UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Francis Ngannou led the praise for Chris Barnett after the 5'9" 271lb heavyweight came from behind to win his latest fight.
Barnett, 36, knocked out Jake Collier in the second round of their fight at UFC 279 last weekend but missed out on a $50,000 performance bonus after weighing in over the heavyweight limit. 'Beast Boy' became just the second heavyweight in UFC history to weigh over the 266lb limit and he opted not to use the extra hour given to him to cut the additional 1.5lb.
Seconds into the fight, Barnett was dropped by Collier and his left eye instantly swelled up. Two judges scored the opening round a 10-8 in Collier's favour, but it wouldn't matter as Barnett rallied to drop Collier in the second and stop him with follow-up strikes. Barnett then pulled off his trademark celebration by front-flipping in the octagon, much to the delight of fans and his fellow fighters.
