Matt Brown Warns Severe UFC Injuries Inevitable After Raoni Barcelos Scare
Following Raoni Barcelos' scary medical emergency on Saturday night, retired UFC welterweight Matt Brown warned that a catastrophic injury inside the Octagon is bound to happen eventually.
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Veteran Brazilian fighter Raoni Barcelos was transported to a local hospital following a frightening medical emergency at the end of his main event bout against Raul Rosas Jr. on Saturday night. Barcelos went down at the conclusion of the contest and stayed down until medical personnel removed him from the Octagon. What exactly happened to Barcelos remains unconfirmed, but the terrifying scene raised immediate concern across the sport.
Retired UFC welterweight Matt Brown addressed the incident during an appearance on MMA Fighting's "The Fighter vs. the Writer." Brown, who attended the event to corner Josiah Harrell in a preliminary bout against Elves Brener, warned that while Barcelos was ultimately okay, the promotion will eventually have to confront a severe medical disaster.
“We know it’s going to happen at some point,” Brown said. “Someone’s going to [have] a seriously life-changing injury in there. It’s absolutely amazing it hasn’t happened up to this point. This is the UFC’s worst nightmare.”
Despite the warning, Brown gave credit to the UFC medical staff for keeping fighters safe over the promotion's history. He pointed out that the UFC has operated for more than 30 years without a death or life-altering injury, citing thorough pre-fight medical requirements and proactive interventions, such as when Mickey Gall was previously pulled from a card due to a medical issue.
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