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UFC Vegas 121: Raoni Barcelos “stable, alert and responsive, with full movement”
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Brazilian mixed martial artist (born 1987)
Raoni Mendonca Barcelos is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, former amateur wrestler and grappler. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Prior to signing with the UFC, Barcelos was a one-time Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) featherweight champion, and a five-time Brazilian national wrestling champion.
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UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 30, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
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Raoni Barcelos absorbed a chilling knockout Saturday night at the Apex but his team and the UFC provided good news in the aftermath:
UFC fighter Raoni Barcelos was carried out on a stretcher near the end of his UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saturday after he appeared to lose consciousness.
Raoni Barcelos himself has entered the chat to confirm that he is recovering and to thank the combat sports community for their support. Barcelos was knocked out after being taken down by opponent Raul Rosas Jr. in the fifth round of an exhausting UFC Vegas 121 main event contest.…