Pat Barry may not have won the fight, but he still "lost better than everybody" at UFC on Versus 4
Posted on July 10, 2011, 10:20 PM by Joey Santosus"If Dan Miragliotta would have stopped it, he would have robbed Cheick Kongo of one of the best comebacks in UFC history. And if he would have stopped it, he would have robbed the fans of one of the most exciting endings in the history of the UFC. If he would have stopped that fight, with the way it turned out, it would have been a terrible injustice. We would have all missed one of the greatest 20 seconds in MMA ever."
"I came into that fight just fearless. Kill or be killed. That's the sacred oath that all kickboxers take. No kickboxer wants to win a decision. I'm going to knock you out or you're going to have to knock me out. I'm coming back with my shield or on it. I'm HD, man. That's what I do. I'm going to win all the way, or I'm going to lose all the way. I'm going to lose better than everybody. - For more from Pat Barry, visit MMAFighting.com
And indeed he did. When a bit of last minute shuffling landed Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo in the main event slot at UFC on Versus 4, naturally some questioned whether the Heavyweight clash could deliver the goods expected from the regularly scheduled headliner. However, after the 2:39 bout had reached its conclusion, what they'd gotten was one of the most exciting comebacks in MMA history.
While the outcome had initially sparked some debate regarding Kongo's allowance to continue fighting after being dropped on multiple occasions, it appears "HD" wouldn't have had it any other way. But, what do you think LowKick'ers? All awesome uppercuts aside, was it a risky move or genius refereeing on the part of Dan Miragliotta?
Photo: Pat Barry, right, fights Antoni Hardonk at UFC 104 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2009. Francis Specker
Comments
Much Respect for the HD!
this attitude should have put crocop a lost
Dude!Proof read before you hit "post a comment".
dude maybe you miss the point of the interview itds all about aggression and being fearless which it didn't came out they fought with crocop
Wow man I sure hope english is your second language because that would give you an excuse. If not, maybe try finishing high school. Just some friendly advice.
Barry broke his hand in the first round of that fight. Go back and watch again and you'll notice the difference between round 1 and rounds 2 and 3.
yes but don't you have the other hand and your pair of feet? too much respect leads to that lost and he also said that review the prefight and postfight.
Barry said he respected Cro Cop, but he never attributed the loss to that. Dana White did, but what does he know? He let Cro Cop up after he knocked him down, not because he respected him, but because he was dominating the fight standing up and thought that the best way to finish it was to continue there.
Put I see your point. If you lose your right hand you still have 3 other weapons. It's no big deal. It's not like being at 75% for the majority of a fight gives your opponent a huge competitive advantage and it certainly doesn't affect the outcome of the fight. It makes much more sense that Barry would have lost because he respected his opponent too much.
Despite his many grammar and spelling mistakes I do agree with ogobska. Barry could have finished crocop. Barry does hold back a lot
man im not here to write a research or something im here to express my opinion and also im writing this thru my phone. I graduated medicine and i speciallized in general surgery and my sub specialty is cosmetic surgery. give me your full info and ill give you mine.
I wrote my original comment about you because I literally couldn't understand your comment. It's not hard to spell properly. Don't worry you're not the only one
am i in a spelling contest? its ok half of the americans cant even read or write and english probably is not there first language.
Given the fact that Barry got choked out by one of the worst rear nakeds in MMA history, I think he was right not to take the fight to the ground.
and you are the village idiot
You're retarded.
@pigu. totally right. He is a striker and thats it. Yes a very good one but he is like someone stuck in the past, just sticks to that area and doesn't do anything else. The sport now is about being well rounded, certainly thats what all the top fighters will be, but i dont think we will see that from him. He fights mma , as if he is in k-1 and with that attitude he will not achieve anything in the ufc.
Pat berry dropped Kongo twice, and you think that he wasn't picking his shots and was fighting sloppily?
I refuse to believe that you really think that.
Well, lets not forget about Kongo's nut-kneeing spree....
You forgot to mention how something was Zuffadog's fault.
Amazing Comeback no doubt
when a boxer get K.O they know its the end of the road because after that any good punch could knock them out. a lot of mma guys dont seem to take that seriosly.
A GOOD punch can ALWAYS KO someone.
I heard his other nickname is The Pizza Man, I like that name better because he does look like a pizza man lol, all he needs is a gold chain.
how do you lose better than everybody? i guess he's proud of losing in epic fashion lol ...... . I think if he wasn't so ****y and took training a bit more seriously (how is it that he has zero take down,ground, and submission D after 6 ufc fights??!?!) he'd be 6-0 in the ufc.
http://youtu.be/0GOw1QQUWHE
Exactly soapyasscheeks, he blew it with overconfidence and got caught. Very unprofessional.
And yet in the Cro Cop fight he was criticized for not showing a "killer instinct" and finishing the fight while Mirko was rocked... Fickle, fickle fans.
At the risk of sounding like a douche, he didn't really lose "better than everybody" in that fight. He got knocked out pretty bad.
Nonetheless, I've been a fan ever since he knocked out Hardonk.
You don't sound like a douche at all. You make more sense than most. Barry walked right into it and deserved to lose. It was his fight to win and he blew it, period.
I think that is the entire point of his remark... He lost in the most spectacular fashion. In other words, as you mentioned, he lost pretty badly. He's just being Pat Barry.
I was more impressed with Barry than Kongo in that fight. He was extremely fast and powerful and had the fight won. Kongo landed a great shot but it was a lottery shot and that wouldn't happen again.
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You are clueless. A lottery shot? How about a well executed punch, fool.
Like I said it was a great shot but you can't deny he was out on his feet. It was one of the greatest comebacks in mma because of that reason.
Kongo showed what stamina and heart are all about. He was never out of it, watch the tape. He even head bobbed his way up from the mat just before he KO'd Barry. Barry should be embarrassed at the way he handled the whole thing. Instead of being patient he charged in and left himself wide open. He deserved to lose.
I guess that's a positive way of
Looking at the situation... I guess
I take my hat off to both fighters. I have to admit that Barry did get to anxious and didnt "play it safe"but thats the killer instinct that you have as a fighter. He was trying to finish the fight because he knew he had kongo seriously hurt and wanted to win so badly. Now a lot of people wanna say this and that but if he would have sat back and pulled a gsp vs jake sheilds or a sliva vs mia, everyone would be saying: he doesnt deserve to fight in the ufc....blah blah.. boring..lay and prey this.... Its like the man is damned if his does or doesn't.. he puts his all to put on a good show, even down to the fan conventions and people just sit back and talk shit.. but then again maybe I only get pissed when I see things like that because i've lived a little of these guys full time passion..