BERLIN – It wasn’t a classic knock-down, drag-out affair, but Luke Barnatt thought he stayed perfect thanks to a patient game plan. Instead, Barnatt (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) found himself shocked when Sean Strickland (15-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) took a split decision in a fight that the German crowd certainly wasn’t in love with, but one Barnatt seemed to be winning. The middleweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 41 event at O2 World Berlin in Germany. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass. It was a slow start, but Barnatt looked calm as he continually pushed Strickland back with his jab and used his length to keep Strickland at bay with short kicks
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UFC Fight Night 41 results: Sean Strickland shocks Luke Barnatt with split decision – MMA Junkie