Two-time UFC title challenger John Dodson was involved in a serious accident that has postponed his return to competition.
On Saturday, Dodson’s manager Ricky Kottenstette posted on social media that Dodson and his family were involved in an automobile accident Friday evening.
According to Kottenstette, Dodson and his family were released from the hospital Saturday morning.
Kottenstette provided further information on the situation on a GoFundMe page set up to support the Dodsons. In the post, Kottenstette describes the incident as a “near death accident with the whole family inside the vehicle” that occurred when they were traveling to Texas for a vacation.
Dodson has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming bantamweight on July 30 that was to take place at an XMMA event in Greenville, S.C. The fight would have been Dodson’s first since parting ways with the UFC this past September.
In 17 UFC appearances, Dodson went 10-7 and twice challenged Demetrious Johnson for the UFC flyweight championship. He lost three of his past four bouts competing for the promotion in the 135-pound division.
See Kottenstette’s full GoFundMe statement below:
We have started this go fund me to help John Dodson and family. The Dodson’s were headed to Texas on vacation to visit family when they were involved in a near death accident with the whole family inside the vehicle. They were all released from the hospital this morning but will have a rough month of recovery and financial hardship ahead. They have totaled their family vehicle and unfortunately John will no longer be able to fight in his upcoming July 30th bout. We are asking for assistance to help them with their medical bills, financial assistance from being out of work and travel back to New Mexico. Let’s show these guys some [love].