MMA Playground
  Home | My Playground   MMA Forums   Stats/Data | MMA News | MMA Videos | MMA Blog | Fighter Rankings | Secondary League | Site Info | Create Account  
Forum Index Today's Topics Unanswered Topics Search My Props Member Directory Premium Members Recent Polls Subscribed Topics Website Rules Avatar Bets - NEW
 

Fight Path: For XFC's big man Chris Barnett, martial arts was a family affair

Fight Path: For XFC's big man Chris Barnett, martial arts was a family affair
Posted By Message

‡‡‡-WAR CIGANO-‡‡‡

emfleek Avatar
5




5

Career record: 319-154
Season: 24-16 (#813)
Bankroll: $2,406 (#612)
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
1005
8539 posts
Joined 11/07
Chris Barnett was a solid 320 pounds when went into the Xtreme Fighting Championships tryout in October.

The Tampa gym was busy with fighters who wanted a shot at MMA, especially in an organization known to host some of the most exciting up-and-comers around. Not many of them, though, had heard about the tryout following a breakdancing back-and-forth with one of the organization's representatives, as Barnett had.

But Barnett was unusual in several ways. He had come from a taekwondo-practicing family with an Air Force father who was quiet but respected. He had been a small-college wrestler who had learned judo with a friend because, frankly, there's not much else to do in Campbellsville, Ky.

STORY

_______________________________________
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
AVATAR BET RECORD: 12-5
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
FORUM RULES / WEBSITE CODE OF CONDUCT
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Fare thee well. Let your life proceed by its own design..."

Post #1   7/30/09 9:22:21AM   
 
 
Log In  
Username:

Password:

Keep me logged in
Sponsors