Every long-time fight fan has heard a story where a weight cut took a turn for the worse, but it’s tough to imagine a scenario worse than the one World Series of Fighting lightweight Jacob Volkmann told the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” program.

Volkmann recounts what happened shortly after the WSOF 3 weigh-ins last Friday:

“The maid knocks on my door and keeps on knocking, and I (thought), ‘I’d better not get up too fast.’ So I got up and walked toward the door, and by the time I got my hand on the door, I blacked out,” Volkmann said.

“Next thing I remember, I was shaking on the floor, having seizures.”

The UFC veteran went on to say he “had bills to pay, so I really didn’t have a choice,” explaining why he didn’t tell anyone about the incident until after the fight.

Volkmann, who operates a chiropractor practice in his home state of Minnesota, noted that after a brief self-assessment, he didn’t feel “cloudy” and still felt fit to compete the next night.

He blamed the dramatic health scare on being dehydrated. Volkmann fought his first 11 fights at welterweight, but after back-to-back losses, he decided to test the waters at 155-pounds in 2010 and hasn’t looked back since.

While his main card bout with fellow grappler Lyle Beerbohm was a lackluster affair, “Dr. Feelgood” did enough to earn a unanimous decision on all three judges scorecards.

After the successful debut with his new promotion, Volkmann indicated he’d like to fight again no later than October.

Will Volkmann’s shocking tale of a weight cut gone wrong lead to more of a hands-on approach by various athletic commissions or will the story go largely unnoticed?