Terrance McKinney has claimed himself and a slew of different fighters competing at UFC Saudi Arabia over the weekend had been primarily “huffing paint” backstage on the occasion, after the realm’s partitions had been freshly painted — leading to publicity to poisonous fumes, and in his opinion, a downswing in efficiency.
McKinney, a highly-touted contender on the light-weight restrict contained in the Octagon, returned to profitable methods over the weekend in a preliminary card conflict with Damir Hadzovic, handing over a hugely-impressive first spherical knockout win over the Bosnian inside simply two minutes.
Terrance McKinney skilled lung points backstage at UFC Saudi Arabia
Nonetheless, amid issues over obvious altitude in Riyadh, following disappointing performances from each Sergei Pavlovich, and Jairzinho Rozenstruik — in addition to the always-lively, Mike Davis, McKinney claims freshly painted partitions backstage could also be responsible.
“We were in the back huffing paint,” Terrance McKinney advised Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “I even felt it, too. This was most likely one of the best cardio I had ever in any battle, I’d been operating 5 miles each different day — and no, I felt it. “They did attempt to assist us by taking a number of the seals off, however like I stated, it affected Lucas [Alexander’s] respiratory. He needed to go to the hospital like two occasions, and Mike Davis after was feeling it too. He advised me a whole lot of different fighters had been feeling it too. We weren’t simply the one ones.
Terrance Mckinney on the freshly painted partitions within the ANB Area locker rooms inflicting nausea and respiratory issues for some fighters at UFC Saudi Arabia 😳 pic.twitter.com/XvMN6KPQxJ
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 3, 2025
“I think he just started feeling normal, to be honest,” Terrance McKinney stated of Alexander. “The wind and the sand there didn’t really help the breathing as well, I felt like. It started [in the locker room]. We were in there for a few hours, way before [the event] started.”
