In a rare occurrence on The Ultimate Fighter series, one fighter was unable make it to the Octagon just moments before showtime.
Team Cormier lightweight Richie Smullen suffered a major leg cramp while in the locker room preparing for his bout with Team Miocic’s Allan Zuniga and he was forced to withdraw from the contest, giving Zuniga the win by disqualification.
Neither Smullen, his coaches, nor an attending physician could determine why Smullen’s leg was suddenly giving him problems as he was medically cleared an hour before and hardly cut any weight for of his fight with Zuniga.