Raoni Barcelos breaks the silence after frightening blackout at UFC Vegas: 'I kept my promise'
Raoni Barcelos is stable after a blackout at UFC Vegas, has been under medical supervision, thanked supporters for their support and the bout turned into an overnight fight after defeat.
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Before the fright: favorable score in Las Vegas
In the UFC Fight Night on Saturday (26) in Las Vegas, Raoni Barcelos and Raul Rosas Jr fought a real war. Until the fifth round, the Brazilian was leading the fight's scoreboard.
5th round: fall, knockout and intervention by Herb Dean
The turning point came when Raul Rosas Jr. managed to apply a fall already in the fifth round, Raoni Barcelos hit the ground and was immediately knocked unconscious.
At first, it was unclear what happened to him. The Brazilian ended up being knocked out in the last round of the fight, was declared a loser and taken to hospital for CT scans and further examinations.
After the octagon: Level 1 trauma center and UFC Brazil press release
After the fight, UFC Brasil detailed that Raoni Barcelos was "immediately transported to a Level 1 trauma center for evaluation".
Raoni Barcelos' doctor, Gustavo Medeiros, explained in a post on social media the reason for the Brazilian wrestler's frightening apagão.
However, the doctor adopted a reassuring tone and stressed that the Brazilian is "lucid" and in good condition at the hospital, remaining hospitalized only for protocol issues while performing the last examinations.
Raoni Barcelos' message to the fans
In a post on the page of UFC Brazil at Instagram , the Brazilian wrote:
I want to tell everyone that I'm doing great and as soon as I can, I will send a video to all of you.
He also said that he had promised a great fight and kept his promise, thanking God and everyone who fought alongside him inside and outside the cage.
Fight of the night, prize and what's left up here
The bout was chosen as the "Fight of the Night" at UFC Vegas 121, which yielded a prize pool of $1,000 (approximately Rs.$ 520 m(i.e., at the current price) for each trader.
The current picture is stable: Raoni Barcelos is lucid, interned for protocol issues, performing the last exams and under medical supervision.
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