LA MIRADA, Calif. — There’s been a significant staple at a UFC media day for a Robbie Lawler fight for years: the presence of Matt Hughes.
Hughes, Lawler’s longtime mentor and a UFC Hall of Famer, is typically with Lawler during fight weeks and mingling with everyone else in attendance. He might not be Lawler’s coach like he once was, but the two have remained very close.
Last month, Hughes was involved in a truck-train collision in his native Illinois. He was seriously injured in the crash and has been recovering in Springfield, Ill.