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Hangs tough in UFC 297 defeat
Barriault lost to Chris Curtis via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 27-30) at UFC 297 on Saturday in Toronto.
ANALYSIS
Outside of the final few minutes, it was a fairly pedestrian, close fight. Barriault managed to match Curtis punch-for-punch, but Chris pulled away a bit in the latter stages of the bout. The expected power edge Marc-Andre was believed to possess never really materialized. That's the bad news. The good news is that Curtis was by far the best opponent Barriault has seen to date, and he more than held his own. Winless in his first four UFC bouts (0-3, 1NC), "Power Bar" is 5-3 in his past eight fights even with the setback here. His roster spot is plenty secure.
Outside of the final few minutes, it was a fairly pedestrian, close fight. Barriault managed to match Curtis punch-for-punch, but Chris pulled away a bit in the latter stages of the bout. The expected power edge Marc-Andre was believed to possess never really materialized. That's the bad news. The good news is that Curtis was by far the best opponent Barriault has seen to date, and he more than held his own. Winless in his first four UFC bouts (0-3, 1NC), "Power Bar" is 5-3 in his past eight fights even with the setback here. His roster spot is plenty secure.
Action Man next
Barriault (undisclosed) will compete against Chris Curtis in a middleweight fight at UFC 297 in Toronto on Jan. 20, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
It has been only one week since Barriault withdrew from fighting Michel Pereira at UFC Vegas 81, but the Canadian did not hesitate to take a fight in his native country. The last time he fought in Canada was at UFC 289, when Barriault defeated Eryk Anders by decision.
It has been only one week since Barriault withdrew from fighting Michel Pereira at UFC Vegas 81, but the Canadian did not hesitate to take a fight in his native country. The last time he fought in Canada was at UFC 289, when Barriault defeated Eryk Anders by decision.
Out of Pereira bout
Barriault (undisclosed) has been ruled out of his middleweight bout against Michel Pereira at UFC Vegas 81 on Oct. 14, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
There are no specific details of what happened with Barriault, but he won't be entering the octagon to face Pereira. The fight will now be Pereira against Andre Petroski instead.
There are no specific details of what happened with Barriault, but he won't be entering the octagon to face Pereira. The fight will now be Pereira against Andre Petroski instead.
Scheduled to fight ex-welterweight
Barriault will fight Michel Pereira in a middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 81 on Oct. 14, according to Alexander K. Lee of MMAFighting.com.
ANALYSIS
Barriault will try to improve his winning streak to three against Pereira, who is moving up to middleweight after missing weight for a welterweight fight he previously had scheduled against Stephen Thompson. By defeating Pereira, Barriault would improve his winning streak to three, which would be his best in the UFC so far.
Barriault will try to improve his winning streak to three against Pereira, who is moving up to middleweight after missing weight for a welterweight fight he previously had scheduled against Stephen Thompson. By defeating Pereira, Barriault would improve his winning streak to three, which would be his best in the UFC so far.
Strong run continues
Barriault defeated Eryk Anders via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC 289 on Saturday in Vancouver.
ANALYSIS
It didn't come easy. The biggest moment of the fight was a Barriault knockdown just moments after the opening bell rang, but after ten minutes, Anders led in total strikes landed by a 62-61 count. To Barriault's credit, his cardio looked exceptional and he finally managed to create some runway between he and Anders in Round 3, ultimately earning the sweep on the scorecards. Now 33 years of age, Barriault is going to go as far as his power and durability will take him, but it's nice to see his secondary skills improving. Never one to turn down a fight, the Canadian has quietly won four of five dating back to April of last year as he attempts to climb the rankings at 185 pounds. He'll also walk away with an extra $50,000 here, as this matchup was given the nod for Fight of the Night.
It didn't come easy. The biggest moment of the fight was a Barriault knockdown just moments after the opening bell rang, but after ten minutes, Anders led in total strikes landed by a 62-61 count. To Barriault's credit, his cardio looked exceptional and he finally managed to create some runway between he and Anders in Round 3, ultimately earning the sweep on the scorecards. Now 33 years of age, Barriault is going to go as far as his power and durability will take him, but it's nice to see his secondary skills improving. Never one to turn down a fight, the Canadian has quietly won four of five dating back to April of last year as he attempts to climb the rankings at 185 pounds. He'll also walk away with an extra $50,000 here, as this matchup was given the nod for Fight of the Night.