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UFC's Raoni Barcelos 'stable, alert' after TKO loss in main event
africa.espn.com • • general
Key Points:
- Raul Rosas Jr. secured his sixth consecutive victory with a late comeback in the UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas against Raoni Barcelos.
- Barcelos lost consciousness following a fifth-round takedown and was stretchered out of the cage, later transported to a Level 1 trauma center for evaluation.
- The UFC reported Barcelos was stable, alert, responsive, and had full movement after undergoing a CT scan, with his coach confirming he was doing well.
- The fight ended when referee Herb Dean stopped the bout at 1:38 of the fifth round after Rosas slammed Barcelos, causing apparent head trauma.
- Rosas, the youngest UFC signee at 17, faced his toughest opponent yet in 39-year-old Barcelos, marking the largest age gap in a UFC main event.
