""I'm completely okay. I'm good. I'm not entirely sure what happened. I see a lot of people online saying, 'Oh, it was a crazy weight cut,' stuff like that. I genuinely didn't cut very much weight for this fight,""
""I came in pretty low, but even [over] the course of this week, I haven't cut much weight.""
""I'm not entirely sure what happened, and I have some more tests and stuff to take in the coming weeks to get to the bottom of it," he continued. "But to all the people saying I must have done a crazy cut or something like that- I cut very, very little weight. I'm not sure what happened.""
""I appreciate the concern. I'm completely okay, and hopefully I'll be back soon. I apologize to my opponent.""
Cameron Smotherman fainted after stepping off the scale at the UFC 324 official weigh-in in Las Vegas following a successful bantamweight weigh-in. Media outlets witnessed Smotherman faceplant after walking across the stage. Smotherman maintained that he did not cut much weight for the fight and described his weight cut as light. He reported uncertainty about the cause of the fainting and plans to undergo additional medical tests in the coming weeks to determine what happened. Smotherman expressed appreciation for concern, apologized to his opponent, and said he hopes to return soon. His professional record stands at 12-6 and 1-2 in the UFC.
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