UFC great Randy Couture airlifted to burn center following fiery crash ahead of NHRA racing debut

UFC great Randy Couture airlifted to burn center following fiery crash ahead of NHRA racing debut

Couture reportedly sustained first and second-degree burns

Randy Couture (green shorts) def. Gabriel Gonzaga (black/white shorts) – TKO – 1:37 round 3 during UFC 74 at Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 7, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Former UFC fight Randy Couture watches son Ryan Couture (not pictured) fight Haim Gozal (not pictured) during Bellator NYC at Madison Square Garden on June 24, 2017 in New York. (Ed Mulholland/USA TODAY Sports)

Randy Couture attends the ceremony honoring Criss Angel with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame held on July 20, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (JB Lacroix/WireImage)