Coming off a loss in his last outing, Bryan Barberena looked to get back in the winning column against Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286 in London, England.
UFC 286: Gunnar Nelson vs Bryan Barberena
Round 1
Barberena feints and lands a low kick. Lots of feints from Barberena. He’s keeping his range and staying out of pocket. Nelson is composed and eats two quick leg kicks. Nelson lands a counter left. Barberena with a low kick. He blitzes in and misses the combination. Nelson with a snappy right hand. He goes to grapple, gets Barberena off the fence. Nelson gets the double underhooks in. Barberena doing well to stay on his feet. Nelson goes for the single leg and gets it. Nelson is on top. Barberena lands strikes from the bottom. Barberena keeps the high output going. Nelson gets to the side with one leg in between Barberena’s. Nelson lands slicing elbows from the top. He goes for a submission but doesn’t get it. Nelson gets full mount and a huge elbow. Nelson transitions into an armor and gets the tap.
Official Result: Gunnar Nelson defeats Bryan Barberena by armbar submission (R1, 4:51).
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He's just too crafty on the ground 😮💨@GunniNelson with the armbar finish! #UFC286 pic.twitter.com/qDOp1FwtLm
— UFC (@ufc) March 18, 2023
Going to his bread and butter for the win!@GunniNelson 👏 #UFC286 pic.twitter.com/zzQNeWAjnS
— UFC (@ufc) March 18, 2023
