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NEW YORK — Josh Barnett has made it very clear that he doesn’t care about titles or fanfare or even the public perception of him, and he’s just as adamant that performance should stand on its own merits. In other words, forget about what’s come before today, and focus on what stands in front of you now.
As such, he wants fans to put aside existing thoughts or preconceptions about the UFC/Strikeforce rivalry and see the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix for what it is.
Flanked by the seven other tournament fighters at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, Barnett demanded the MMA world’s attention.
“If someone’s just going to say, ‘If it’s not the UFC, then it’s not as good,’ then you’re really sort of s—— on all that we’re doing here,” Barnett said. “So I just want everybody to look at it from a completely objective standpoint for what it is, for what we bring to the table, and for what we’re going to accomplish.”