{"id":868631,"date":"2026-08-23T14:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/868631\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T14:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:42:09","slug":"lerryan-douglas-transported-to-hospital-after-ufc-sacramento-ko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/868631\/","title":{"rendered":"Lerryan Douglas Transported to Hospital After UFC Sacramento KO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Better to be safe than sorry &#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-results\/465515\/ufc-sacramento-live-results-highlights-streaming-play-by-play-updates-hernandez-vs-rodrigues\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Sacramento<\/a> last night (Sat., Aug. 22, 2026) inside Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., promotion officials confirmed to <a href=\"\">MMAmania.com<\/a> that one fighter was transported to a local hospital for precautionary reasons after sustaining damage during his bout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The lone fighter transported was Lerryan Douglas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Douglas (14-6) was sent to the hospital for precautionary CT scans of his head and face following his first-round knockout loss to Jamall Emmers in the featured preliminary bout (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-results\/466696\/highlights-jamall-emmers-upsets-lerryan-douglas-in-shocking-first-round-knockout-ufc-sacramento\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Douglas entered the matchup as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-odds\/465516\/ufc-sacramento-best-betting-props-parlays-and-picks-hernandez-vs-rodrigues\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">massive -380 betting favorite<\/a>, but Emmers landed a clean right hand that ended the fight less than four minutes into the opening round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The loss snapped \u201cGunslinger\u2019s\u201d six-fight win streak and handed him his first UFC defeat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">At this time, the results of Douglas\u2019 scans have not been publicly disclosed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-330-makhachev-vs-machado-garry-live-stream-start-time-fight-card\/465264\/tresean-gore-transported-to-hospital-following-teeth-busting-ufc-330-win\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">It is normal<\/a> for UFC to transport fighters to the hospital for precautionary reasons, especially after fighters are involved in damaging three-round battles, suffer nasty knockouts or sustain injuries that need additional evaluation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Stick with <a href=\"http:\/\/MMAMania.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAmania.com<\/a> for any further health-related updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Better to be safe than sorry &#8230; 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