Julia Stoliarenko: UFC fighter collapses twice at Las Vegas weigh-in

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Julia Stoliarenko reportedly suffered a seizure after she fell backwards in the scales at Las Vegas before her bout.

The Lithuanian fighter was scheduled to face off Avila in the UFC but the bout was unfortunately cancelled due the incident resulting from weight cutting issues.

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Her opponent Avila has gone to Instagram to wish her speedy recovery and offer her prayers. Avila post on social media goes thus

"My opponent fainted twice on the scales.
"I hope nothing but a speedy recovery for Julia Stoliarenko and prayers for her. Maybe we can meet up at a future date. But I will not be performing tomorrow night."

The MMA has been criticized for issues such as this due to its use of few weight divisions than boxing resulting to competitors having to take a lot drastic cut due to available weight classes



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