UFC Says Raoni Barcelos Stable After Fight Hospitalization

Raoni Barcelos was stable, alert and responsive after being taken to a Level 1 trauma center following his fifth-round loss to Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC Vegas 121, the UFC said. Barcelos underwent a CT scan and a comprehensive medical assessment and remained under medical supervision, according to the organization’s update. Barcelos lost consciousness during the fight and was carried from the Octagon on a stretcher. The circumstances of the loss of consciousness were described in accounts of the fight, but the UFC’s statement did not identify a diagnosis or disclose the scan results. His coach, Davi Ramos, also reassured supporters in a social-media message, saying Barcelos was fine and that they were waiting while he underwent tomography. The UFC said it would provide further updates as they became available. No additional medical findings were included in the accounts. The fight was the first main event of Barcelos’s UFC career. He faced Rosas Jr. in the bantamweight bout’s fifth round, where the fight ended after Barcelos went limp. Rosas Jr. asked fans to pray for his opponent during his postfight interview and called him a warrior.