Former UFC star John Dodson and his family survived a near-fatal car accident last Friday. They were on their way to Texas for a vacation when the incident occurred. Fortunately, they were all safe.

But because of the accident, Dodson was forced to withdraw from his XMMA fight against Cody Gibson on July 30. This put a heavy dent in his finances and his manager put up a GoFundMe page to ask for donations (via Heavy).

“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.”

The 36-year-old Dodson shared the story on Instagram, detailing how the crash happened.

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“The car we hit was left in the middle of the highway after that person hit an 18-wheel and another car crashed into it as well. He had no hazard lights, no flares, and no other warning to let us know. I hit the car and we rolled. I don’t know how many times but luckily the cables in the median stopped us from rolling onto traffic going the other direction.”

Dodson also couldn't help but feel existential and acknowledge their luck.

“We’re just lucky no one died and we can live to see another day and be reminded of how lucky we are. Life is short and you don’t know when it’s gonna end so enjoy it while you can.”

John Dodson got cut by the UFC last year after losing six of his last 10 fights.