One of the stranger medical incidents of 2020 in the UFC actually had nothing to do with with Covid-19, for once. While waiting to come out for his fight with Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 5 back in August, Trevin Giles suddenly fainted. It scrapped the bout on the doomed card (which only ended up having seven fights), and Giles was transported to the hospital and held overnight.
Luckily, it turned out to be nothing too serious and Giles was given a clean bill of health the next day. But what actually happened that night?
Giles, while speaking to MMA Junkie, explained that his heart actually stopped for a brief period of time:
“Apparently something weird was going on with my heart that they saw,” Giles said.