UFC heavyweight injures himself before fight starts at UFC 308 and receives brutal first-round KO
MMA heavyweight Chris Barnett suffered a freak injury before his UFC 208 bout even started - where he then proceeded to get knocked out in the first round.
‘Beastboy’ was contesting his fifth Octagon appearance in Dana White’s promotion, but an injury in his pre-fight preparations seemingly proved costly.
Barnett, who is renowned for his acrobatic style within the Octagon, was hyping himself up while UFC announcer Bruce Buffer was introducing the fight.
In doing so, he jumped up with both feet in the air, but landed in an awkward position and looked down to his right leg as if something was wrong.
It was evident during the first round of the bout that Barnett was not comfortable on the feet.
Kennedy Nzechukwu, his opponent, came forward early, prompting Barnett to throw several leg kicks in the direction of the Nigerian.
Nzechukwu then fainted a spinning kick that caused the American to laugh, where he gave him a high-five during the contest.
But as the clock ticked on during the first round, Barnett, who has suffered from a recent Achilles injury, looked compromised.
One of his earlier leg kicks from the start of the fight had clearly worsened his pre-fight injury.
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