{"id":246649,"date":"2017-08-13T20:50:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T03:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=246649"},"modified":"2017-08-13T20:50:14","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T03:50:14","slug":"photo-friend-posts-photo-matt-hughes-says-progress-miracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/matt-hughes\/photo-friend-posts-photo-matt-hughes-says-progress-miracle\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo | Friend posts photo with Matt Hughes says his progress is &#8220;a miracle&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes was involved in a horrific accident on June 16 when his pickup truck was\u00a0struck by an oncoming train in Raymond, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Hughes was airlifted to a nearby hospital immediately following the accident and it was later revealed that the former UFC welterweight champion of the world was in a coma.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the UFC\u2019s first ever welterweight champion, Pat Miletich, shared a positive update on his long time friend and training partner with Ariel Helwani.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n\u201cHe is surprising the doctors,\u201d Miletich said (as transcribed by MMAFighting). \u201cHe\u2019s making great leaps and he\u2019s no longer in a coma, and he\u2019s improving. It\u2019s going to be a long road. Any type of head trauma at that level, there\u2019s going to be some rehab.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today, a close friend of Matt&#8217;s shared the following positive update on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Facebook post from one of Matt Hughes&#39; closest friends. &#x1f44f;&#x1f44f; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VgusQwahiG\">pic.twitter.com\/VgusQwahiG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN\/status\/896915840041238529\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n&#8220;I can&#8217;t even describe the emotions I am feeling as I write this post. Less than two months ago I didn&#8217;t know if my best friend was going to make it, and tonight we made a jail break for sushi (in disguise. Ha). Talk about a rollercoaster of emotions! His progress is nothing short of a miracle. He is working so hard and fights through the frustration. He is, as he&#8217;s always been, an inspiration. I can&#8217;t wait to hit the mats with him again&#8230;and he told me today that he has &#8220;one more round&#8221; left in him! Ha. (He laughed&#8230;but definitely wasn&#8217;t joking!). Thank you for all of your prayers! Please keep them up as he still has a long road ahead of him. I am witnessing the power of them firsthand! So thankful!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes was involved in a horrific accident on June 16 when his pickup truck was\u00a0struck by an oncoming train in Raymond, Illinois. 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