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'Stable, alert': UFC fighter Raoni Barcelos hospitalized after TKO loss in main event
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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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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in the Las Vegas, Nevada, area. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, itself a majority owned subsidiary of the WME Group. The largest MMA promotion in the world, the UFC has over 578 fighters contracted that fight across 11 weight divisions. The organization produces events worldwide and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. As of 2026, it had held over 750 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001 and CEO since 2023.
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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.
UFC fighter Raoni Barcelos was hospitalized at a Level 1 trauma center in the aftermath of Saturday's loss to Raul Rosas Jr.
Raoni Barcelos is on the stable road to recovery. That was the message from the UFC after a scary ending at UFC Vegas 121 after Barcelos was knocked out after being taken down by opponent Raul Rosas Jr. in the fifth round of an exhausting main event contest. 'Following his fight tonight, Raoni Barcelos was immediately…