He had only one week to prepare for undefeated 19-year-old prospect Sage Northcutt, but Bryan Barberena got the job done in a big way. After weathering the storm in the first round, "Bam Bam" quickly found his home in the second with a takedown, followed by solid ground-and-pound, and an arm-triangle submission that ended the opening UFC on FOX 18 main card bout in Newark. Northcutt tapped while Barberena was still in half-guard, sending him to the first professional loss of his young career. Here's how the pros reacted to it on Twitter.
They said what?! Pros react on Twitter to Bryan Barberena's upset of Sage Northcutt
Bryan Barberena lost the first round, but he got the job done with an arm-triangle submission against Sage Northcutt in the second. Read how pro fighters reacted to it on Twitter.
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