Following a crash at a stock car track, former UFC fighter Randy Couture, 62, was airlifted to a burn center in the Kansas City area on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
He is expected to make a full recovery, his spokesperson told MMA Junkie.
Couture had recently been preparing to make his National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) debut this year. Couture has long been a motorcycling enthusiast and had begun earning his competitive license in the hopes of racing stock cars in official races before the end of 2025.
What were Randy Couture’s injuries?
Couture suffered first- and second-degree burns, other trauma-related injuries, and smoke inhalation.
It is unclear what actually caused the crash.
Randy Couture’s interest in racing
Couture seemed excited at the prospect of pro racing. In a video on his Instagram from June, Couture was seen in a kitted-out vehicle gaining experience behind the wheel.
Couture even said: ‘This is a new way to tickle that competitive spirit that I’ve had most of my life; a new place for me to get competitive and make a mark in racing.’
Randy Couture’s UFC career
Couture is a legend in the world of mixed martial arts, winning UFC championships in two different weight classes during his career. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2006.
(This story was updated to include video.)