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Chris Barnett is a Spanish American

Spanish American

A Spanish American is a citizen or resident of the United States whose ancestors originate from the southwestern European nation of Spain. Spanish Americans are the earliest European American group, with a continuous presence since 1565.-Immigration waves:...

professional

Professional

A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...

mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

fighter. He currently fights for Xtreme Fighting Championships

XFC

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Personal life

Barnett was born in Spain

Spain

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before he moved to Germany

Germany

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and Colorado

Colorado

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before his MMA

Mixed martial arts

career. Barnett's brother, Curtis, won USA Taekwondo

USA Taekwondo

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's Middleweight Championship and earned a chance to try out for the U.S. Olympic Taekwondo Team.

Boxing Career

On August 12, 2011 Barnett made his professional boxing debut at One Punch Productions: Ballroom Brawl in Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

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against Mike Greeson and won by knockout in the 2nd round.

MMA Career

He made his professional MMA debut in April 2009. He is currently 7-1 as a professional. Chris' lone loss came against Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar

Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...

's training partner, Eric Prindle

Eric Prindle

Eric Prindle is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and former United States soldier. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-MMA career:...

, in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. He fought on a weeks notice and came in around 50 lbs more than what he usually fights at.

Xtreme Fighting Championship

He was the XFC Florida Open Fighter Tryout Winner. In his first professional fight, Barnett fought Johnathan Ivey

Johnathan Ivey

Johnathan Ivey is an American Heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has fought notable fighters such as Gan McGee, Jeremy Horn, Ben Rothwell, Dan Severn, Ricco Rodriguez and Ken Shamrock.-Mixed martial arts career:...

at XFC 8 - Regional Conflict on April 25, 2009. Barnett was making his professional debut, while Ivey had 66 fights and he still won the fight via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

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Walt Harris

Walt Harris (fighter)

Walter "The Big Ticket" Harris is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and former college basketball player for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team...

Sarasota, Florida

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, United States

United States

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Tampa, Florida

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, United States

United States

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Eric Prindle

Eric Prindle is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and former United States soldier. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-MMA career:...

Sentosa

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, Singapore

Singapore

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Jay White

Jay White (fighter)

Jay White is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought many notable fighters such as Jeff Monson, Chris Barnett, Eddie Sanchez, Christian Wellisch, and Jake O'Brien. Jay is most well known for his affair with Kim Couture, Randy Couture's ex wife, and the dissolve of that...

Tampa, Florida

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, United States

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Joel Wyatt

Joel Wyatt is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought many notable fighters such as Bellator Heavyweight Champion Cole Konrad, UFC veteran Kevin Jordan, and XFC veteran Chris Barnett.-Mixed Martial Arts:...

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...

, United States

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Kenny Garner

Kenny "Deuce" Garner is an American mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the heavyweight division. Garner began his MMA career in 2008 and has competed mostly for M-1 Global, where he became the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Heavyweight Champion by defeating Patrick Bennett.-Early...

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Daniel Perez

Daniel Perez (fighter)

Daniel Perez is a Spanish-American professional mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer. He has fought for notable organizations such as Xtreme Fighting Championships, K-1, and Rage in the Cage.-MMA career:...

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Johnathan Ivey

Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

, United States

United States

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External links

Chris Barnett's official website: http://www.thebeastboy.com

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