It hasn’t been the best year for Chris Barnett, who went viral for knocking out Gian Villante at UFC 268 with an amazing spinning headkick. Fans always expect entertainment when he enters the Octagon, but unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case in his last two outings, at least.

In the latest round of cuts from the UFC , the one name that was on the list and made it to the headlines was Chris Barnett. The heavyweight fighter first suffered a devastating defeat against Kennedy Nzechukwu via first-round TKO, followed by a unanimous decision loss to Hamdy Abdelwahab at UFC 321 (Oct 25, 2025). In the same matchup, Barnett had an awkward wardrobe malfunction, and it’s safe to assume he lost a lot of stock abruptly.

Barnett, who has a career record of 23 wins and 10 losses, including a 2-

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