Raoni Barcelos issues a statement for the first time since a medical emergency during UFC Fight Night at UFC Vegas 121, following his main-event fight loss to Raul Rosas Jr. The fight ends with Barcelos being taken from the Octagon after appearing to experience a serious health incident.
Multiple outlets report that Barcelos is hospitalized immediately after the bout, with CBS Sports describing him being stretchered out of the Octagon and transported to a hospital. Yahoo Sports similarly says Barcelos breaks his silence regarding the “scary” loss and the hospitalization that followed. The reports focus on Barcelos’s decision to address the incident, while details beyond the immediate aftermath and his transport to medical care are limited in the coverage provided. Both accounts characterize the situation as an apparent medical emergency connected to the end of the fight.
