UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr vs Barcelos, aka UFC Vegas 121, airs live tonight (Saturday, September 26) from Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
- Headlining the card, Mexico’s Raul Rosas Jr. (12-1) faces Brazil’s Raoni Barcelos (22-5) in a five-round bantamweight bout.
- The co-main event is a bantamweight contest between Brazil’s Norma Dumont (13-3) and Argentina’s Ailin Perez (13-2).
How to watch: Live on Paramount+.
The card also includes:
- Light heavyweight matchup between Miami’s Luis Hernandez (8-0) and Sedriques Dumas (10-5) of Pensacola, Florida.
- TUF 34 bantamweight final between Mehemmedeli Osmanli (12-1) of Azerbaijan and Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu (10-3) of Kyrgyzstan.
- TUF 34 strawweight final between Melissa Amaya (8-0) of Spokane, Washington, and Brazil’s Valesca Machado (15-4).
UFC Vegas 121 results
Main card
- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Raoni Barcelos by KO (slam, R5, 1:38)
- Ailin Perez def. Norma Dumont by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Luis Hernandez def. Sedriques Dumas by submission (guillotine choke, R1, 0:57)
- Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu def. Mehemmedeli Osmanli by DQ (illegal knee, R2, 2:19)
- Valesca Machado def. Melissa Amaya by TKO (punches, R2, 3:19)
Prelims
- Brady Hiestand def. Rinya Nakamura by submission (rear-naked choke, R2, 4:07)
- Rodolfo Vieira def. Robert Bryczek by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Christian Edwards def. Rodolfo Bellato by TKO (punches, R3, 1:47)
- Elves Brener def. Josiah Harrell by TKO (punches, R1, 4:14)
- Montel Jackson def. Ricky Simon by KO (punches, R2, 2:39)
- Alatengheili def. John Castaneda by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Yazmin Jauregui def. Vanessa Demopoulos by KO (punches, R1, 1:02)
UFC Vegas 121 live blog
Raul Rosas Jr KOs Raoni Barcelos in fifth round
Raul Rosas Jr. (13-1) defeats Raoni Barcelos (22-6) by fifth-round knockout at bantamweight. It appeared that Barcelos was not hit but collapsed on his back.
Ailin Perez defeats Norma Dumont by decision
Ailin Perez (14-2) defeats Norma Dumont (13-4) by unanimous decision at bantamweight. All three judges scored the fight 29-28.
Luis Hernandez submits Sedriques Dumas in first round
Luis Hernandez (9-0) defeats Sedriques Dumas (10-6) by first-round submission via guillotine choke at light heavyweight. The stoppage came at 0:57 of the round.
Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu wins by disqualification in TUF 34 final
Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu (11-3) defeats Mehemmedeli Osmanli (12-2) by disqualification due to an illegal knee to a grounded opponent. The official time was 2:19 of the second round.
Akylbek wins the TUF 34 bantamweight final.
Valesca Machado stops Melissa Amaya in second round to win TUF 34 final
Valesca Machado (16-4) defeats Melissa Amaya (8-1) by second-round TKO with punches to win the TUF 34 strawweight final. The stoppage came at 3:19 of the round.
Brady Hiestand submits Rinya Nakamura in second round
Wrapping the prelims, Brady Hiestand (10-2) defeats Rinya Nakamura (10-2) by second-round submission via rear-naked choke at bantamweight. The stoppage came at 4:07 of the round.
Rodolfo Vieira defeats Robert Bryczek by decision
Rodolfo Vieira (12-5) defeats Robert Bryczek (18-8) by unanimous decision at middleweight. All three judges scored the fight 30-27.
Christian Edwards stops Rodolfo Bellato in third round
Christian Edwards defeats Rodolfo Bellato by third-round TKO with punches at light heavyweight. The stoppage came at 1:47 of the round.
Elves Brener stops Josiah Harrell in first round
Elves Brener (17-6) defeats Josiah Harrell (11-2) by first-round TKO with punches at lightweight. The stoppage came at 4:14 of the round.
Montel Jackson KOs Ricky Simon in second round
Montel Jackson (16-4) defeats Ricky Simon (22-8-1) by second-round knockout with punches at bantamweight. The stoppage came at 2:39 of the round.
Alatengheili defeats John Castaneda by decision
Alatengheili (18-10-2) defeats John Castaneda (21-9-1) by split decision at bantamweight. The judges scored the fight 29-28, 28-29, and 29-28.
Yazmin Jauregui KOs Vanessa Demopoulos in first round
In the event opener, Yazmin Jauregui (12-2) defeats Vanessa Demopoulos (11-9) by first-round knockout with punches at strawweight. The stoppage came at 1:02 of the round.
Media Day
Here’s what Raul Rosas Jr. and Raoni Barcelos had to say during media day ahead of their bout.