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John Dodson involved in ‘near-death’ automobile accident, out of upcoming fight

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.