The UFC 324 weigh-ins took place on Friday, as fighters on the cardboard had to make sure they made the correct weight for his or her upcoming fight. Nevertheless, a scary moment happened after bantamweight Cameron Smotherman fainted and collapsed on stage immediately after weighing in.
Fighters undergo strenuous amounts of labor to achieve the goal weight for his or her fights. That was seemingly the case for the 28-year-old fighter, who pushed himself beyond his limits after initially failing to weigh in at 135 lbs. After being given a second probability to make the burden, Smotherman fell face-first on the stage while attempting to exit.
Oh my goodness…
Cameron Smotherman just passed out on stage after making weight pic.twitter.com/fw881V1JuO
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) January 23, 2026
During that scary moment, UFC legend Michael Bisping was standing near the stage serving as an announcer and analyst for the weigh-ins. While Smotherman was weighing in for the second time, Bisping criticized fighters who struggle to make weight, claiming that it’s their one job, and that he doesn’t feel any sympathy for fighters who cannot reach their goal weight before a fight. Immediately after saying that, is when Smotherman collapsed.
“I never have any sympathy for these guys,” said Bisping. “You bought one job. Show up on weight in shape… You are an expert fighter. It is not hard, is it?”
Cameron Smotherman collapses behind Michael Bisping.
“Oh s***. He’s fainted,” Bisping declared.
Brutal timing from Michael Bisping pic.twitter.com/I0bJZWNk5f
— Completely satisfied Punch (@HappyPunch) January 23, 2026
After the incident, Smotherman was taken off stage and rushed to the hospital. He was eventually discharged. His scheduled early preliminary fight against Ricky Turcios was canceled almost immediately.
The principal card for UFC 324 continues to be set to start at 9 p.m. EST. It’ll be the primary card aired on Paramount Plus, because the organization not airs PPV fights on ESPN+.