Penn.
White said Hughes, 43, was apparently helping a friend when the accident occurred.
Montgomery County Sheriff's office confirmed the incident took place in Raymond, Illinois, not far from Hughes' home in Hillsboro. He was flown to a hospital in Springfield. "His family is traveling to him now". White said a truck Hughes was in collided with a moving train earlier today (June 16).
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Illinois State Police said Hughes was heading east on Beelers Trail about 10:45 a.m. and crossed the railroad tracks directly in front of the train. According to SJ-R.com, the state police are investigating the crash.
He was inducted to the UFC's Hall of Fame in 2010 and formally retired from competition three years later, though he was reportedly mulling a comeback as recently as this year.
He was 9-3 in UFC welterweight title fights and his bout with Frank Trigg at UFC 52 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is considered among the best in the promotion's history.
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