In the preliminary rounds of UFC 308, Nigeria’s Kennedy Nzechukwu made his heavyweight debut, knocking out Chris Barnett in the first round.
In a preliminary event of UFC 308, Chris Barnett was unable to handle Nzechukwu’s size.
Barnett was overpowered by Nzechukwu’s knee to the body in a heavyweight match-up.
At the four-minute, 27-second mark of the fight in Round One at Etihad Arena, Barnett was taken out with a right hook.
Barnett was brought out of the octagon after he was seemingly hurt during the fight.
Barnett has now lost two of his last three fights, while Nzechukwu ended a two-fight loss streak following consecutive defeats to Dustin Jacoby and Ovince Saint Preux, respectively.
It was on the same card that Khamzat Chimaev submitted Robert Whittaker in a middleweight matchup.
