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Chris Barnett Says Dana White Video Made Him Feel Nervous

Fan favorite heavyweight Chris Barnett told Brendan Schaub of how a Dana White video added to his nerves ahead of his Ben Rothwell fight. The deceptively fleet of foot strikers took on Rothwell in 2021. It was Chris Barnett’s UFC debut and not a …

Fan favorite heavyweight Chris Barnett told Brendan Schaub of how a Dana White video added to his nerves ahead of his Ben Rothwell fight. The deceptively fleet of foot strikers took on Rothwell in 2021. It was Chris Barnett’s UFC debut and not a good one for “Beastboy”. He fell to a choke in the…

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Chris Barnett Says Over-Dramatic Doctor Halted Weight Cut

Chris Barnett has opened up on his wild weekend. Not many had a more dramatic weekend than heavyweight Chris Barnett, who missed weight before stopping Jake Collier. Very much an elegant wrecking ball in the cage, he told firstly of his reasons behind …

Chris Barnett has opened up on his wild weekend. Not many had a more dramatic weekend than heavyweight Chris Barnett, who missed weight before stopping Jake Collier. Very much an elegant wrecking ball in the cage, he told firstly of his reasons behind the missed weight. This made him the second heavyweight in history to…

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Chris Barnett Stops Gian Villante With Huge Wheel Kick, Celebrates With Frontflip – UFC 268 Highlights

Chris BarnettWhat a method to score your first UFC victory for Chris Barnett — who stops New York favorite, Gian Villante with a massive wheel kick and subsequent strikes in the second round of his UFC 268 preliminary bout. Spinning midway though the second round with a massive wheel kick, Barnett connected on the button — […]

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What a method to score your first UFC victory for Chris Barnett — who stops New York favorite, Gian Villante with a massive wheel kick and subsequent strikes in the second round of his UFC 268 preliminary bout.

Spinning midway though the second round with a massive wheel kick, Barnett connected on the button — dropping the retiring Villante, before landing a slew of ground strikes as the latter shelled up.

Following the knockout victory — Barnett celebrated with a spectacular frontflip before encouraging the New York crowd to applaud the retiring Villante.

Below, catch the highlights from Barnett’s knockout victory.

Ben Rothwell Submits Chris Barnett With Second Round Guillotine – UFC Vegas 27 Highlights

RothwellVeteran UFC heavyweight contender, ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell has notched his seventh submission win as a professional — stopping short-notice replacement, Chris Barnett with a second round guillotine. Drawing fan favourite, Barnett on short notice, Rothwell was initially slated to meet with Philipe Lins and then Askhar Mozharov, however, the latter was forced from the pairing […]

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Veteran UFC heavyweight contender, ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell has notched his seventh submission win as a professional — stopping short-notice replacement, Chris Barnett with a second round guillotine.

Drawing fan favourite, Barnett on short notice, Rothwell was initially slated to meet with Philipe Lins and then Askhar Mozharov, however, the latter was forced from the pairing after he failed to obtain a VISA in time. Remaining on the card, Rothwell clashed with the storied veteran, Barnett.

Threatening with his top pressure in the first round after establishing full mount, Rothwell found himself on the recieving end of some notable counters from Barnett, however, the latter began to fatigue quite significantly toward the end of the first round.

Failing to recover in the early goings of the second, Barnett shot for a laboured takedown. Sprawling and setting up a taut guillotine, Rothwell eventually forced the tap.

Below, catch the highlights from Rothwell’s submission success against Barnett.