Former UFC fighter Felice Herrig is in a world of damage as we speak after trying to eat a Carolina Reaper pepper as a part of a dare.
Herrig, 40, who retired from fight sports activities competitors earlier this yr, posted about her expertise on social media.
“WARNING ⚠️Do FEAR THE REAPER !!!
My brother mentioned I couldn’t deal with the #CarolinaReaper pepper 🌶️ which is the most well liked pepper on the earth with a scoville of 5.3 million.
I ate it multi function chunk and the following quarter-hour I used to be profusely sweating 🥵 and laying on the toilet ground for quarter-hour. …. After which I used to be high-quality
I DO NOT RECOMMEND…. Even for probably the most warmth tolerant folks. It’s simply not value it !!”
The Carolina Reaper pepper was the most well liked chili pepper on the earth based on Guinness World Data from 2013 to 2023 earlier than it was surpassed by Pepper X.
Herrig retired from MMA in 2022 after shedding to Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Vegas 56, however then it was introduced that she had signed to Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship. Though she by no means competed for BKFC, Herrig continued to coach after which had the boxing competitors final summer time.
She was a pioneer in girls’s MMA, competing in a number of fight sports activities for varied promotions earlier than turning into a star on the Final Fighter Season 20.
