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“The most disappointing thing is that I feel very good, I feel in combat form, but now I can’t show it anymore. This is the most disappointing thing in this whole situation, “the UFC fighter said on sportsas.lt on Saturday. Julia Stoliarenko (9-4-1).
On Saturday night starting Sunday, the 27th Lithuanian in the UFC cage was supposed to face American Julia Avila (8-2-0), but on Friday the internet was rocked with shocking videos of the weigh-in ceremony. of the tournament: J.Stoliarenko repeatedly fell off the scale and was taken to hospital.
This is not the first time in UFC history that a fighter has been rushed to the hospital for a weight loss procedure.
Julija Stoliarenko just passed out on the scale # UFCVegas22 pic.twitter.com/3PjNMUGxFf
– The Schmo (@ TheSchmo312) March 19, 2021
“But it didn’t happen to me at the time or the place,” Stoliarenko smiled sarcastically.
“It fell too loud,” explained the fighter’s coach. Donatas Uktveris.
“I got angry when I was lying on a stretcher, I didn’t want to go anywhere. I was not satisfied,” said the wrestler.
“It just came to our knowledge then. We understand everything perfectly: the athlete has fallen, which means that maybe not everything is fine. But we must understand that many athletes balance to the limit. Just before weighing, Macy Chiasson lay on the floor since he couldn’t stand for long. And this time we were instructed by a vestibular apparatus. It didn’t work, “said D. Uktveris.
Stoliarenko himself said that all the fighters were lined up before the weigh-in. “And I got dehydrated inactive for too long, it can’t be done,” Stoliarenko emphasized. – The first wave of heat washed over me when I approached the screen just before going on stage. I remember thinking: “Bliamba, Julia, not now, not now, not now.” I usually undress while standing on the scale, but this time I realized that I might pass out. That is why I especially sat down, slowly began to undress, and soon I felt that the heat had subsided.
“Okay, you can go,” thought the fighter.
She walked slowly towards the ladders, got on them … But the heat wave returned, the fighter lost her balance and fell.
“We made a mistake,” admitted Uktveris.
“But Donatas is not here at all … He is not involved in weight loss issues,” interjected J. Stoliarenko. – I am fully responsible for my weight. Interestingly, it was the easiest weight loss for me. I managed to get perfectly saturated with water. Usually about 900 grams was thrown at me during the first “bath”, then only hundreds, and this time the weight dropped in kilograms. Each of the three baths – more than one kilogram. Everything happened too fast. I did not expect that”.
At five in the morning, J. Stoliarenko had already reached the appropriate weight, although the weigh-in ceremony is scheduled for the ninth.
“He waited four hours … Dehydrated man? Four hours to wait? Too much for the body – said D. Uktveris. – Only Julia did not expect everything to fall so successfully and quickly. Usually a person loses weight a hour before and sometimes even just half an hour before weighing. It lasts for that length of time, and then he recovers water and recovers. “
“I left like this before … There was most of the hour left before the weigh-ins,” emphasized J. Stoliarenko. – And now? Realistically, I overworked the prep. It changed my leg. “
D. Uktveris admitted that while he was in the hospital, there was still hope that the fight with J. Avila would take place.
“Of course, I thought it would be a miracle for the UFC to fight,” the coach said.
“And I told everyone in the ambulance that I wanted to fight. To all the doctors I’ve just seen, I make up my mind: let me fight. And they told me there was no reason why they wouldn’t let me in the cage. I did all the research, everything was fine. So I quietly waited for the official announcement. I remember a doctor came into the room and said he could fight. I cried … I cried in front of the doctor. “
But soon the UFC announced that the fight was called off: Stoliarenko was flooded with feelings of despair.
“But the decision is understandable – it all came out too publicly … The record spread, a lot of noise, the organization does not want to risk its reputation. Everything is really understandable, “shrugged D. Uktveris.
When asked when J. Stoliarenko could try to re-enter the cage, the coach defined: it would take 3-4 months to prepare. “Because his body is now on top, it means that in a month we are going to physiologically fall into the pit and everything should be ‘built’ again. So we wouldn’t want ‘quick’ fights after all this, no We could grow “bicka” quickly, “said the coach with a smile.
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