Chris Barnett ’s first UFC came with a bang. The UFC heavyweight scored a TKO win over veteran Gian Villante in the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 268. Barnett (22-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) stopped Villante (17-14 MMA, 7-11 UFC) at the 2:23 mark of Round 2. The heavyweight bout was part of the UFC 268 preliminary card at Madison Square Garden in New York. It streamed on ESPN+ ahead of additional prelims on ESPNews and the main card on pay-per-view. It was a fairly uneventful performance until the stoppage