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Matt Brown reacts following split decision loss to Bryan Barberena at UFC Columbus

Fernando Quiles - March 27, 2022

Matt Brown fell short in his recent outing and he’s spoken out about it. This past Saturday night (March 26), Brown shared the Octagon with Bryan Barberena. The two did battle on the main card of UFC Columbus. The bout went the distance and in the end, it was Barberena who ended up getting his hand raised via split decision.

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Pros react after Matt Brown and Bryan Barberena go to war at UFC Columbus

Chris Taylor - March 26, 2022

Tonight’s UFC Columbus main card featured a welterweight bout pitting hometown favorite Matt Brown against fellow brawler Bryan Barberena. Brown (23-19 MMA) had most previously competed in June of 2021, where scored a sensational second round knockout over Dhiego Lima. That win had snapped a two-fight losing skid for the Ohio native, as ‘Immortal’ had previously suffered setbacks to Carlos Condit and Miguel Baeza.

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UFC Columbus Results: Bryan Barberena defeats Matt Brown (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - March 26, 2022

Tonight’s UFC Columbus main card features a welterweight bout pitting hometown favorite Matt Brown against fellow brawler Bryan Barberena. Brown (23-18 MMA) last competed in June of 2021, where scored a sensational second round knockout over Dhiego Lima. That win snapped a two-fight losing skid for the Ohio native, as ‘Immortal’ had previously suffered setbacks to Carlos Condit and Miguel Baeza.

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Matt Brown forced to pull out of UFC Vegas 44 bout with Bryan Barberena

Adam D Martin - November 24, 2021

Longtime UFC welterweight veteran Matt Brown has been forced to pull out of his upcoming UFC Vegas 44 bout with Bryan Barberena. Brown revealed on his social media on Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 and his fight against Barberena, which was set to take place at UFC Vegas 44, has been scratched. The event is set to take place on December 4 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event features bantamweight contenders Rob Font and Jose Aldo.

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Bryan Barberena issues statement following "Fight of the Night" loss to Jason Witt at UFC Vegas 33

Adam D Martin - August 1, 2021

Welterweight veteran Bryan Barberena issued a statement following his “Fight of the Night” loss to Jason Witt at UFC Vegas 33. Barberena was one of the biggest betting favorites heading into the card, but on a night full of upsets, “Bam Bam” lost a majority decision to Witt in a back-and-forth war that nearly saw both men get finished multiple times. Although Barberena almost had an incredible third-round comeback, he wasn’t able to finish off Witt, who won the first two rounds of the fight, and Barberena officially was handed a majority decision loss on the scorecards.

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Bryan Barberena undergoes emergency surgery, forced out of scheduled UFC bout

Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020

UFC welterweight Bryan Barberena is out of his scheduled fight with Daniel Rodriguez on November 14 after requiring emergency surgery. Barberena (15-7 MMA) was forced to undergo emergency surgery due to internal bleeding from a couple ruptured arteries in his omentum.

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EXCLUSIVE | After war with Bryan Barberena, Vicente Luque has another opponent in mind

Tom Taylor - March 4, 2019

Trying to knock Bryan Barberena out is kind of like trying to chop down a tree with a golf club — it’s possible, but it’s absurdly difficult. Vicente Luque learned this the hard way when he met Barberena at UFC on ESPN 1 last month. Over the course of two and half rounds, Luque bombarded his sturdy foe with the kind of skull-rattling strikes that would have left many other fighters snoozing. But Barberena just kept coming — and firing back.

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UFC Phoenix bonuses revealed

Cole Shelton - February 18, 2019

On Sunday night, the UFC debuted on ESPN with the exciting UFC Phoenix card. The card was topped by a dynamite heavyweight showdown between Francis Ngannou and Cain Velasquez, but the fight that stole the show was a welterweight main card fight between Vicente Luque and Bryan Barberena. The two went back and forth the entire fight, trading heavy artillery. The fight had the most significant strikes in a three-round UFC welterweight fight.

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UFC Lincoln Results: Bryan Barberena stops Jake Ellenberger (VIDEO)

Chris Taylor - August 25, 2018

A welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Bryan Barberena took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 135 main card from Lincoln, Nebraska. Jake Ellenberger enters tonight fight having lost three in a row and five of his past six overall.

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EXCLUSIVE | Bryan Barberena on Bellator 165's Benson Henderson "he's still one of the best in the world"

Tom Taylor - November 18, 2016

On December 17, when the UFC returns to Sacramento, California, rising welterweight Bryan Barberena will take on highly regarded prospect Colby Covington. If he defeats Covington, he’ll extend his win-streak to three, having taken out Sage Northcutt and Warlley Alves in his last two bouts. Despite the big stakes of this upcoming bout, Barberena recently took time out of his busy schedule for an interview with BJPenn.com’s Tom Taylor.