Chris Barnett

Barnett sent the Las Vegas crowd into a frenzy with his dance moves and celebration after the victory.

Barnett improved to 23-8 professionally and 2-2 in the UFC. The referee waved off the fight at 2:24 of Round 2 and awarded Barnett the TKO win. Barnett returned to his feet and pulled his opponent into a sloppy brawl that brought the T-Mobile Arena crowd to life. A doctor inspected Barnett but ultimately gave him the clearance to continue fighting. Heavyweight Chris Barnett continues to punch and dance his way into the hearts of UFC fans. Collier popped Barnett with a counter right hook that sent him plummeting to the mat.

Oddsmakers are giving Jake Collier an 80% chance to defeat Chris Barnett at UFC 279. Let's take a closer look at Jake Collier vs. Chris Barnett.

Jake Collier vs. Colby has almost a decade’s worth of experience covering MMA, Boxing and Pro Wrestling. [Looking for the best sportsbook offers? 'Beast boy' entered the UFC in 2021 but would be quickly submitted by a perennial contender, Ben Rothwell. However, Collier would make his return to not only the UFC but the sport of mixed martial arts in 2020, and this time, as a heavyweight. Collier first entered the UFC back in 2014 as a 185-pounder and put together a modest 3-3 record in the promotion before he announced his retirement from the sport.

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“Huggy Bear” has quickly become one of the more beloved fighters on the UFC roster and he’s going to get even more exposure heading into next year after this memorable finish. Barnett, 36, was coming off a decision loss to Martin Buday back in April so this win was needed. Stream Barnett encountered some adversity in the early going as the two heavyweights exchanged heavy leather from the opening bell. It was the wildest eight minutes of heavyweight action we’ve seen in quite some time.

Chris Barnett defeated Jake Collier via TKO (strikes), Round 2 – 2:24 at UFC 279 on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, live from T-Mobile Arena In Las Vegas, NV.

Collier dropped 13-8 in his career and could benefit from Barnett missing weight as the fight will be in contention for the fight of the night bonus. In the second round, Barnett came out with a sense of urgency and ended the fight. Between the first and second rounds, the Octagon side doctor had to look at Barnett and allow him to continue the fight.

Chris Barnett pulled off one of the best comebacks of 2022 with a thrilling victory over Jake Collier at UFC 279.

He didn’t waste the opportunity, coming out firing with haymakers in Round 2. Barnett somehow made it through the opening five minutes, though the damage on his face was obvious as it appeared that he had suffered injuries to his eye and jaw. It looked like Barnett (23-8) was done for in the opening round of his preliminary bout with Collier, as Collier got the better of the striking before threatening to finish with ground-and-pound and a rear-naked choke.

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Join us in celebrating MMA Twitter sweetheart, Chris Barnett's comeback win against Jake Collier at UFC 279.

Former double-champ and current commentator, Daniel Cormier, described the bout as the most fun he’s had in a long time from cageside. As if possessed, “Beastboy” came from far behind (and possibly a broken jaw) to not only deny Collier’s takedown but to move to take his back with shocking agility. Former middleweight Collier entered this bout as a circa -450 favorite and looked every bit of it for the first fifteen seconds.

Chris Barnett was almost ruled out of his heavyweight fight at UFC 279 but obliterated Jake Collier despite his injuries.

[September 11, 2022]

Heavyweight action kicked off the UFC 279 televised prelims, with a pair of heavyweights pushing the upper limit of the weight class in action.

Collier went for a leg lock, but ate a bunch of ground n’ pound, and eventually Barnett moved to mount. Like Barnett had in the first, Collier was given plenty of chances to survive, and for a while he did. He moved just enough to stay in the fight, but soon the ground n’ pound was too much, with the ref calling it — and Barnett celebrating with his traditional front flip. Barnett then fired a spinning kick to the midsection, landing. Collier then pressed forward, landing clean with a right hand, taking advantage of the vision issues Barnett was having due to the aforementioned cut. With that in mind, the weight miss is an easy one to forgive, but he would still have his hands full with Collier, who tipped the scales at 265lbs.