Riyadh paint job poisons multiple UFC Saudi Arabia fighters – ‘Felt like I was breathing through a tube’

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A number of the UFC fighters have been going through greater than their opponents at UFC Saudi Arabia over the weekend (Sat., Feb. 1, 2025) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Because the occasion concluded, there have been rumors that one locker room value of athletes have been dealt a unfavourable hand earlier than the cardboard even began. The room had not too long ago been repainted in preparation for the occasion, and this brought about a number of fighters to have issue respiration throughout warmups and even within the battle.

“I felt it a bit bit,” Terrance McKinney defined to Ariel Helwani when requested about nausea and respiration points from the paint. “That is most likely the very best cardio I’ve ever had, working 5 miles each different day, and I felt it from the paint. They tried to assist us by taking among the ceiling off, however like I mentioned, it affected [Lucas Alexander’s] respiration. He needed to go to the hospital two occasions, and Mike Davis was feeling it too. Numerous fighters have been feeling it.”

McKinney, who gained his bout in only a couple minutes, isn’t alone in feeling the consequences.

“I’m telling you,” UFC Light-weight Mike Davis added. “I used to be not myself on the market. I used to be out of breathe shadow boxing for the digicam. Felt like I used to be respiration by way of a tube the entire battle.”

Davis, sadly, misplaced his personal match up versus Fares Ziam, snapping a four-fight win streak. Certainly, “Beast Boy” appeared off on battle evening, pulling guard and searching fatigued within the opening minutes of the competition. He already revealed pre-fight accidents as one issue, however it doesn’t sound like bogus fumes helped his trigger.

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