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Brett Okamoto
Combined martial arts legend Randy Couture was airlifted to a burn middle Tuesday in Kansas Metropolis with accidents stemming from a single-car crash at a professional inventory racetrack.
Sources near Couture confirmed his hospitalization to ESPN on Wednesday, following an initial report by TMZ, which mentioned Couture suffered first- and second-degree burns, trauma accidents and smoke inhalation within the accident.
The “preliminary hope and perception” is that Couture is anticipated to get well, sources advised ESPN.
Couture, 62, was anticipated to make his Nationwide Scorching 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 was inducted into the promotion’s Corridor of Fame in 2006.
Couture stays concerned within the combat recreation by Xtreme Couture, knowledgeable gymnasium he owns in Las Vegas, and as a commentator for PFL, which airs on ESPN within the U.S.