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Paddy Pimblett Undercard Fighter Passes Out in Shocking Moment as Contest Cancelled
Cameron Smotherman collapsed after making weight at UFC 324 weigh-in, leading to fight cancellation; weight cutting stress is a likely factor, UFC review ongoing.
- On Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, Cameron Smotherman, UFC bantamweight, collapsed moments after making weight, leading to the cancellation of his UFC 324 bout with Ricky Turcios at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
- MMA weight-cut norms, which often include dehydration, frame the likely cause as weight cutting is a standard UFC practice involving athletes who rehydrate after scale.
- Weighing 135.5 pounds, Smotherman had met the limit before the incident and was tended to by UFC medical staff before being taken to a hospital for evaluation.
- The incident immediately altered the UFC 324 prelims, reducing the card to 12 fights as UFC commentators Laura Sanko, Daniel Cormier, Chris Weidman, and Dan Hellie reacted with audible shock, while MMA Junkie sought updates on Smotherman's condition.
- Meanwhile, Deiveson Figueiredo and Alex Perez missed weight by 2.5 pounds and were fined 25%, while Pimblett and Gaethje made weight for the interim lightweight title at 155 pounds.
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By W.G. RAMIREZ LAS VEGAS (AP) — The cockweight fighter Cameron Smotherman collapsed on Friday afternoon immediately after he weighed, and his fight with Ricky Turcios at UFC 324 was cancelled. Smotherman went to the stage seemingly uncomplicated. But as he climbed the scale and gave the weight of 135.5 pounds for Saturday’s event, his eyes seemed heavy, blinking slowly twice. He stepped down to his left, wobbly down to the stairs and falling fa…
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Cameron Smotherman collapses after weighing in for UFC 324, fight with Ricky Turcios canceled
Bantamweight fighter Cameron Smotherman collapsed Friday afternoon immediately after weighing in and his bout with Ricky Turcios at UFC 324 was canceled.
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