Barcelos entered Rosas Jr. in a five-round game
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UFC Vegas 121 September 26 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Barcelos, who was ahead on the judges’ scorecards in the last round, suddenly went limp during a wrestling exchange and lost consciousness, prompting the referee to stop the fight.
According to Teixeira, Barcelos underwent neurological tests after losing consciousness against Raul Rosas Jr.
Rosas Jr. was declared the winner by TKO, while Barcelos was taken to a Level 1 trauma center. Former UFC champion Teixeira was in Barcelos’ corner for the fight against Rosas Jr. and recently shared some details about Barcelos’ medical reports. Teixeira said Barcelo was tested for neurological problems because it wasn’t a normal knockout.
“It was different because it wasn’t a knockout,” Teixeira said on Overdogs Brasil. “If it had been a knockout, we’re used to it. A fighter punches, punches out, okay, we’ll take him to the hospital, okay. But it just happened out of nowhere and we started thinking all kinds of things. Could it have been his heart? Could it have been something neurological? They went in and ran tests.”
According to Teixeira, swelling was found in Barcelos’ brain, which could have caused the loss of consciousness. Teixeira speculated that the exhausted Barcelos stopping may have been the body’s defense mechanism.
“There was swelling in his brain, so it was a traumatic brain injury and maybe that swelling caused him to black out,” Teixeira added. “It was the body’s defense mechanism.” Let’s shut it down because this guy isn’t going to stop. His spirit was stronger than his body, right? He didn’t want to give up.”
