UFC's Barcelos Discharged After Octagon Health Scare — SkimNews
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- Raoni Barcelos was discharged from the hospital after being stretchered out of the Octagon unresponsive following a fifth-round KO loss to Raul Rosas Jr. in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Sept. 26 in Las Vegas
- Barcelos posted on social media with a photo of his wife and son, writing in Portuguese: 'Discharged and with my family... God is our victory'
- The 39-year-old bantamweight (22-6 record) has not disclosed the nature of his injuries, and his coach Davi Ramos ruled out a stroke and heart attack in a social media video
- UFC CEO Dana White said Tuesday that Barcelos is 'doing well, walking around, talking' and was taken straight to a trauma center
- White defended the promotion's medical protocols, noting Barcelos's pre-fight medicals were triple-checked, six doctors were on-site, and three ambulances were present
Why it matters: With no confirmed diagnosis released, the cause of Barcelos's unresponsiveness remains public—and White's immediate defense of the UFC's medical infrastructure (triple-checked pre-fight exams, six doctors, three ambulances, direct trauma-center transport) suggests the promotion is proactively shielding itself from criticism that could follow any future in-cage medical emergency.
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