Mellanviktaren Uriah Hall klarade inte vikten inför sitt möte med Vitor Belfort under UFC St. Louis och kollapsade timmar innan invägningarna. Han fördes snabbt till sjukhus efter ett anfall där läkare konstaterade att han hade troligtvis hade dött om han inte fått akut vård.
UFC:s VD Dana White uttryckte ingen medkänsla för Hall eller oro för det som hade inträffat, utan kritiserade istället Hall för att ha festat för mycket på nattklubbar.
Halls tränare från Xtreme Coutur, Eric Nicksick, är inte nöjd med responsen som incidenten fick.
Via ’MMA Junkie Radio’:
It’s tough, especially when your employer is the first one to bag on you. I think what really hurt me was, this guy almost died for your organization. He did not feel like he even had a heartbeat. His pulse was thready. He was unconscious and unresponsive. And all the while he was trying to make it down that (expletive) elevator to weigh in for (White). And then for you to go on and bash your guy without all the facts, without hearing the story, without knowing what happened. This was one of the best camps I’ve ever seen out of this guy. We were teed up to go and have a good performance. Something went wrong.
Motståndaren Belfort var besviken över att inte få gå match efter två månaders förberedelse med träning, men önskade Hall en snabb återhämtning.
Via Instagram:
I dedicated 2 months for this training camp. Stayed away from my family and who knows me knows how hard this is for me. I spent all necessary to have the best structure to achieve my goal. My team had an intense dedication even during the holidays. I did all my fight week obligations, cut the weight and made the fight weight. Unfortunately my opponent had a problem during his weight cut, I wish him a soon recovery Uriah Hall. Now I just want to go back home and see my family. Thanks for all the support along this training camp.Love you all!!
Det kan innebära problem för Hall att gå match i mellanvikt framöver på grund av det som hänt, men det återstår att se vad kommissionen har att säga om detta.
