Lights Go Off Mid-Fight at the Meta Apex as UFC Vegas 123 Suffers Production Setback

On All Hallows’ Eve, the UFC’s return to Meta Apex faced an abrupt and unexpected production issue. The lights above the Octagon started fading while two fighters continued to battle it out at the UFC Vegas 123 event. The incident happened during a prelims bout, a women’s strawweight matchup between Piera Rodriguez and Talita Alencar. At the 3:49 mark of the first round, the lights suddenly started dimming mid-fight, and most of them went off. The fighters were still visible, but the arena became considerably darker . The commentators immediately started reacting to this unexpected incident at tonight’s Halloween-themed fight.