Video: fighter suffers seizure during TUF 21 recording and scares colleagues

Steve Montgomery fell ill during the program and was stabilized when an ambulance arrived; 'it was a freak accident', he explains

Montgomery (photo) suffered a seizure on TUF 21. Photo: Reproduction

Montgomery (photo) suffered a seizure on TUF 21. Photo: Reproduction

Fighter Steve Montgomery starred in one of the scariest moments of the entire decade of the club's existence. reality show The ultimate fighter. In the fourth episode of the current season, shown on Wednesday night (13) in the United States, the athlete fell ill and suffered a seizure, which shocked and impressed all his colleagues in the house.

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Montgomery, who was taking a nap while going through the weight cut process, suddenly began shaking and salivating, mobilizing all the fighters on the program. Some of them intervened and tried to open the athlete's mouth, so that he could breathe more easily. Once the ambulance arrived, Montgomery was stabilized and removed from the home.

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“Honestly, it was a freak accident at the worst possible time. The first thing that broke my heart was what this could have done to my team psychologically”, explained the fighter to “FOX Sports”.

According to medical reports, Montgomery was diagnosed with hyponatremia, which consists of a low amount of sodium and electrolytes in the body and which can be caused by excess water in the body during sports.

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