UFC fighter Raoni Barcelos continues medical tests three weeks after collapsing in the fifth round of his fight against Raul Rosas Jr., and has not ruled out retirement.
01Summary
- 01Raoni Barcelos collapsed during the fifth round of his UFC Vegas 121 main event against Raul Rosas Jr.
- 02He spent days in hospital as doctors checked for potentially fatal conditions such as brain swelling.
- 03Three weeks after the incident, Barcelos says retirement ‘hasn’t been ruled out’ as medical tests continue.
- 04Similar collapses in boxing have often been linked to brain swelling.
02Why it matters
This story matters because it highlights the serious health risks fighters face, and a retirement decision would affect Barcelos’s career and the UFC bantamweight division.
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