Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Late Wednesday night, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced a heavyweight bout that is sure to end in a knockout for the promotions upcoming UFC on FOX 3 event.
Recent winners Pat ‘HD’ Barry (7-4) and Lavar ‘Big’ Johnson (16-5), both of whom won big by KO, will meet on May 5th at the third FOX show.
Speaking on Thursday’s “The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo” both men talked about their upcoming fight, with Barry predicting a knockout finish for one of them (Barry joins the show at 6:35).
“Everybody knows what I do. I come in for the kill as soon as the bell rings. I’m either knocking people out or I get knocked out or submitted. That’s just a fact. My fights are never planned to go the distance. I don’t want to fight for 15 minutes. Lavar Johnson has a ridiculous first-round knockout resume. This is insane. This guy is huge. He can hit anybody in the head and kill them. He’s gigantic, he’s got confidence, he swings for the fences and he goes for the kill at all times. This guy knocked out Joey Beltran. I kicked Joey Beltran in the head five times, punched him and kicked him in the legs and he was still alive. How hard does one have to hit in order to knock out a guy (Beltran) who is incapable of being knocked out? That’s just beyond belief.”
(Quote via thescore.com)
On Thursday’s podcast was Barry, Johnson, AMA Fight Club head trainer Mike Constantino, Kings MMA trainer Master Rafael Cordeiro, ProElite heavyweight Ryan Martinez, and ESPN analyst Kieran Mulvaney.