Moicano Taken to Hospital After Controversial UFC Vegas 123 Loss to Nolan

Renato Moicano was transported to a local hospital for precautionary head and face scans following his controversial third-round TKO loss to Tom Nolan at UFC Vegas 123, promotion officials confirmed. The former lightweight title challenger had appeared in control during the second round after locking in a body triangle on Nolan's back, only for referee Dan Miragliotta to stand the fighters up despite Moicano holding dominant position and working for a finish. Nolan seized the opening immediately, hurting Moicano with strikes late in the round before finishing him early in the third. The defeat drops Moicano to one win in his last four appearances and ends his 2026 with a split of his two UFC main events. The controversy, though, will linger longer than the result: the stand-up robbed a grappler of his strongest position at the very moment he looked closest to a finish, and Nolan's comeback — from defending takedowns and back control to a stoppage win in his first promotional main event — cannot be separated from that call. Moicano was not the only fighter taken to hospital from the card. Welterweight Farman Hasanov was also transported after a doctor stopped his fight with Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani in round three, with a severe cut across his left eyelid ending his unbeaten record. Results of the scans had not been publicly disclosed at the time of reporting, a reminder that even on a night of highlight finishes, the medical aftermath is part of the story.