Saturday night's UFC main event between Raul Rosas Jr. and Raoni Barcelos ended in frightening circumstances, as Barcelos was rendered unconscious by a knockout in the final round and subsequently removed from the cage on a stretcher.
The bout headlined the card, placing the two fighters in the evening's marquee slot. The knockout occurred in the last round of the contest, after which medical personnel attended to Barcelos inside the cage. He was transported out on a stretcher and later hospitalized, according to ESPN.
The incident underscores the physical risks inherent in mixed martial arts competition, particularly in main event bouts where fighters compete at the highest level of the sport. The use of a stretcher and subsequent hospitalization represent a serious medical outcome, though further details on Barcelos's condition were not immediately available.
Rosas Jr. was declared the winner by technical knockout. The event took place on Saturday, September 26, 2026, one day before this report.
