Pat Barry vs Lavar Johnson booked for UFC on FOX 3
Posted on February 2, 2012, 06:46 PM by Trent Reinsmith
Heading into his bout against Christian Morecraft on January 20, Pat Barry had put together a UFC record of 3-4, never putting together two wins in a row. Barry never failed to deliver an exciting fight, even when he lost two in a row to Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve.
The fight against Morecraft looked like it would end with a third straight loss when Barry was caught in an armbar, but he slipped free, showing some solid submission defense and when the fight went back to standing he caught Morecraft with a solid left that put the taller fighter to sleep. The win earned the pair “Fight of the Night” Honors.
Lavar Johnson was riding a two fight losing streak of his own when he made his UFC debut on the preliminary card of UFC on FOX 2. Johnson was matched up against Joey Beltran and he wasted little time in showing the amount of power he had in his hand, knocking Beltran out before the conclusion of the first round. The loss was the first knockout loss in Beltran’s professional career and it gave Johnson the “Knockout of the Night” bonus.
The two powerful strikers are now set to face off at UFC on FOX 3, which will take place on May 5 from East Rutherford, New Jersey’s Izod Center.
What do you think Lowkick’ers, who will win two in a row in the UFC.
Further Reading: UFC on FX1 Recap: Miller, Neer and Barry all earn first round stoppage victories
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
I am a fan of both Lavar and Pat. I don't know who takes this fight, but seeing it for free will be an awesome fight to have on Fox. Just worried that people may not like an early end to another main event. This is a Main event? Right?
lmfao main event????? your so DUMB asking that fight over miller and diaz for main event!!!!!!
Chill out, Mike P. was just asking if the Barry fight was the main event, not wishing it was so.
more like the last prelim fight, i'll be disappointed if its part of the main card or 'triple headline' or whatever they're doing this time.
pat's stand up is superior to lavars he can use his kicks well to mix up his punches. but lavar could land a haymaker upset if barry gets to confident in his hands like the kongo fight.
i love watchin pat barry fight and i dont know if any1 else has noticed but in every fight he has lost he was destroying his opponent then got clumbsy. he rocked tim hague then got choked, dropped crocop twice and ruined his face then got caught and i dont think i need to mention the kongo fight lol
the only one he lost where he never had the momentum was struve. i hope he gets a streak goin he could have a lot more wins right now but hes not consistent
I hope Barry can get on a win streak, I wanna see him VS Mir.
His standup may be enough to deal with Mir but on the ground, he's no big deal for Mir.
this fight is going to be a war.. cant see this fight going to the ground.. i think pat will be to quick for lavar imo.. meathead and lavar would of been a good fight as well..
Pat has been given giants as of late. LOL. Poor bastard has to knock down titans to reach the top of Mount Olympus.
That looks like it'll be a good fight. I hope that Pat wins though, how can you not love that guy?
honestly think they just keep pat barry around to fight similar fighters to him to put on entertaining fights. Or to just to be "the striker" vs a guy who maybe hasn't seen a top level striekr yet, but have very great potential.
Johnson looked fantastic in his recent fight. I see him going far. Berry has already hit his peak