An Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event was marred by a frightening medical incident on Friday, January 23, when bantamweight fighter Cameron Smotherman collapsed face first on stage moments after successfully weighing in for his scheduled bout.
The 28-year-old fighter from Tennessee weighed 135.5 pounds on the day of his fight on the UFC 324 pre-event card in Las Vegas to face Ricky Turcios in a welterweight bout scheduled for September 24.
Just seconds after stepping off the scale to begin walking away from it, Smotherman appeared disoriented before falling to the floor.
His collapse caused immediate concern from commentators and spectators. After the incident, he was quickly carried off the platform by his team and staff.
He was later transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
Due to his collapse, his fight against Turcios has been officially removed from Saturday’s card.
It is expected that his collapse may be due to dangerous weight cutting methods, where fighters often dehydrate themselves to lose significant weight.
Later, they quickly rehydrate after the official weigh-in.
There is no official update yet on Smotherman’s health from UFC officials.
