The kick connected and Bellato fell backwards and it appeared he was protesting to the referee about the illegal blow. Then a split second later, Bellato suddenly fell unconscious before he woke up again and tried grappling with the referee before the fight was stopped.

Several UFC fighters were quick to accuse a colleague of faking it at UFC Atlanta. Rodolfo Bellato was seemingly knocked out by Paul Craig‘s accidental illegal upkick during their scrap on Saturday night.

Anthony Smith believes one UFC Atlanta fighter was faking the severity of being struck by an illegal shot, leading to a no contest ruling.

Fans are raging at light heavyweight Rodolfo Bellato for allegedly pretending to be knocked out at UFC Atlanta. Bellato was contesting his rescheduled bout with Scotland’s Paul Craig in

A light heavyweight matchup between Paul Craig and Rodolfo Bellato was rescheduled for UFC Atlanta after a last-second fight cancellation earlier this year. It was an important bout for both fighters; especially Craig, who entered the matchup having lost three-straight fights.

The UFC returns to Atlanta for the first time since 2019 with a stacked card headlined by the former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman taking on the red-hot co