MMA veteran Joe Riggs’ UFC return has been cancelled as a result of a firearm incident on Monday that sent him to the hospital

While cleaning his pistol at his home in Arizona, the gun discharged and Riggs was shot in the hand and upper thigh.

He was scheduled to face Paolo Thiago at UFC Fight Night 51 from Brazil on September 13th, his first UFC fight since 2006.

Here’s UFC’s official statement: