
The UFC’s latest card threw up drama outside the octagon as well as in it, as two fighters fainted backstage – one moments before the walkout – while promotion chief Dana White criticized the cageside doctor in the main event.
The UFC returned to its Las Vegas home on Saturday night after a series of events on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, but suffered an incident-hit night for many of the wrong reasons.
Trevin Giles was due to kick off the main card at the UFC’s Apex facility against middleweight rival Kevin Holland, but moments before fans were expecting the walkouts news filtered through that Giles had fainted backstage.
The incident was announced live on the ESPN+ and was put down to nerves from the 27-year-old Giles, who was due to make his sixth appearance in the octagon.
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