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Barcelos appeared to lose consciousness post-fight and has been transported to the hospital. His condition remains uncertain.
UFC Vegas 121: Raul Rosas Jr. gets scary fifth-round KO of Raoni Barcelos, who has to be stretchered out Raul Rosas Jr. emerged from UFC Vegas 121 with the biggest win of his career.
We're still not quite sure what happened. The 21-year-old rising star defeated Raoni Barcelos in his first career main event, getting a needed knockout in the fifth round. It's unclear how exactly he got the stoppage, as Barcelos, 39, appeared to lose consciousness either as he was taken down or after.
Barcelos had to be carried out of the Octagon on a stretcher, a surreal and frightening ending to what had been shaping up to be a Fight of the Year contender. He did not appear to be moving on the stretcher.
"I want everybody tonight to please pray for Raoni Barcelos. He's a warrior," Rosas said in his post-fight interview. It had been an extremely high-paced fight, with the two fighters both throwing more than 300 total strikes, and Barcelos logging 22 takedown attempts. All of that appeared to be part of a winning effort, as Barcelos dominated the second and the fourth rounds andRosas needed a finish to extend his winning streak to six wins.
He got it, but we can only hope it didn't come at the cost of something serious for Barcelos. Bantamweight: Raul Rosas Jr. def. Raoni Barcelos via TKO at 1:38 of R5Watch finish
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