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In his first-ever main event, Raul Rosas With the victory, Rosas Jr. earned his sixth consecutive win and In the co-main event, women\u2019s bantamweight No. 3 Ailin Perez<\/a> Note: Previous rankings listed in brackets.<\/p>\n Jump To \u00bb
\nJr.<\/a> showed he has the heart of a true
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> fighter.
\n
\nThe
\nUFC Vegas 121<\/a> headliner pitted 135-pound up-and-comer Rosas Jr.
\nagainst Octagon veteran Raoni
\nBarcelos<\/a>. The pair put on a back-and-forth battle, with both
\nfighters having their moments to shine. Eventually, it was Rosas
\nJr. (13-1, 7-1 UFC) who pocketed the victory after a sequence that
\nleft mixed martial arts fans worried about Barcelos\u2019 health. Midway
\nthrough the fifth stanza, \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o Problema\u201d landed an inside trip
\nthat brought the Brazilian to the canvas. Barcelos (22-6, 11-5 UFC)
\nappeared to hit his head on the way down and remained motionless as
\nreferee Herb Dean<\/a> waved
\noff the fight. The official result was a knockout via slam at the
\n1:38 mark of Round 5. Barcelos was subsequently taken out of the
\ncage on a stretcher and transported to a hospital. The latest
\nupdate indicated that he was alert, responsive and recovering.<\/p>\n
\nofficially joined Sherdog\u2019s bantamweight rankings at No. 14.
\nBarcelos dropped to No. 15.<\/p>\n
\novercame No. 6 Norma
\nDumont<\/a> (13-4, 9-4 UFC) in an uneventful fight. The pair didn\u2019t
\nlike each other at the weigh-ins, but when they had the chance to
\nexchange blows in the cage, the result was underwhelming. Still,
\nPerez (14-2, 7-1 UFC) did enough to take home a surprising
\nunanimous decision, earning 29-28 scores from all three judges.
\nBoth fighters retained their respective positions in the
\nrankings.<\/p>\n
\nHEAVYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nLIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nMIDDLEWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWELTERWEIGHT<\/a>
\nLIGHTWEIGHT<\/a>
\nFEATHERWEIGHT<\/a>
\nBANTAMWEIGHT<\/a>
\nFLYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT<\/a>
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