John Dodson inquisitive about ‘shut to-loss of life’ automobile accident, out of upcoming battle
Two-time UFC title challenger John Dodson changed into inquisitive about a severe accident that has postponed his return to competition.
On Saturday, Dodson’s supervisor Ricky Kottenstette posted on social media that Dodson and his family had been inquisitive about an automobile accident Friday evening.
In step with Kottenstette, Dodson and his family had been launched from the well being facility Saturday morning.
Kottenstette equipped additional knowledge on the scenario on a GoFundMe website position as much as fortify the Dodsons. Within the put up, Kottenstette describes the incident as a “shut to loss of life accident with the final family all the most effective plan thru the vehicle” that occurred after they had been traveling to Texas for a stir.
Dodson has been compelled to withdraw from his upcoming bantamweight on July 30 that changed into to happen at an XMMA tournament in Greenville, S.C. The battle would had been Dodson’s first since parting programs with the UFC this previous September.
In 17 UFC appearances, Dodson went 10-7 and twice challenged Demetrious Johnson for the UFC flyweight championship. He lost three of his previous four bouts competing for the promotion in the 135-pound division.
Look Kottenstette’s fleshy GoFundMe assertion below:
We now hang began this mosey fund me to abet John Dodson and family. The Dodson’s had been headed to Texas on stir to consult with family after they had been inquisitive about a shut to loss of life accident with the final family all the most effective plan thru the vehicle. They had been all launched from the well being facility this morning however can hang a rough month of recovery and financial hardship forward. They’ve totaled their family vehicle and sadly John will no longer be in a subject to battle in his upcoming July 30th bout. We are soliciting for assistance to abet them with their medical bills, financial the abet of being out of work and depart abet to New Mexico. Let’s show cowl these guys some [love].
UPDATE: Dodson has equipped an change on his situation by approach of Facebook and additionally shared extra particulars and photos of the accident, which he says alive to at the least three thoroughly different autos, along side an 18-wheeler.
Appropriate letting everybody know we’re all alive and no one is seriously injured. The vehicle we hit changed into left in the center of the motorway after that particular person hit an 18 wheel and yet some other vehicle crashed into it besides. He had no Hazzards mild, no flares and no thoroughly different warning to teach us. I hit the vehicle and we rolled. I don’t know how over and over however fortunately the cables in the median stopped us from rolling onto traffic going thoroughly different route. The fellow fled on foot after he noticed my vehicle rolled.. I gotta thank infinite for the rep of the suv cuz it accurate my family and I from dying. We’re appropriate lucky no one died and we can dwell to spy yet some other day and be reminded on how success we are. Life is temporary and you don’t know when it’s gonna pause so savor it whilst it’s likely you’ll maybe maybe.
While you happen to guys wanna abet us accessible’s a gofundme tale that thought to be one of my chums hang created to abet us out since I’m outta my battle for July 30th. Thanks everybody for checking up on us and we’re appropriate lucky.