First reported by Irish Mirror, Dublin-born MMA talent Dean Barry was recently confirmed as one of Karate Combat’s latest additions.
Barry now looks to get back into competing in the world of Mixed Martial Arts following an unsuccessful UFC debut, which saw Barry disqualified due to an illegal eye poke against Mike Jackson. Due to this, Dean was cut from the promotion after just one fight.
Although new to the Combat Sports world, Karate Combat is gaining traction fast. KC’s rule set mixes MMA with traditional Karate, making for some entertaining fights.
Being a former kickboxing champion who used a karate-like style in the cage, ‘The Sniper’ will certainly look the part in the Karate Combat pit.
Dean Barry Signs With Karate Combat
Just today, Dean Barry, Maciej Tercjak and Bruno Souza were all unveiled as new Karate Combat signings.
Barry confirmed this through his Instagram, where he quoted:
“Time to light it up on one of the biggest stages in the world once again. Thank you @georgesstpierre for the kind words Excited for the opportunity and I will certainly bring the fight everyone is expecting! This feels surreal to be fighting on such a platform, gives me blood sport vibes See you all soon Orlando lets fight”
In an Irish Mirror exclusive, Karate Combat president Adam Kovacs spoke on Barry, explaining his delight to have him in the promotion:
“Dean Barry is a fighter we’ve had on the radar for a long time and he was also recommended to us by Georges St-Pierre himself, as GSP brought him in as a sparring partner when he was preparing to fight Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight championship.”
In an Irish Mirror exclusive, Karate Combat president Adam Kovacs spoke on Barry, explaining his delight to have him in the promotion:
Kovacs confirmed that Dean’s KC debut would be on August 27th in Florida. His opponent has not yet been confirmed.
How do you think Dean will fare fighting in Karate Combat?
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