UK Prospect Liam McCracken Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Hit by a Bus

Mixed martial artist Liam
McCracken had an unfortunate accident involving a bus on
Tuesday, Sept. 12, on Pilch Lane East in Huyton, England. The
22-year-old, who recently became a father and was set to face
Tony
Silva in a lightweight bout on Oct. 20’s
Anthony Pettis FC 8 card, was on his way to coach a one-on-one
session at his gym, Aspire MMA, in Liverpool.

Per his coach and friend, Phil Turner, McCracken was dragged under
the bus following the accident and stuck there for an hour before
being taken to Aintree Hospital. Liam raised his friends’
suspicions about a possible mishap when he didn’t turn up to the
gym, which was confirmed when they heard reports of a bus accident
on his regular running route.

The incident has left McCracken with broken bones in his back,
pelvis, ribs and a serious injury to one leg. He also suffered ear
and lip injuries and a deep gash on his head that goes down to the
skull.

Despite his wounds, the young father was reportedly concerned about
the bus occupants’ safety when he returned to his senses. Sharing
details of a conversation between McCracken and his mother,
Turner told The ECHO:

“His mum said when he woke up he was asking if the bus driver and
everyone on the bus was OK, his mum was saying, ‘never mind the bus
driver, how about you.’ He said when he was under the bus he
thought if he fell asleep he was going to die, so he was awake the
whole time and he kept saying his daughter’s name.”

A GoFundMe page has been set up to aid with the recovery
of the 5-1 featherweight prospect, whose primary source of income
is coaching and fighting.