Aspen Ladd's fight against Macy Chiasson at UFC Vegas 38 this weekend has been cancelled after distressing scenes at the 26-year-old's weigh-in.
At her first attempt, Ladd weighed in at 141.5 pounds (64kg) for the bantamweight bout — 5.5 pounds (2.5kg) over the 145 pound (61kg) limit. She took her clothes off and stripped down for her official attempt as UFC officials brought out a wall to shield her from view, but she still came in a touch heavy at 137 pounds (62kg).
Fight fans were troubled by what they saw at the weigh-in as Ladd was shaking and looked visibly unsteady on her feet, at one stage almost collapsing before she was helped by officials.
Respected MMA journalist Ariel Helwani tweeted: "Aspen Ladd should not fight tomorrow. That was extremely troubling. Common sense has to prevail here. What in the world."
Fellow MMA reporter Alexander K Lee said it was a "truly scary weigh-in scene with Aspen Ladd this morning" while TSN's Aaron Bronsteter added: "Aspen Ladd has been standing on the scale for 3-4 minutes, looking weak and even shaking at times as they are unable to register her weight.