GRAPHIC IMAGE: Bantamweight prospect collapses during weigh-in, causing drama at UFC 324.

Cameron Smortherman falls ill during weigh-in. UFC 324Photo: Press release / UFC

The Ultimate's year started on the wrong foot. During the weigh-in of UFC 324, held this Saturday (24) and which opens the organization’s 2026 season, the young Cameron SmothermanThe 28-year-old failed to make weight for her category and ended up fainting after stepping off the scale.

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In a video released by the UFC, Smotherman, scheduled to face Ricky Turcios In the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg) on ​​the preliminary card of the event, he appeared visibly dejected. After weighing in, failing to make weight, and stepping off the scale, the fighter collapsed unconscious on stage and had to be carried off. (Watch the video).

😱 Cameron Smotherman just passed out on after making weight for UFC 324.

I've never seen a fall like this...

pic.twitter.com/PvMGOWTQZ0

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) January 23, 2026

With what happened, the duel between Cameron Smortherman and Ricky Turcios It was canceled. With this, the American will not have the chance to recover his record in the UFC, since he has one win and two losses in the organization, in addition to another defeat in the Contender Series.