Barcelos stretchered out after TKO loss to Rosas Jr — SkimNews
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- Raoni Barcelos was carried from the cage on a stretcher and transported to a Las Vegas hospital after appearing to lose consciousness when Raul Rosas Jr. slammed him to the mat in the fifth round of the UFC Fight Night main event.
- Rosas Jr. was trailing on all three scorecards entering the final round before the finishing sequence; referee Herb Dean waved off the bout at 1:38 of the fifth when Barcelos appeared unconscious.
- Barcelos' coach Davi Ramos posted on social media Saturday night that his fighter was "doing well" and had gone for a CT scan at a Las Vegas hospital.
- Rosas Jr. improved to 13-1 with his sixth consecutive victory, while Barcelos, a 39-year-old veteran, fell to 22-6 in his first main-event appearance in years.
- The 17-year age gap between Rosas Jr. (now 22, the youngest fighter ever signed by the UFC when he joined in 2022 at 17) and Barcelos (39) is the widest of any main event in UFC history.
- A visibly shaken Rosas Jr. asked fans to "please pray for Raoni Barcelos" during his postfight interview in the cage, calling his opponent "a warrior."
Why it matters: Rosas Jr., already the youngest UFC signee in promotion history at 17, just cleared his biggest career test by rallying from three losing scorecards to finish a 39-year-old veteran in the final round — a result that elevates his stock in the bantamweight division. The frightening ending, however, is a reminder of the physical toll of the sport: Barcelos was stretchered out unconscious before his coach's reassurance that he was 'doing well' after a CT scan provided relief.
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